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Samuel Barber - Symphony No. 1, in One Movement

George Gershwin - Rhapsody in Blue

William Dawson - Negro Folk Symphony 

WHAT'S INTERESTING ABOUT THIS CONCERT

• After a rapturous reception at its Carnegie Hall debut, William Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, quickly disappeared into obscurity. This American masterpiece is only now starting to receive the attention it merits.
• Famed jazz pianist Marcus Roberts, along with NEA Jazz Master drummer Jason Marsalis and bassist Marty Jaffe, bring a modern interpretation to George Gershwin's Rhapsody in Blue.
• Samuel Barber, famous as the composer of Adagio for Strings, takes all the main elements of a traditional four-movement symphony and condenses them into one movement in his innovative Symphony No. 1.

Running Time: approx. 1 hour 55 minutes, with one intermission

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