Appalachian Spring | Kalamazoo Symphony

Name: Appalachian Spring | Kalamazoo Symphony
Start: 2025-03-01T19:30:00-05:00
Location: Miller Auditorium

Schedule

Sat Mar 01 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-05:00

Location

Miller Auditorium | Kalamazoo, MI

ABOUT THE CONCERT
With music that captures the essence of Spring, the concert hall is transformed into a picturesque field of green grass, floating butterflies, and singing songbirds.
Copland’s optimistic Appalachian Spring, including folk tune "Simple Gifts," paints dreamy landscapes while Coleman’s Umoja, meaning “unity” in Swahili, weaves in sweet and simple melodies.
A dynamic guest violinist takes center stage for Vivaldi’s vivid interpretation. Robert Schumann found inspiration in the season of renewal for his very first symphony.
PROGRAM
Antonio Vivaldi | La primavera (Spring) from The Four Seasons
Valerie Coleman | Umoja (Anthem of Unity)
Aaron Copland | Appalachian Spring Suite
Robert Schumann | Symphony No. 1 in B-flat Major, "Spring"
ARTISTS
Julian Kuerti, Conductor
Guest Violinist, To Be Announced