Copland & Twain – a theatrical concert

Tickets $150 on sale Friday April 17

Copland & Twain is a theatrical concert by director Bill Barclay, produced by Concert Theatre Works and former Director of Music at Shakespeare’s Globe, that weaves Aaron Copland’s stirring incidental music — including Music for Movies and Music for Theatre — together with the wit and wisdom of Mark Twain’s Diaries of Adam and Eve and other writings. Five diverse actors perform in costume before the Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ken-David Masur in this NY Premiere with costumes, lighting, and projections bringing this uniquely American collision of voices to life. The production poses a timely question at the heart of the American experiment: will the nation grow from its wounds toward a deeper love of neighbor, or let its scars tear it apart?

Bill Barclay, writer and director
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Concert Theater Works, producer

Program

Aaron COPLAND Music for the Movies (NY Premiere, chamber orchestration)

Aaron COPLAND Music for the Theater (NY Premiere, chamber orchestration)

Mark TWAIN Diaries of Adam and Eve

Drinks Reception