Saturday, October 24, 2026 · 7:30 PM
Kahane, Still & Copland
Oregon Symphony · Portland, Oregon
Program
- Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
- Gabriel Kahane Every Love Song Is a Protest (Oregon Symphony co-commission, world premiere)
- William Grant Still Symphony No. 4 "Autochthonous"
Artists
- David Danzmayr Conductor
- Gabriel Kahane Soloist, Vocals
- Earl Blumenauer Narrator
Running time: about 39 min (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: A narrator reads Lincoln's own words over an orchestral backdrop that weaves in American folk tunes, written by Copland in 1942 as a wartime tribute to democratic ideals. More about Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra →
About this concert
David Danzmayr leads the Oregon Symphony in a program of American music, including the world premiere of Gabriel Kahane's "Every Love Song Is a Protest," Copland's Lincoln Portrait narrated by Earl Blumenauer, and William Grant Still's Symphony No. 4, "Autochthonous."
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