Enjoy an evening of thoroughly American entertainment by Bernstein, Copland, Ellington, Gershwin and more! Plus, we’ll hear the world premiere of Grammy-nominated Puerto Rican-American composer Roberto Sierra’s Loíza, based on the “bomba” traditional dance from his native island.
Two talented vocalists sing a collection of Broadway’s greatest hits by Jerome Kern, Cole Porter, Duke Ellington Irving Berlin and Stephen Sondheim. It’ll be a night you’ll never forget!
Danail Rachev, conductor
Elizabeth Racheva, soprano
Joseph Barron, bass-baritone
Bernstein: Overture to Candide
Copland: El Salón México
Roberto Sierra: Loíza (World Premiere & 50th Anniversary Commission)
Ellington: Music from The River
A selection of songs from the Broadway stage by Kern, Porter, Ellington, Berlin, and Sondheim
Gershwin: Cuban Overture