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Symphony San Jose: American Portraits
Saturday, December 02, 2023, 7:30 PM PDT
Category: California Concerts - Northern CA

Symphony San Jose

Program 3

American Portraits

Saturday, December 2, 2023 at 7:30pm

Sunday, December 3, 2023 at 2:30pm

 

Symphony San Jose presents five musical postcards depicting the vast beauty and diverse character of our nation: Ives’ patriotic celebration from New England, Still’s soulful southern soliloquy, Midkiff’s Blue Ridge Mountain tribute, Shaw’s homage to the fragrant orange groves of our home state, and Copland’s famous western masterpiece.


This is the first appearance of a mandolin as a solo instrument on our series, and Midkiff’s concerto (performed by the composer himself), is full of foot-stomping, toe-tapping, virtuosic electricity that’s just great fun to hear.

THE PROGRAM:

Charles Ives: Variations on “America”

William Grant Still: Darker America

Jeff Midkiff:  Mandolin Concerto (From the Blue Ridge)

Caroline Shaw: Valencia

Aaron Copland: Rodeo

 

Christopher Rountree conductor

Soloist: Jeff Midkiff, mandolin and composer.

 

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