West Side Story Symphonic Dances + Fanfare for the Common Man

Program

Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man  
Jessica Meyer: Turbulent Flames (South Carolina premiere)
Aaron Copland: Clarinet Concerto 
Carlos Simon: Four Black American Dances 
Leonard Bernstein: West Side Story Symphonic Dances 

Featuring

John Sadak, Principal Clarinet 
Harriet and Jerry Dempsey Endowed Chair

Celebrate the triumph of American spirit and artistry with Fanfare for the Common Man and Bernstein’s West Side Story Symphonic Dances! The program begins with Aaron Copland's iconic Fanfare for the Common Man, followed by the South Carolina premiere of Turbulent Flames by Jessica Meyer. GSO Principal Clarinetist John Sadak shines in Copland’s lyrical Clarinet Concerto, and Carlos Simon’s Four Black American Dances sets the stage for the exhilarating West Side Story Symphonic Dances by Leonard Bernstein. Experience a celebration of American creativity at its most vibrant and heartfelt.