All Americans: Copland & Price

This concert celebrates the rich heritage of folk melodies from the United States with works by two American composers: the incomparable Aaron Copland, and the first-ever black female composer to have a symphony performed by a major orchestra, Florence Price. The Reno Phil’s principal clarinetist, Joshua Anderson, will bring personality, swing, and style to Copland’s jazzy concerto written for Benny Goodman. The program will also feature a world premiere by one of our community’s most eloquent and accomplished composers, Monica Houghton. In this piece, Houghton describes this new work as a “love letter to the Great Basin”.

Monica HOUGHTON Respectfully yours, [Reno Phil Commission & World Premiere]
Aaron COPLAND Clarinet Concerto
Florence PRICE Symphony No. 1 in E minor

DIGITAL PROGRAM GUIDE & PROGRAM NOTES

SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 12, 2022 AT 7:30 PM PST
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 2022 AT 2:00 PM PST PLEASE NOTE TIME CHANGE

Doors open at 6:00 pm Saturday and 12:30 pm Sunday. Performances are at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts at 100 S. Virginia Street in downtown Reno.

Houghton’s Respectfully yours, and Price’s Symphony No. 1 are generously sponsored by Sandy Raffealli and Bill Pearce Motors

Soloist Joshua Anderson is generously sponsored by Deena & James Behnke

Copland’s Clarinet Concerto is generously sponsored by Marshall & Pat Postman

The livestream for this concert is graciously sponsored in part by the Frances Henninger Williams Charitable Fund at the Silicon Valley Community Foundation