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Celebrate America in Music and Spirit!Gather the whole family for a fun, inspiring concert honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States, featuring music that reflects the rich and varied voices of the American landscape.
Tap your toes to Copland’s Hoe-Down and sway to the timeless beauty of Simple Gifts, sing along to America the Beautiful and The Star-Spangled Banner, and feel the rhythm of Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer. Experience a show-stopping performance from pianist Amelia Chun of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra, featured in excerpts from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
Explore the soundscape of America at this joyful celebration of country.
ARTISTS
Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor
Jaco Wong, guest conductor
Jesse Barrett, vocalist
Amelia Chun, piano
PROGRAM
AARON COPLAND: Hoe-Down from Rodeo
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH & FRANCIS SCOTT KEY: The Star-Spangled Banner
WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Symphony No. 1, Afro-American Symphony
Sorrow – Adagio
SCOTT JOPLIN: The Entertainer
AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs
Simple Gifts
I Bought Me a Cat
GEORGE GERSHWIN Ferde Grofé, arranger: Rhapsody in Blu
GABRIELA LENA FRANK: The Mestizo Waltz from Three Latin American Dances
PAUL DOOLEY: Sonoma Strong for Orchestra
LEONARD BERNSTEIN Maurice Peress, arranger: Overture to West Side Story
SAMUAL A. WARD & KATHARINE LEE BATES: America the Beautiful
EVENT INFO
Sunday – April 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm
Weill Hall, Green Music Center
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Event Venue & Nearby Stays
Weill Hall, Green Music Center, Rohnert Park, California, United States
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