American Classics
19:00 Mon 24 Aug 2026 Royal Albert Hall
Programme
- Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman(3 mins)
- Symphonic Dances from ‘West Side Story’(24 mins)
- Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grofé)(16 mins)
- interval
- The Big Country – prelude(3 mins)
- Appalachian Spring – suite(23 mins)
- Three Visions – No. 2: Summerland(5 mins)
- On the Town – Three Dance Episodes(11 mins)
Performers
- Marin Alsopconductor
About This Event
An all-American celebration, from the urban rhythms of Bernstein’s West Side Story and On the Town to Copland’s barn dances and Gershwin’s jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue. To these are added all-American landscapes in The Big Country and Appalachian Spring, as well as a fanfare dedicated to tonight’s conductor, Marin Alsop.
Recorded for broadcast on BBC TV and BBC iPlayer
Marin Alsop © Nancy Horowitz
