Reno Phil

All Americans: Copland & Price

Saturday, February 12, 7:30 PM

This concert celebrates the rich heritage of folk melodies from the United States with works by two American composers: the incomparable Aaron Copland, and the first-ever black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, Florence Price. The Reno Phil’s principal clarinetist, Joshua Anderson, will bring personality, swing, and style to Copland’s jazzy concerto written for Benny Goodman. The program will also feature a world premiere by one of our community’s most eloquent and accomplished composers, Monica Houghton. In this piece, Houghton describes this new work as a “love letter to the Great Basin”.

Laura Jackson, Conductor

Joshua Anderson, Clarinet

Houghton: Respectfully yours, [Reno Phil commission & world premiere]; Copland: Clarinet Concerto; Price: Symphony No. 1 in E minor 

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