Illinois Philharmonic Orchestra: AMERICA TURNS 250: A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America in Music

Description

TOWER Fanfare No. 1
MONTGOMERY Coincident Dances
SOUSA Liberty Bell March
SOUSA Washington Post March
SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever
COPLAND Billy the Kid suite
COPLAND Lincoln Portrait

IPO lowers the curtain on our 48^thseason by celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This Semiquincentennial celebration features music by Joan Tower, Jessie Montgomery, John Philip Sousaand concludes with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait.

 Approximate concert running time is 70 minutes plus intermission