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Fine Arts @ FPC: Appalachian Spring

  • First Presbyterian Church 230 West Rusk Street Tyler, Texas 75701 (map)

New Texas Sinfonia concludes the season with one of Aaron Copland’s most celebrated works: Appalachian Spring. Originally composed for leading choreographer Martha Graham in 1944, it has been an American classic ever since.

Appalachian Spring follows the lives of a young pioneer couple starting their life together on the spacious frontier. Aaron Copland’s uniquely American sound captures the struggles and joys of their young love, and represents the promise of a new beginning.

“To be great, art... must belong to the country in which it flourishes, not be a pale copy of some art form perfected by another culture and another people.” ~ Martha Graham

New Texas Sinfonia
Weston Jennings, conductor

$20 adults / students and children free admission
$15 early bird tickets available until May 15!

Join us in the Sanctuary for a Pre-Concert Conversation with Music Director Weston Jennings 30 minutes prior to concert start time.

Major funding for this concert provided by The Rogers Foundation

Earlier Event: June 1
Fine Arts @ FPC: Fiddle Zoo for Kids
Later Event: September 14
Fine Arts @ FPC: Symphonic Shakespeare