Dating back over 150 years, Cinco de Mayo celebrates friendship and neighbors helping neighbors -- specifically the United States and Mexico. This free, hour-long program for families (kids over 8 years old) and the community brings together dazzling music by U.S. and Mexican composers -- including Manuel Ponce, Juan Pablo Contreras, Carlos Chavez, Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and Irving Fine, and Arturo Marquez -- in a joyous and fun-filled party in sound! Featuring Shelen Hughes, soprano; Siwoo Kim, violin; Alexis Pia Gerlach; cello; and Michael Boriskin, piano.

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Six World Premieres by our 2024 Emerging Composer Fellows which Copland House has commissioned especially for this program. Featuring new works by JaRon Brown, Claire Hu, Kevin Kay, Celka Ojakangas, Sofia Rocha, and Connor Elias Way.

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NPR's popular Tiny Desk (at Home) Concerts come to Copland's beloved studio (with his not-so-tiny desk in view!) for a short program featuring Music from Copland House performing selections from the Duo for Flute and Piano (composed in that very room!), Sonata for Violin and Piano, and Three Moods for Piano. The program is available for streaming beginning on November 13th, and then accessible indefinitely.

Music from Copland House artists: Carol Wincenc, flute; Curtis Macomber, violin; and Michael Boriskin, piano.

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