Stars & stripes Forever

Celebrating 250 years of the United States of America!

Celebrate nearly 250 years of American music with your Greeley Philharmonic. The concert includes the patriotic “Liberty Fanfare” and “Stars and Stripes Forever.” Also featured is Copland’s ballet, Appalachian Spring, inspired by the American frontier. Bernstein’s Three Dance Episodes and “A New World A’Comin” by Duke Ellington fuse jazz and orchestral traditions. The second half opens with a world premiere of a piece by Julie Giroux. Join us on January 31st to hear your American favorites or to discover something new!

This concert is sponsored by Baessler Homes.

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ON THIS CONCERT

John Williams Liberty Fanfare (5 minutes)

Leonard Bernstein On the Town: Three Dance Episodes (11 minutes)

I. The Great Lover
II. Lonely Town (Pas de deux)
III. Times Square: 1944

Duke Ellington A New World a-Comin’ (1945) (16 minutes)

Intermission

Julie Giroux World Premiere (9 minutes)

Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring (25 minutes)

John Philip Sousa Stars and Stripes Forever (4 minutes)

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