Appalachian Springat 5225 N Nevada Ave

Music by Aaron Copland, John Adams, and Steve Reich anchors an evening inspired by American stories of place, identity, and landscape. Actors perform texts that reflect on the American experience, offering content and perspective alongside these iconic works. Program I. Landscape >>Copland | Appalachian Spring >>“Nature,” by Ralph Waldo Emerson II. City Ives |  2. Putnam Camp Smith, A Tree Grows in Brooklyn III. Travel Reich | Different Trains: America – Before the War The Piano Lesson by August Wilson IV. The Plains Carreno | Serenade for Strings 4th Movement “Warrior’s Daughter,” Indian Stories by Zitkala-Sa V. Revival John Adams |  II. Hymning Slews A River Runs Through It, by Norman McLean John Adams “Christian Zeal and Activity” Eagle Poem, By Joy Harjo VI. Rebirth Price | Suite of Dances Zora Neale Hurston, Their Eyes Were Watching God VII. MOUNTAINS Hailstork | Symphony No. 2 Mvt. 2 “Grave” Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams VIII. ENDING Hailstork | III. Scherzo: Allegretto Denis Johnson, Train Dreams Artists Aku Sorenson | conductor Max Shulman | director Claylish Coldiron | actor Abner Genece | actor