Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring: What Makes It Great?
About the Event
Gain insight into Aaron Copland's Pulitzer‐prize winning "Appalachian Spring", at Merkin Concert Hall's "What Makes It Great?" series.
Host Rob Kapilow deconstructs this iconic American classic — originally commissioned as a ballet by Martha Graham — which helped establish an immediately recognizable voice for American classical music and an archetypal sound for the vast American heartland.
Practical Information
Listen to iconic masterpieces with new ears as NPR music commentator Rob Kapilow shows you what you've been missing! In his acclaimed What Makes It Great® series, Kapilow unravels and explores a great musical masterpiece with the audience. Next, the piece is performed in its entirety, followed by a Q&A with the audience and performers.
