When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...

Students will explore the connection between music and movement through choreographing aspects of their everyday activities. The ballet Appalachian Spring sprang from a collaboration between composer ...

In the 75 years since modern dance pioneer Martha Graham asked Aaron Copland to score a work for her company, no one else had taken a serious crack at creating new choreography to his Appalachian ...

The fifth season of the Appalachian Chamber Music Festival kicks off Aug. 2 and will feature 14 different concerts and educational programs across multiple venues, including in Loudoun County, ...

University of Wyoming Symphony Orchestra Conductor Michael Griffith will lead socially distanced musicians in the spring semester’s first concert. The concert will be offered virtually at 7:30 p.m.

The pioneering spirit of America will be featured in music and dance this week at Tanglewood. On Friday at 8 pm, the Boston Symphony Orchestra - under the direction of conductor Xian Zhang and Nimbus ...

The century-old dance company is on tour with an old work that brings the gift of new life. The tour is a reminder that the late, great Martha Graham got her start in Southern California. During the ...

The sound of Americana will forever be in debt to composer Aaron Copland. His simple harmonies and melodies, and his use of folk and jazz idioms, helped establish a national musical style in America.

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Marble Springs State Historic Site is hosting a new festival this Saturday, Oct. 7. “Rhythm of the Springs: An Appalachian Music Festival” will feature live music, a celebration of Appalachian history ...

The San Antonio Symphony play music by another American composer who won a Pulitzer Prize, Aaron Copland. Christopher Wilkins leads a performance of his "Appalachian Spring." ...