American Classics

24 Aug 2026, Royal Albert Hall

19:00 Mon 24 Aug 2026 Next Event

Proms 2026 American Classics

American Classics

19:00 Mon 24 Aug 2026 Royal Albert Hall

Marin Alsop leads the Philharmonia Orchestra in a barn-storming celebration of American music, with works including Bernstein鈥檚 West Side Story, Gershwin鈥檚 jazz-infused Rhapsody in Blue and Copland鈥檚 Appalachian Spring

Programme

- - Joan Tower
  - Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman(3 mins)
- - Aaron Copland
  - Appalachian Spring 鈥� suite(23 mins)
- - George Gershwin
  - Rhapsody in Blue (orch. Grof茅)(16 mins)arr. Marcus Roberts
- - interval
- - Jerome Moross
  - The Big Country 鈥� prelude(3 mins)
- - Leonard Bernstein
  - Symphonic Dances from 鈥榃est Side Story鈥�(24 mins)
- - William Grant Still
  - Three Visions 鈥� No. 2: Summerland(5 mins)
- - Leonard Bernstein
  - On the Town 鈥� Three Dance Episodes(11 mins)

Performers

Composers

About This Event

An all-American celebration, from the urban rhythms of Bernstein鈥檚 West Side Story and On the Town to Copland鈥檚 barn dances and Gershwin鈥檚 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鈥檚 conductor, Marin Alsop.

Recorded for broadcast on 麻豆社 TV and 麻豆社 iPlayer

Marin Alsop 漏 Nancy Horowitz

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