Jun
20
2026
concert
via venue:chicago-cso
Lincoln Portrait & Ellington Harlem
Symphony Center, Chicago, USA
Saturday, June 20, 2026
In recognition of America’s 250th anniversary with a powerful program spanning multiple generations of American composers. Works by Copland and former Mead Composer-in-Residence Jessie Montgomery present soaring reflections on the ideals of freedom and equality, Ives salutes his native New England, and Martinů pays tribute to Plymouth Rock, which symbolized the opportunities that America had given him.
Program
- Montgomery Banner
- Martinů The Rock
- Copland Lincoln Portrait
- Ives Three Places in New England
- Ellington Harlem
Performers
- Chicago Symphony Orchestra
- Joshua Weilerstein conductor
- Harry Lennix narrator