Summer with Barber and Copland

Barber / Stravinsky / Copland With the warm-blooded sonorities of Samuel Barber and Aaron Copland, you'll get the summer spirit in no time. These American masters pair symphonic sound drama with heartwarming harmonies. A feeling of happiness overcomes the listener when the delightful Appalachian Spring ballet suite sounds. Aaron Copland opens all the sensitive registers for a dancing wedding celebration. That positive energy is held in place by colleague Samuel Barber. In the picturesque Knoxville, Summer of 1915 for soprano and orchestra, long, languid summer evenings and endless children's dreams prevail. There is much anticipation for the guest performance of mezzo-soprano and Grammy winner Julia Bullock. The committed star vocalist is extraordinarily familiar with the American repertoire. She has performed Barber's Knoxville with the LA Philharmonic and London Philharmonic. As the crowning glory of summer sounds Stravinsky's Symphony in Three Movements. A whirling masterpiece with which the famous…