Peter Boyer, Conductor
Jeffrey Biegel, Piano
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Jennifer Higdon Fanfare Ritmico
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring
Peter Boyer Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue
This concert includes two of the most iconic pieces of American music: Aaron Copland’s Appalachian Spring Suite, and George Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue. Pianist Jeffrey Biegel, a longtime champion of Gershwin’s Rhapsody, commissioned acclaimed American composer Peter Boyer to compose a new work in celebration of that work’s centennial in February 2024. Boyer’s brand new Rhapsody in Red, White & Blue is being performed by orchestras around the United States, and the composer will conduct his own work for this SSO concert. Completing the program are Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, and the bravura Fanfare Ritmico by Jennifer Higdon.
