In the second of our ‘American & Canadian Sounds’ concerts, we feature some highlights of twentieth-century American music. Samuel Barber’s famous Adagio for strings is followed by the tone poem Dismal Swamp by William Grant Still. Gershwin’s popular Rhapsody in Blue is performed in a striking arrangement for chamber orchestra before we have two pieces by Aaron Copland; the haunting sounds of Quiet City and the original chamber orchestra version of his famous ballet suite ‘Appalachian Spring’ from the 1940s.

We are grateful for the support of the High Commission of Canada and the Québec Government Office in London.