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American Voices

  • Auburn Performing Arts Center 400 H Street Northeast Auburn, WA, 98002 United States (map)

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SUMMARY

Auburn Symphony Orchestra continues its annual celebration of American music through iconic and newly-embraced works. Featuring Leonard Bernstein’s familiar Latin beats from the 1957 smash musical, West Side Story, you’ll dance and hum your way out of the concert hall with tunes like Maria and I Feel Pretty. Juan Pablo Contreras’ Mariachitlán continues the Latin beat with a loving homage to the Mexican state of Jalisco – the birthplace of mariachi. The concert opens with William Levi Dawson’s epic Negro Folk Symphony which premiered nearly 90 years ago to great acclaim. The piece is experiencing a resurgence as new generations discover its powerful impact. Celebrate with us musical voices of America.

Voces estadounidenses
Domingo, 15 de octubre
De 2:30 a 4:15 p. m.
Centro de artes escénicas de Auburn
La Orquesta sinfónica de Auburn continúa su celebración anual de la música estadounidense a través de obras icónicas, así como de obras recientemente seleccionadas. Con los familiares ritmos latinos del exitoso musical de 1957 de Leonard Bernstein, West Side Story (Amor sin barreras), saldrá de la sala de conciertos bailando y tarareando canciones como Maria y I Feel Pretty. Mariachitlán, de Juan Pablo Contreras, continúa al ritmo latino con un amoroso homenaje al estado mexicano de Jalisco, el lugar de origen del mariachi. El concierto comienza con la épica Sinfonía folclórica negra de William Levi Dawson, que se estrenó hace casi 90 años con gran éxito. La pieza está experimentando un resurgimiento a medida que las nuevas generaciones descubren su poderoso impacto. Celebre con nosotros las voces musicales de Estados Unidos. Además, ¡vea al mariachi del Distrito escolar de Auburn en el vestíbulo antes del concierto!

PROGRAM

Conductor Wesley Schulz Music Director

WILLIAM DAWSON – Negro Folk Symphony
JUAN PABLO CONTRERAS – Mariachitlán
LEONARD BERNSTEIN – West Side Story Symphonic Dances

Concert length: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes including one intermission

MEET THE MUSIC

Dr. Gwynne Kuhner Brown joins us again for an enlightening discussion of the music. Scholar and pianist Gwynne Kuhner Brown is a professor of historical musicology and music theory at the University of Puget Sound. She is the author of articles and a forthcoming book on the life and work of William L. Dawson, and has also published on George Gershwin’s Porgy and Bess. Hear her unique insight beginning at 1:30pm.

LOBBY PERFORMANCE

Auburn School District Mariachi (directed by Sebastian Hernandez and Meghan Wagner) will perform in the lobby before the concert.

Además, ¡vea al mariachi del Distrito escolar de Auburn en el vestíbulo antes del concierto!

All programming is subject to change.

Earlier Event: September 14
Season Kick Off Party
Later Event: November 16
Autumn Chamber Concert