Lincoln Portrait & Ellington Harlem

Celebrate America’s 250th anniversary with a powerful program spanning multiple generations of American composers. Works by Copland and former Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery present soaring reflections on the ideals of freedom and equality, Ives salutes his native New England, and Martinů pays tribute to Plymouth Rock, which symbolized the opportunities that America had given him.

Performers
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Joshua Weilerstein conductor

Program
Montgomery Banner
Martinů The Rock
Copland Lincoln Portrait
Ives Three Places in New England
Ellington Harlem

Sponsors
These concerts are generously sponsored by Zell Family Foundation.

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