2000	Highlights from Copland 2000, Calendar of Selected Events Back to 1999 listings
January 00
tba	Copland Centennial Exhibition Exhibition to travel through the Westchester Library System to the Armonk, Chappaqua, Montrose, Mount Kisco, Mount Pleasant, Ossining, Peekskill, Pelham, Pound Ridge and Shrub Oak public libraries, throughout the year 2000. In cooperation with The Copland House / Copland Heritage Association
tba	Taggart Ballet Theater Company Tustin, CA Dance concert Premiere choreography to a live performance	The Second Hurricane
4	Orion String Quartet Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY	Vitebsk
6	Colorado Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop Christopher O'Riley, piano and Marietta Simpson, mezzo-soprano Denver, CO	Music for the Theatre Appalachian Spring Music for the Radio Old American Songs
6	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul, MN "Copland-Sibelius Festival: Music from the Heartland" Part of a year-long survey of Copland's music	Fanfare for the Common Man
6,7,8	Naples Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Clotilde Otranto Philharmonic Center for the Arts, Naples, FL	El Salón México
7,8	Colorado Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop Christopher O'Riley, piano Denver, CO	An Outdoor Overture El Salón México Piano Concerto Third Symphony
7,8	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN "Copland-Sibelius Festival: Music from the Heartland" Part of a year-long survey of Copland's music	Fanfare for the Common Man
7,8	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Enrique Diemecke Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Bay, FL	Fanfare for the Common Man
7-9	Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesus Lopéz-Cobos St. Louis, MO	El Salón México
7,8	San Jose Symphony San Jose, CA Other works to be scheduled 2000-01	Third Symphony
7	The Florida Orchestra Conducted by Enrique Diemecke Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa Bay, FL	Fanfare for the Common Man
8	The Florida Orchestra Conducted by Enrique Diemecke Mahaffey Theater, Bayfront Center St., Petersburg, FL	Fanfare for the Common Man
9	Colorado Symphony Orchestra Ensembles Denver, CO Chamber Concert With pianist Christopher O'Riley and members of the Colorado Symphony Orchestra	Hoe Down from 'Rodeo' Violin Sonata Sextet & Quiet City
9	Joshua Bell, violin and Frederic Chiu, piano Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY	Violin Sonata
9	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Enrique Diemecke Mahaffey Theater, Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL	Fanfare for the Common Man
10	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Enrique Diemecke Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL	Fanfare for the Common Man
12,13	Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neal Gittleman Dayton, OH	Symphony for Organ and Orchestra
13	Edmonton Symphony Orchestra conducted by Grzegorz Nowak Edmonton, AB, Canada	El Salón México
13	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL	The Red Pony
14-16	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra conducted by, Mariss Jansons Heinz Hall Pittsburgh, PA Thomas Hampson, baritone	Old American Songs
13,14	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Phyllis Pancella, Jon Pescevich, Scott Hendricks and others tba Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN
14	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins Mark O'Connor, violinist Playhouse, Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, St. Petersburg, FL	Varied Copland program
15,16	Arkansas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daid Itkin Robinson Center Music Hall, Little Rock, AR	Third Symphony
15	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Phyllis Pancella, Jon Pescevich, Scott Hendricks and others tba Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul, MN "Copland-Sibelius Festival: Music from the Heartland" Complete semi-staged opera. Part of a year-long survey of Copland's music	The Tender Land
15	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins Mark O'Connor, violinist Mahaffey Theater, Bayfront Center, St. Petersburg, FL	Varied Copland program
16	The Florida Orchestra conducted by Thomas Wilkins Mark O'Connor, violinist Ruth Eckerd Hall, Clearwater, FL	Varied Copland program
16	Waukesha Symphony Orchestra conducted by Alexander Platt Shattuck Auditorium, Carroll College, Waukesha, WI	Appalachian Spring
18	Artisti Giovanni Norbert Baxa Suk Hall, Rudolfinum Prague Czech Republic	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
18	San Francisco Contemporary Music Players Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, CA	Quartet for Piano and Strings
20-23	Dallas Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Litton Eugene McDermott Concert Hall, Morton H. Meyerson Symphony Center, Dallas, TX	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
21,22	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos Music Hall, Cincinnati, OH Richard Stoltzman, clarinet	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto
21	Martha Graham Dance Company Great Valley Community Education Foundation, Malvern, PA	Appalachian Spring
21,22	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN "Copland-Sibelius Festival: Music from the Heartland" Part of a year-long survey of Copland's music	Quiet City
22	Portland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada Camden Opera House, Camden, ME John Schnell, PSO principal trumpet and Julianne Verret, PSO English Horn	Quiet City
22	Westchester Philharmonic conducted by Paul Lustig Dunkel Westchester County, NY "MusicAmerica" Benefit Concert Eighth Annual Tribute to the Life and Work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., featuring the Morgan State University Choir, Dr. Nathan Carter, Director. Concert will benefit organizations carrying out the work of Dr. King.	Old American Songs
23,24	Monterey County Symphony conducted by Roberto Minczuk Sunset Center, Carmel, CA	Billy the Kid
23	Portland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME	Quiet City
23	Martha Graham Dance Company Staller Center (SUNY), Stony Brook, NY	Appalachian Spring
25,26	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN Minnesota Orchestra's Young People's Concerts. Part of the "Copland-Sibelius Festival," and a year-long survey of Copland's music	"Aaron Copland: composer, teacher and patriot"
25	Monterey County Symphony conducted by Roberto Minczuk Sherwood Hall, Salinas, CA	Billy the Kid
26	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos The Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto
27	Martha Graham Dance Company College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, VA	Appalachian Spring
27	Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Samuel Jones Benaroya Hall, Seattle, WA Part of a season-long celebration of Copland	Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite
27,28	Grand Rapids Symphony conducted by David Lockington Royce Auditorium, St. Cecilia Music Society, Grand Rapids, MI Copland Centennial Celebration Kevin Deas, baritone	Music for the Theatre Old American Songs Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
27,28	La Orquesta de Radio Televisión Española conducted by Enrique García Asensio	Appalachian Spring Danzón Cubano
27,28	Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
27,28	William Jewell College Opera Workshop William Jewell College, Liberty, MO	The Tender Land
27,28,29	Louisville Ballet Kentucky Center for the Arts, Louisville, KY Principal Dancer Clark Reid will give his final performance as Billy, his signature role with the Louisville Ballet. Reid has performed this role since 1983.	Billy the Kid
28	Illinois Chamber Orchestra conducted by Robert Henderson First Presbyterian Church, Springfield, IL	Music for the Theatre
28	Richmond Symphony VCU Performing Arts Center, Richmond, VA	Variations on a Shaker Melody
28	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesus Lopéz-Cobos Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Carnegie Hall, New York, NY	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto
28,29	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Peter Bay Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY	Appalachian Spring Suite Tender Land Suite Red Pony Suite Fanfare for the Common Man
28,29	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs Thomas Murray, organ Milwaukee, WI "Copland Centenial 2000"	Symphony for Organ and Orchestra
29	Illinois Chamber Orchestra conducted by Robert Henderson St. John's Lutheran Church, Bloomington, IL	Music for the Theatre
29	Grand Rapids Symphony conducted by David Lockington West Ottawa High School, Holland, MI Copland Centennal Celebration Kevin Deas, baritone	Music for the Theatre Old American Songs Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
29	Martha Graham Dance Company Pittsburgh Dance Council, Pittsburgh, PA	Appalachian Spring
30	Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra conducted by Jesús López-Cobos Montclair, NJ Richard Stoltzman, clarinet	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto
30	Quartetto Beethoven di Roma University of the Incarnate Word Auditorium. San Antonio, TX	Quartet for piano and strings
30	Richmond Symphony Camp Concert Hall, Modlin Arts Center, University of Richmond, Richmond, VA	Variations on a Shaker Melody
30	Minnesota Orchestra BalletArts Minnesota Minneapolis, MN "A Cowgirl in the Old West" Adventures in music for families. Part of the "Copland-Sibelius Festival: Music from the Heartland", and a year-long survey of Copland's music	Rodeo
February 00
1	Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Wolfgang Sawallisch Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
3-5	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andrew Sills Milwaukee, WI International Arts Festival Program	Appalachian Spring
3-5	Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Joseph Silverstein Robert E. Jacoby Symphony Hall, Times-Union Center for the Performing Arts, Jacksonville, FL Richard Stoltzman, clarinet	Clarinet Concerto
4	The Randel Chamber Orchestra Trinity Baptist Church, Amarillo, TX	Prelude from First Symphony
5	Martha Graham Dance Company University of South Carolina, Aiken, SC	Appalachian Spring
5	Battle Creek Symphony Orchestra conducted by Matthew Hazelwood W.K. Kellogg Auditorium, Battle Creek, MI	Billy the Kid
6	New York Philharmonic Ensembles Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY	Two Pieces for String Quartet Movement for String Quartet
8	Martha Graham Dance Company Florida Theatre, Jacksonville, FL	Appalachian Spring
10	Martha Graham Dance Company University of Florida, Gainesville, FL	Appalachian Spring
10,12	Omaha Symphony Orchestra conducted by Victor Yampolsky William Wolfram, piano and William Warfield, speaker Orpheum Theater, Omaha, NE	Fanfare for the Common Man Piano Concerto (Omaha premiere) Quiet City Lincoln Portrait Billy the Kid
10-13	Boston Conservatory Dance Theater & Orchestra Yasuko Tokunaga, Artistic Director and Ronald Feldman, Musical Director Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Will present Appalachian Spring with choreography by Martha Graham and a new ballet to Clarinet Concerto by Colin Conner.	Appalachian Spring Clarinet Concerto
11,12	BT Scottish Ensemble Glasgow & Edinburgh, Scotland	Hoe Down from 'Rodeo' Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
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11,12	Syracuse Symphony Orchestra conducted by Fabio Mechetti Carey Bell, clarinet Syracuse, NY	Clarinet Concerto
12	Erie Philharmonic conducted by Mariusz Smolij Erie, PA	El Salón México Appalachian Spring
12	Martha Graham Dance Company Tampa Bay Performing Arts Center, Tampa, FL	Appalachian Spring
12,14	Vancouver Symphony conducted by Kazuyoshi Akiyama Orpheum, Vancouver, BC, Canada	First Symphony
14	Boston Conservatory Piano Honors Competition James O'Dell, Music Division Chair Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA One of the five competition catagories will include a solo work of Copland.
15	Martha Graham Dance Company Michigan State University, East Lansing, MO	Appalachian Spring
17-20	Martha Graham Dance Company Music Hall, Detroit, MO	Appalachian Spring
20	Boston Conservatory Chamber Players Toby Hoffman, Guest Artist Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA "Americans in Paris" The Chamber Players include flutist Marianne Gedigian, clarinetist Ian Greitzer, violinists Lynn Chang, Tatiano Dimitriades and Victor Romanul, violist Edward Gazouleas, cellists Ronald Feldman and Rhonda Rider, and pianists Jung-Ja Kim, Michael Lewin and Janice Weber.	Threnodies I & II Sonata for violin and piano Sextet
22	San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas Carnegie Hall, New York, NY	Inscape
22-23	Martha Graham Dance Company Walton Arts Center, Fayetteville, AR	Appalachian Spring
23	Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neal Gittleman Dayton, OH	The Tender Land: Orchestral Suite from the Opera
25	Martha Graham Dance Company Vilar Center for the Arts, Avon, CO	Appalachian Spring
25	Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bright Sheng Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA "Music of our Time" Part of a season-long celebration of Copland	Two Pieces for String Orchestra
25,26	Syracuse Symphony Orchestra conducted by Peter Bay Syracuse, NY	The Red Pony
27	Martha Graham Dance Company Colorado Springs Dance Theatre, Colorado Springs, CO	Appalachian Spring
March 00
1	Martha Graham Dance Company Union Colony Center, Greeley, CO	Appalachian Spring
1	The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff Timothy Paradise, clarinet Phoenix, AZ West Coast Tour	Clarinet Concerto
tba	Paramount Center for the Arts Peekskill, NY Three films scored by Copland	"A Copland Screening"
tba	San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas BMG Classics San Francisco, CA Recording of Ballets by Aaron Copland A special limited edition of the Copland ballets to be packaged with score samples, tentatively set for release in March 2000.	Appalachian Spring Rodeo Billy the Kid
	Westchester Philharmonic conducted by Paul Lustig Dunkel in association with The Copland House/Copland Heritage Association Westchester County Tour Studies at schools throughout Westchester County culminate with March/April 2000 tour performances of The Second Hurricane with chorus drawn from public schools in Westchester.	The Second Hurricane
2	Martha Graham Dance Company Lincoln Center, Fort Collins, CO	Appalachian Spring
3	Paderewski State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariusz Smolij Bydgoszcz, Poland	Program tba
4	Martha Graham Dance Company University of Wyoming, Laramie, WY	Appalachian Spring
5	Martha Graham Dance Company University of Colorado, Boulder, CO	Appalachian Spring
7	Martha Graham Dance Company Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX	Appalachian Spring
8	San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA Part of the Los Angeles Philharmonic's Visiting Orchestra Series	Inscape
8	The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff Timothy Paradise, clarinet Escondido, CA West Coast Tour	Clarinet Concerto
8-11	Music Educators National Conference US Army Field Band Washington, DC Both the Concert Band and the Soldier's Chorus will present sessions at the Music Educators National Conference (MENC). Sessions will feature the music of Aaron Copland, with a focus on techniques to assist music educators in preparing these works for performance by their students. This is part of the Band's year-long commitment to Copland
9-11	Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit Academy of Music, Philadelphia, PA	Third Symphony
9-12	Martha Graham Dance Company Santa Fe Stages, Santa Fe, NM	Appalachian Spring
10	Lutoslawski State Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Mariusz Smolij Wroclaw, Poland	Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite other works tba
11	The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Hugh Wolff Timothy Paradise, clarinet Stanford University, Palo Alto, CA West Coast Tour	Clarinet Concerto
12	Rundfunk Symphonie Orchester Berlin conducted by Lawrence Foster Berlin Konzerthaus, Berlin, Germany	El Salón México
14	Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Charles Dutoit Carnegie Hall, New York, NY	Third Symphony
14	Société Philharmonique de Bruxelles Susan Chilcott, soprano Palais des Beaux Arts, Brussels, Belgium	An evening of Copland songs
15	Martha Graham Dance Company Madison Civic Center, Madison, WI	Appalachian Spring
18	Gunma Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ken Takaseki Gunma Music Center, Gunma, Japan	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
18	Radio Chamber Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop Concertgebouw, Amsterdam, Netherlands	Music for the Theatre
19	Martha Graham Dance Company Scranton Community Concert Association, Scranton, PA	Appalachian Spring
21	Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Augsburg conducted by Peter Leonard Augsburg, Germany	Hoe Down from 'Rodeo'
21	The Eos Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Sheffer The Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY "Celluloid Copland" Festival Symposium and screening	The Cummington Story The City
22	The Eos Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Sheffer The Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY "Celluloid Copland" Festival Screening	The North Star
22,24,25	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Minneapolis, MN Continuing the orchestra's year-long survey of Copland's music	Appalachian Spring Third Symphony
23	The Eos Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Sheffer The Society for Ethical Culture, New York, NY "Celluloid Copland" Festival Symposium and concert	The Cummington Story Music from The North Star Appalachian Spring
24	Hartford Symphony, Bushnell Theater, Hartt School, Wadsworth Atheneum and others Hartford, CT Beginni ng a fifteen-month Copland Festival in the Hartford Community through May 2001
24	Martha Graham Dance Company The Bushnell, Hartford, CT	Appalachian Spring
24	The Eos Orchestra conducted by Jonathan Sheffer SUNY Purchase, New York, NY "Celluloid Copland" Festival Concert	Music for Movies City Suite with Film Appalachian Spring
24-26	The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra conducted by Osmo Vanska Thomas Tempel, English horn and Gary Bordner, trumpet Ordway Music Theatre, St. Paul, MN	Quiet City
26-27	Martha Graham Dance Company Calvin Theatre, Northampton, MA	Appalachian Spring
27,28	Stüdtisches Orchester Bremerhaven conducted by Peter Aderhold Matthias Glander, clarinet Bremerhaven, Germany	Clarinet Concerto
30 & Apr. 1	Martha Graham Dance Company Annenberg Center, Philadelphia, PA	Appalachian Spring
April 00
1	Music from the Copland House Henry Brant, composer-pianist, and others Weill Recital Hall, New York, NY Snapshots of the Copland-Sessions Concerts Jointly sponsored by Carnegie Hall and the American Composers Orchestra
1,2	Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop St. Louis, MO	Music for a Great City
tba	BMG Classics Historic Copland Comprises recordings by numerous distinguished conductors made during the stereo era (mid-1950's)
	US Army Field Band Tour of the Upper Midwest Tour of the Upper Midwest including Michigan, Minnesota, North Dakota, Ohio, Wisconsin and portions of Illinois, Indiana and Pennsylvania. Part of the Band's year-long commitment to Copland
2	American Composers Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies Carnegie Hall, New York, NY	Short Symphony (No. 2)
2	Martha Graham Dance Company Access to Art, Cape May, NJ	Appalachian Spring
4-6	Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA	Four Dance Episodes from 'Rodeo'
5	Martha Graham Dance Company Virginia Polytechnic & State University, Blacksburg, VA	Appalachian Spring
7	Martha Graham Dance Company Juniata College, Huntingdon, PA	Appalachian Spring
8	Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neal Gittleman Dayton, OH	Appalachian Spring
9	Martha Graham Dance Company Grand Opera House, Wilmington, DE	Appalachian Spring
11	Martha Graham Dance Company State Theatre, Uniontown, PA	Appalachian Spring
12	Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Neal Gittleman Dayton, OH	Our Town
12	Martha Graham Dance Company University of Pittsburgh, Johnstown, PA	Appalachian Spring
13-15	Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andreas Delfs Laura Snyder, narrator Milwaukee, WI "Copland Centenial 2000"	Lincoln Portrait
13-15, 20-22	Pacific Northwest Ballet Seattle, WA Pacific Northwest Ballet's first performance of Billy the Kid, with original choreography by Eugene Loring	Billy the Kid
15	Virginia Symphony conducted by Wes Kenney Norfolk, VA	Third Symphony
15	Martha Graham Dance Company California State University, Los Angeles, CA	Appalachian Spring
17,18	Martha Graham Dance Company Stanford University, Stanford, CA	Appalachian Spring
23	Boston Conservatory Chamber Players Jayne West and Michelle French, Sopranos Boston Conservatory, Boston, MA Words & Music	Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
27	Martha Graham Dance Company Kutztown University, Kutztown, PA	Appalachian Spring
29	Martha Graham Dance Company Harrisburg Area Community College, Harrisburg, PA	Appalachian Spring
29,30	Westchester Philharmonic conducted by Paul Lustig Dunkel Michael Boriskin, pianist SUNY Purchase, Purchase, NY "Hot, Cool and Classic: The Americas"	Piano Concerto
May 00
tba	Thomas Sheibels, Trumpet, Markus Syperek, piano and Dorothee Todtenhaupt, English Horn Kiel, Germany	Quiet City
4	Yaddo Centenary Concert Stephen Hough, piano Alice Tully Hall, New York, NY Presented by Yaddo Artists Colony in Saratoga Springs, New York. Other New York City performances of Copland's music sponsored by Yaddo tba	Piano Variations
5	Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Richard Pittman Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA "Music of our Time" Partof a season-long celebration of Copland	Three Latin American Sketches
11	Seattle Symphony Orchestra conducted by Samuel Jones Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall, Seattle, WA "Music of our Time" Part of a season-long celebration of Copland	Music for the Theatre Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson Short Symphony (No. 2) Appalachian Spring
11,12	Knoxville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Kirk Trevor Charles Neidich, clarinet Knoxville, TN	Clarinet Concerto
12,13	Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra conducted by Bramwell Tovey Winnipeg, MB, Canada To be paired with Stravinsky's The Rite of Spring	Appalachian Spring
15,16	Saarlündisches Staatsorchester Saarlündisches Staatstheater, Saarbr¸cken, Germany	Clarinet Concerto
19-21	Pearl Lang Dance Theater Sylvia & Danny Kaye Playhouse New York, NY "Twentieth Century Masters 4: Aaron Copland" Presented by The Sylvia and Danny Kaye Playhouse	Rodeo (premiere choreography by Pearl Lang) "Sabbath Song" to Quiet City "And Again a Beginning" to Duo for Flute and Piano "Prairie Steps" to Sonata for Violin and Piano
19-21	Detroit Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Adams Orchestra Hall, Detroit, MO	Old American Songs
21	Philharmonisches Orchester der Stadt Kiel conducted by George Hanson Kiel, Germany	Latin American Sketches
24	National Arts Centre Orchestra conducted by Robert Spano Ottawa, ON, Canada	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
28	Naples Philharmonic Ensembles Daniels Pavilion, Naples, FL	Vitebsk
29	Radio Symphonieorchester wien conducted by Dennis Russell Davies Europatournee, Germany	Music for the Theatre
30	Klavierduo Paratore Duisburg, Germany	Danzön Cubano
30	Orchestra della Scuola di Musica di Fiesole Fiesole, Italy	Our Town Music from the film score.
31	Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Gagliardo Tour of Australia In late May through early June of 2000.	An Outdoor Overture Our Town The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
	Luzemer Lehrerchor Lucerne, Switzerland	Canticle of Freedom
	Neubrandenburger Philharmonie conducted by Nicol·s Pasquet Neubrandenburg, Germany	El Salon Mexico
	Radio Symphonieorchester Wien conducted by Dennis Russell Davies Koln, Germany	Music for the Theatre
	Stüdtisches Orchester Bremerhaven conducted by Bemd Ruf Bremerhaven, Germany	Fanfare for the Common Man
June 00
tba	American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) Foundation American Symphony Orchestra League (ASOL) ASOL National Conference, Boston, MA ASCAP Foundation to perform commissions granted to several young composers in Copland's name. The purpose of the ASCAP Foundation Commissioning Project is to give emerging talents an opportunity to receive commissions for public performances of their works, and at the same time honor the memory or the achievements of signifcant ASCAP members.
tba	Outreach College, University of Hawaii Honolulu, HI Panel discussion on the contributions of Copland to American music, other program tba
tba	Spoleto Festival USA 2000 Charleston, SC	Lincoln Portrait
tba	The United States Army Field Band Tour of the Midwest Tour of Michigan, Ohio, Pennsylvania, New York and portions of Indiana, West Virginia and Maryland. Part of the band's year-long dedication to Copland
2	Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dennis Russell Davies Koln, Germany	Music For The Theatre
6	Essener Jugendsymphonieorchester conducted by Wolfgang Erpenbeck Essen, Germany	Appalachian Spring
8	Orchestra Giuseppe Verdi conducted by Marko Letonja Nina Edwards, soprano Milan, Italy	Jubilee Variation Variations on a Shaker Melody Excerpts from Old American Songs
8,9,11	Royal Ballet Milan, Italy "Copland Ceremonial Music"	Cermonial Fanfare Fanfare for the Common Man Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Jubilee Variation Inaugural Fanfare Selections from Old American Songs
8-10	Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Eddins Chicago, IL	Third Symphony
8-10	Martha Graham Dance Company American Dance Festival, Durham, NC	Appalachian Spring
8-10	The United States Army Soldier's Chorus Baltimore, MD "Chorus America National Conference" Choral keynote with Paul Salamunovich.	Lark Las Agachadas Four Motets
15	Neubrandenburger Philharmonie conducted by Nicol·s Pasquet Neubrandenburg, Germany	El Salon Mexico
15	Orchester der MH Dresden Dresden, Germany	Quiet City
17,18	Vancouver Symphony Orchestra conducted by Salvador Brotons Royal Durst Theatre, The Vancouver School of Arts and Academics, Vancouver, BC, Canada	Appalachian Spring
19	Radio Symphonieorchester Wien conducted by Dennis Russel Davies, Direttore Ravenna - Palazzo Mauro de AndrË, Vienna, Austria	Music for the Theatre
22	Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Royal Festival Hall, London, UK	Third Symphony
23	Everett Symphony conducted by Paul-Elliott Cobbs Everett, WA	Four Dance Episodes from 'Rodeo'
14	Koch International Classics Fenwich Smith, flute, with members of the Boston Chamber Music Society New York, NY "Aaron Copland/Arthur Foote"	Threnodies I and II Vocalise Duo for flute and Piano As It Fell Upon a Day Koch International Classics 7494.
27	ASV Michael Collins, clarinet, Martin Roscoe, piano and the Vanbrugh Quartet London, UK Copland chamber works	Vitebsk Two Pieces for String Quartet Quartet for Piano and Strings Sextet for Piano and Strings Movement for String Quartet ASV catalog number 1081.
28	Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Michael Collins, clarinet Bedford, UK	Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite Clarinet Concerto
29	Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Michael Collins, clarinet and Barbara Bonney, soprano Royal Festival Hall, London, UK	Clarinet Concerto Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson El Salón México
30	Luzerner Lehrerchor Switzerland	Canticle of Freedom
tba	2000 Oregon Bach Festival conducted by Jeffrey Kahane Eugene, OR The 2000 Oregon Bach Festival links its Baroque past and global future, honoring the 250th anniversary of the death of Bach and the 100th anniversary of the birth of Copland, among other contemporary masters.	El Salón México
July 00
tba	CONCORA Richard Coffey, Artistic Director Works by Copland, tba in an adult choral workshop.
tba	Fontainbleau, Ecoles d'Art Americaines Conservatoire Americain Fontainbleau, UK Events tba, comprising of chamber performances by Fontainbleau students. Copland was in the first class of Fontainbleau, 1921, and one of the first students of Nadia Boulanger.
2	Boston Symphony Chamber Players Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA	Sextet
2	Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA	Grohg
4	The United States Army Field Band conducted by Erich Kunzel Cincinnati Pops Cincinnati, OH	Fanfare for the Common Man
5	Gil Shaham, violin Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA	Sonata for Violin and Piano
7	Boston Symphony Orchestra Shed, Tanglewood, Lenox, MA This program will open with two works by Aaron Copland.	Fanfare for the Common Man Quiet City
15	Music Festival of the Hamptons conducted by Lukas Foss Festival Chamber Orchestra Tent, Hamptons, Long Island, NY	Suite from The Tender Land (arr. Sidlin) Clarinet Concerto Hoedown
18	Barbara Bonney, soprano, Margo Garrett, piano, Fenwick Smith, flute and William Hudgins, clarinet Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood, Ozawa Hall, Tanglewood Early songs by Copland.	As It Fell Upon a Day Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson
23	Brisbane Sinfonia conducted by Antoni Bonetti Old Museum Concert Hall, Brisbane, Australia	El Salón Mèxico
29	Vancouver Festival 2000 Vancouver Symphony conducted by Keith Lockhart Barbara Bonney, soprano Vancouver, BC, Canada	Old American Songs
August 00
1	Houston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christoph Eschenbach Lucerne, Switzerland "Luzerner Festwochen"	Fanfare for the Common Man
	Soldier's Chorus Kennett Square Symphony Kennett Square, PA	Old American Songs
4,5	Cabrillo Music Festival conducted by Marin Alsop Michael Scarola, stage director, Gualtiero Negrini, Martin, Milagro Vargas, Ma Moss, Milton Williams, Grandpa Moss, Douglas Webster, Top and Lisa Vroman, Laurie Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium, Santa Cruz, CA "Aaron Copland's Opera"	The Tender Land
5	Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by John Williams Tanglewood, MA	The Red Pony (excerpts)
	Orquestra Sinfonica Nacional Argentina conducted by Javier Logioia Orbe Teatro Colon, Buenos Aires, Argentina	Dance Episodes
16	The Chicago Chamber Musicians Pick-Staiger Hall, Northwestern University Campus, Evanston, IL	Appalachian Spring
16	The Chicago Chamber Musicians DePaul University Concert Hall, Chicago, IL	Appalachian Spring
25	Houston Symphony Orchestra, Luzerner Festwochen conducted by Christoph Eschenbach Lucerne, Switzerland	Fanfare for the Common Man
30,31	San Francisco Symphony conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas BBC Proms, London, UK	Appalachian Spring Short Symhony Inscape other works (tbc)
	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas Lucerne, Switzerland "Luzerner Festwochen"	Symphonic Ode
September 00
tba	Connecticut Classical Guitar Society CT "The Copland Century: Hartford Celebrates the American Composer" The Guitar Society's Millennium Concert Series season will present several performances highlighting classical guitar compositions and world-class artists influenced by Copland's work.
tba	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Bands Indiana, PA "Copland Celebration"	Fanfare for the Common Man Emblems Red Pony Suite Outdoor Adventure Variations on a Shaker Melody Down a Country Lane
tba	Indiana University of Pennsylvania Indiana, PA Faculty Chamber Series Works tba
3	San Francisco Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Tilson Thomas Lucerne, Switzerland	Symphonic Ode
4	Ravinia Festival Orchestra conducted by Erich Kunzel Highland Park, IL	Fanfare for the Common Man
4	The Amarillo Symphony conducted by Jim Setapen Amarillo, TX	Fanfare for the Common Man
7	Orchestra of St. Luke's conducted by Cal Stewart Kellogg The Kaye Playhouse, New York, NY	The Tender Land The Tender Land in Concert
8-10	Ballet Memphis Orpheum Theatre, Memphis, TN	Clarinet Concerto
14	Auckland Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by D. Gege Town Hall, Auckland, New Zealand	Danzon Cubano
14	North Carolina Symphony conducted by Gerhard Zimmermann Faith Rockefeller Model Center for the Arts, NC	Appalachian Spring Suite
14, 16	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Klauspeter Seibel Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans, LA Opening Night	Fanfare for the Common Man
15-16	Pacific Symphony Orchestra conducted by Carl St. Clair Willaim Warfield, narrator & Burnette Dillon, trumpet & Lelie Resnik, English horn Orange County Performing Arts Center, Santa Ana, CA Copland In Hollywood	Fanfare for the Common Man Quiet City The City (with film) Suite form The Tender Land Suite from The Heiress A Lincoln Portrait
15-17	Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by SergiuComissiona Fort Worth, TX	Fanfare for the Common Man
20	The Bushnell Mark Godden, choreographer Family Series, Hartford, CT	Angels in the Architecture Based on the lives of the Shakers, Godden's Angels in the Architecture features Aaron Copland's Appalachian Spring.
21-23	National Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano and Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Kennedy Center, Washington, DC Leonard Slatkin and the National Symphony Orchestra of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts open the 2000-01 subscription season with a tribute to Aaron Copland	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto Four Dance Episodes from 'Rodeo' Connotations for Orchestra Old American Songs Lincoln Portrait
22	University of Maryland A month-long festival and conference involving performances, conference sessions and lectures. Participants include Vivian Perlis, keynote speaker, Susan Narucki, soprano, James Tocco, piano, the Guarneri String Quartet, AndrÈ Raphel Smith, guest conductor, John E. Wakefield, conductor, the Coolidge Quartet, Musica Aperta Washington and Christopher Kendall, conductor.	"Aaron Copland and American Identity"
22-24	Memphis Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Lobel Eudora Auditorium, Memphis, TN Masterworks Series	Symphony No. 3
22-24, 26	Australian Chamber Orchestra conducted by Richard Tognetti Opera House, Sydney, Australia	Appalachian Spring Suite
22	Tacoma Symphony Orchestra conducted by Harvey Felder Pantages Theater, Tacoma, WA Classics I	Fanfare for the Common Man
23,24	Cashore Marionettes Public Theater, New York, NY Four performances at 11am and 1 pm on Saturday and Sunday.	Simple Gifts from Old American Songs
23	Kingsport Symphony Orchestra conducted by Dr. Cyrus Ginwala Dr. Paul Stanton, narrator Eastman Employee Center, Kingsport, TN All-American Night at the Symphony	Lincoln Portrait
23	Los Angeles Chamber Orchestra conducted by Jeffrey Kahane Royce Hall, Los Angeles, CA Opening Night Gala	Three Latin-American Sketches
23	The Cedar Rapids Symphony conducted by Christian Tiemeyer Lorin Hollander, piano Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Iowa American Superstars	Piano Concerto
30	Muncie Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Atherton Emens Auditorium, Muncie, IN The Sights & Sounds of America featuring the Photochoreography of James Westwater	Fanfare for the Common Man Rodeo: Four Dance Episodes Appalchian Spring Billy the Kid Suite
October 00
tba	Houston Symphony Moores School of Music, University of Houston Houston, TX "Copland Festival" The Houston Symphony, in conjunction with the University of Houston's Moores School of Music, will present a Copland Festival in late October of 2000, including orchestral and chamber music performances, as well as a panel discussion led by Copland scholar Howard Pollack.
	Sony Classical "A Copland Celebration" Release in October of three two-CD volumes of Aaron Coplandí's music, including many recordings previously unreleased on CD, some of which have never been commercially available in any format.
tba	Sarasota Opera Sarasota, FL	The Second Hurricane
tba	The United States Army Field Band Tour of the Southeast Tour includes Florida, Georgia, South Carolina and portions of Alabama, North Carolina and Virginia. Part of the Band's year-long tribute to Copland.
tba	Watson-Guptill Publications Heckscher Museum of Art New York, NY "Book Release" In conjunction with Aaron Copland's America at the Heckscher Museum of Art on Long Island, an exhibition catalog of the same title will be issued by Watson-Guptill Publications.
2	The Chamber Players of the League ISCM Merken Hall, New York, NY	Vitebsk
3	Vermont Youth Orchestra conducted by Troy Peters Flynn Theatre, Burlington, VT The Dean of American Composers	Fanfare for the Common Man The Red Pony Suite
5	Skirball Cultural Center Charles Fiero, pianist Los Angeles, CA Two chamber programs celebrating Copland.	Piano Fantasy Piano Variations
7,8	Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Raymond Harvey Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI Bohemian Brew	Two Pieces for String Quartet
7	Da Camera of Houston Cullen Theater, Wortham Theater Center, Houston, TX "Opening Night" Three moments in history, three chamber music masterpieces. Da Camera begins its season of "audible landscape" with musical landmarks in three distinct styles.	Appalachian Spring
7	JacksonSymphony Orchestra conducted by Jordan Tang Jackson Civic Center, Jackson, TN Sight, Sound and Symphony with James Westwater's photochoreography	Appalachian Spring
13	Everett Symphony conducted by Paul-Elliott Cobbs Everett, WA	El Salón México
13	NY Filmharmonium Orchestra	El Salón México Our Town The Heiress The Red Pony
14	Springfield Symphony Orchestra conducted by Geoffrey Moull Symphony Hall, Springfield, MA	Fanfare for the Common Man
17	Sony New York, NY various Sony Copland release
19	Cleveland Orchestra conducted by Steven Smith Franklin Cohen Cleveland, OH	Clarinet Concerto
19-22	The Joffrey Ballet of Chicago Auditorium Theater in Chicago, Chicago, IL	Billy the Kid (choreography by Eugene Loring) Appalachian Spring (choreography by Martha Graham) Motets (choreography by Randy Duncan)
19-20	Utah Symphony Chamer Orchestra conducted by Stephen Salters Abravanel Arts Center, Salt Lake City, UT	Music for the Theatre Old American Songs Music for Movies
19, 21	Mobile Opera Laura Knoop Very, soprano Mobile Civic Center Theatre, Mobile, AL	The Tender Land
22	Boston Symphony Orchestra Chamber Players Jordan Hall, New England Conservatory, Boston, MA	Suite from The Quiet City Threnody I, Threnody II Sextet
25	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Milton Elder Hall, Adelaide, Australia	Appalachian Spring
25	Northeastern University Curry Center Ballroom, Boston, MA ìAaron Copland at 100: Fanfare for an Uncommon Manî "Soundscape and Image. Copland as a Film Composer."	The City Our Town The Heiress The North Star Aaron Copland. A Self Portrait He Got Game
25	Northeastern University Curry Center Ballroom, Boston, MA Symposium on Copland's Influence on American Film. Participants include Harlow Robinson, Professor of Modern Languages and History, Northeastern University; Martin Marks, Seniour Lecturer in Music, MIT; and Robert Hall, Associate Professor of African American Studies and History, Northeastern University.
26	Northeastern University Raytheon Center, Boston, MA Symposium on Copland's legacy. Leading scholars offer new perspectives. Participants include Judith Tick, Department of Music, Northeastern University; Howard Pollack, Professor of Music, University of Houston; Carol J. Oja, Professor of Music and American Studies, The College of William and Mary; Gail Levin, Professor of Fine and Performing Arts and Art History, Baruch College and the Graduate Center, City University of New York.
26	Northeastern University Curry Center Ballroom, Boston, MA Premieres of three new works by Northeastern University student composers commissioned for the occasion. Works for chorus and band performed by the Northeastern University Chorus, directed by Joshua Jacobson and the Northeastern University Band, directed by Allen Feinstein.
26	Northeastern University Raytheon Center, Boston, MA "Boston Remembers Aaron Copland" Symposium, including participants Vivian Perlis, founder of Oral History at Yale University, moderator; Aruthur Berger, composer, professor emeritus, Brandeis University; Martin Boykan, Professor of Music, Brandeis University; John Harbison, Professor of Music, MIT and chariman of the advisory council for the Copland Heritage Association.
26, 28	Mobile Opera Mobile, AL	The Tender Land
27	Guelph Symphony conducted by Jaacov Bergman The River Run Centre, Guelph, Ontario, Canada	Three Latin American Sketches
27	New Zealand Chamber Orchestra conducted by Donald Armstrong State Opera House, Wellington, New Zealand	Appalachian Spring
28	Ensemble Singers, Chorus of the Plymouth Music Series conducted by Philip Brunelle Plymouth Music Series Jubilant Sykes, baritone Orchestra Hall, Minneapolis, MN "Copland & Friends" The Plymouth Music Series 2000-2001 season opens with a centennial salute to Aaron Copland and his contemporaries. At Philip Brunelle's invitation, Copland traveled to Minnesota to conduct a program of his choral works in 1970 and was a friend to the series until his passing in 1990. A festive celebration of the hundredth anniversary of Aaron Copland's birth.	Old American Songs
29	Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony conducted by Jaacov Bergman Centre in the Square, Kitchener, Ontario, Canada Spanish Coffee	Three Latin American Sketches
November 00
1 -01/21/01	Heckscher Museum Heckscher Museum, Huntington, NY Aaron Copland's America Through 1/21/01, the Museum hosts a celebration of Copland's cultural legacy, encompassing gallery exhibits, symposia, and a series of eight concerts.
1	The Terwilliger-Cooperstock Duo St. John's, Smith Square, London, UK The duo will perform the complete violin/piano works by Copland.	"Complete Works of Copland for Violin and Piano"
2-5	The Los Angeles Philharmonic conducted by Miguel Harth-Bedoya Marilyn Horne, mezzo-soprano Dorothy Chandler Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA An all-Copland program in honor of the composer's centennial.	Old American Songs Music for Movies Appalachian Spring
3,4	West Australian Symphony Orch conducted by Marin Alsop Concert Hall, Perth, Australia	Clarinet Concerto
3	Randel Chamber Orchestra Heather Alvarez, soprano St. Paul United Methodist, Amarillo, TX	Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
3	The Amarillo Symphony conducted by Jim Setapen Amarillo, TX	Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson
3	The Annual Meeting of the College Music Society The Terwilliger-Cooperstock Duo William Terwilliger, violin, Andrew Cooperstock, piano, Starla Hibler, pianoSusan Gaston, Robert Riggs and Stacy Rodgers Sheraton, Toronto, ON, Canada ìConcert of Music by Aaron Coplandî	Nocturne Ukelele Serenade from Two Pieces Celebration from Billy the kid Andante from Sonata for Violin and Piano and Hoe-Down from Rodeo Piano Sonata Vitebsk
4-5	Madison Symphony Orchestra conducted by John DeMain Oscar Mayer Theatre, Madison, WI	Passionate Symphony No. 3
4	Buffalo Philharmonic conducted by Arie Lipsky Buffalo Philharmonic Chorus John Fullam, Clarinet Buffalo, NY "Copland Fanfare"	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto Third Symphony
4	Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra conducted by Xiao-Lu Li Garde Arts Center, New London, CT	Fanfare for the Common Man
4	Heckscher Museum of Art Huntington Station, NY Exhibition: "Aaron Copland's America" Through January 21, the Heckscher Museum of Art hosts an interdisciplinary celebration of Coplandís cultural legacy, encompassing gallery exhibits, symposia, and a series of eight concerts. Aaron Coplandís America reflects a little-known but critically important passion in the composerís life: his friendships with many of the most remarkable artists of the 20th century. Artworks relating to Coplandís music and milieu have been gathered by guest curator Dr. Gail Levin, Professor of Art History at CUNY; some of the pieces on display are being seen for the first time in the U.S. In conjunction with Aaron Coplandís America, an exhibition catalog of the same title will be issued by Watson-Guptill Publications in October 2000.	Into the Streets May First Vitebsk Danzön Cubano Billy the Kid Rodeo Appalachian Spring Lincoln Portrait The Heiress Of Mice and Men The Red Pony
4	Owensboro Symphony Orchestra conducted by Nicholas Palmer Owensboro, KY	Billy the Kid Suite
5	South Bend Symphony Orchestra conducted by Tsung Yeh John Bruce Yeh, clarinet Morris Performing Arts Center, South Bend, IN Tribute for Aaron Copland	Fanfare for the Common Man Clarinet Concerto Rodeo Ballet Suite Symphony No. 3
6	92nd Street Y 92nd Street Y, New York, NY	The Second Hurricane
8	Topeka Symphony conducted by John Strickler narrator, tba White Concert Hall, Topeka, KS Musical Portraits	A Lincoln Portrait
9-12	Florida Orchestra conducted by Michael Christie, Guest Conductor James Tokley, Speaker Tampa, FL "Happy 100th Aaron Copland"	El Salön México Quiet City Orchestral Variations Rodeo Lincoln Portrait
9-25	Esther Honens International Piano Competition and Festival, Calgary, AB, Canada Celebrating the centenary of Aaron Copland's birth with piano works.
9-12	Florida Orchestra conducted by Michael Christie, Guest Conductor James Tokley, Speaker Tampa, FL "Happy 100th Aaron Copland"	El Salön México Quiet City Orchestral Variations Rodeo Lincoln Portrait
9-11	Utah Symphony Chamber Orchestra conducted by Tad Calcara Browning Arts Center, Ogden, UT	Preamble for a Solemn Occasion Music for a Great City Clarinet Concerto Piano Concerto Four Dance Episodes
9,11	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kwame Ryan Orpheum Theatre, New Orleans, LA Beethoven And Blue Jeans	Quiet City
9	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Vienna, Austria	Third Symphony
10-12	BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Barbican Centre, London, UK "Copland Celebratory Weekend" On November 10-12, the BBC Symphony Orchestra will program Copland as part of a celebratory weekend at the Barbican Center, in which Leonard Slatkin, who will be appointed chief conductor of the BBC Symphony Orchestra in October 2000, will play a major part.	Inscape Piano Concerto Piano Variations Suite The Heiress Billy the Kid The Second Hurricane The Tender Land
10,11	Jubilate Children's Choir conducted by Michael Barrett American Concerto Orchestra Stephen Burns, trumpet Chicago Humanities Festival XI, Chicago, IL The Chicago Humanities Festival will be featuring an Aaron Copland program at its annual November festival (from Nov. 2-12), celebrating the composer's centenary. This opera for teens has been newly adapted by Michael Barrett, Jamie Bernstein Thomas and Ed Schloth.	The Second Hurricane
10,11	Modesto Symphony Orchestra conducted by Darryl One Modesto Junior College Auditorium, Modesto, CA 20th Century Greatest Hits!	Appalachian Spring
10	BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin Marc Andre Hamelin, piano Barbican, London, UK "An American Portrait: Aaron Copland"	Billy the Kid Suite: The Heiress Inscape Piano Concerto Piano Variations
10	Memphis Symphony Orchestra conducted by David Lobel Eudora Auditorium, Memphis, TN An American Festival	Appalchian Spring Quiet City
10	St. Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre Raphel Smith Powell Symphony Hall, St. Louis, MO	Appalachian Spring Three Latin American Sketches Old American Songs
10	BBC Knowledge Channel Opening concert of the Copland weekend at the Barbican to be televised.
11-18	Westchester County Westchester County, NY County wide "Aaron Copland Week" Various activities in the public schools, a concert by Music From The Copland House, Community Day at The Copland House and other public events marking Copland's 100th Anniversary.
11-12	The Des Moines Symphony conducted by Joseph Giunta Des Moines Choral Society Jubilant Sykes, baritone Civic Center, Des Moines, Iowa A Copland Portrait	tba
11	BBC Concert Orchestra Guildhall School of Music & Drama Barbican Hall, London, UK ìAn American Portrait: Aaron Coplandî Pre-concert talk with writer and broadcaster Anthony Burton.	Prairie Journal (Music for Radio) Music for Movies Music for the Theatre The Second Hurricane
11	Johnstown Symphony Orchestra conducted by tba Pasquerilla Performing Arts Center, Johnstown, PA Copland's America	tba
11	League of Composers-ISCM Merkin Concert Hall, New York, NY	Appalachian Spring
11	Warren Philharmonic Orchestra Eastwood Mall, Warren, OH Dance to the music of Bach & Copland tba from gavottes to hoe-downs - take joy and pride in guest appearances by young soloists
11	Wichita Falls Symphony conducted by Candler Schaffer Wichita Falls Memorial Auditorium, Wichita Falls, TX Rhythm & Brass Saluting 100 years of Aaron Copland	Billy the Kid: Ballet Suite
12-21	Oregon Symphony conducted by Murry Sidlin Northwest Film Center Third Angle New Music Ensemble "Chamber Music on Tap" Portland, OR "Portland Celebrates Copland's 100th Birthday" Portland and the Oregon Symphony will salute the life and times of Aaron Copland in a week-long 100th birthday celebration headed by Symphony Resident Conductor, Murry Sidlin. The festival's events range from Symphony Sunday concerts, films, symposia and lectures to Young People's Concerts for schools, and a radio documentary.	Fortissimo
12-18	Performance Today National Public Radio During the week Performance Today will be offering an extra hour, broadcasting the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra performing an arrangement by David Del Tredici of Copland's Midday Thoughts.	Midday Thoughts
12-17	National Public Radio During the week on the NPR website there will be a "Copland Cam" broadcasting from The Copland House.
12	BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Christopher Robinson BBC Singers Barbara Bonney, William Burden, Christopher Robertson Barbican, London, UK "An American Portrait: Aaron Copland" Directed by Paul Curran	The Tender Land
12	National Public Radio Beginning Sunday 12 November, NPR will offer six one-hour modules to be broadcast during the anniversary week. The first is a documentary: ìAaron Copland, Citizen Composer,î highlighting the community/public service aspect of his work and career.
12	Oregon Symphony conducted by Murry Sidlin Portland, OR Symphony Sunday "Happy Birthday Copland from His Friends"	El Salon Mexico Scenes from The Red Pony Tender Land: Suite
12	Etowah Youth Symphony Orchestra and Etowah Symphonic Wind Ensemble conducted by Michael Gagliardo, Music Director Ed Hand, narrator Gadsden, AL All-Copland concert with orchestra and wind ensemble.	Fanfare for the Common Man Lincoln Portrait (arr. Beeler) Variations on a Shaker Melody An Outdoor Overture Our Town The Promise of Living from The Tender Land
12	Pacific Sympony Orchestra conducted by Carl St. Clair Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait" An eight-day festival coinciding with the one hundredth anniversary of Copland's birth. A special focus of the festival is "Copland and Film", including four symphonic performances, chamber music, exhibitions and screenings. Pre-concert presentation with Joseph Horowitz and Richard Danielpour.	Fanfare for the Common Man Quiet City The City (with film) Suite from The Tender Land Suite from The Heiress A Lincoln Portrait
12	Pacific Sympony Orchestra Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait" Screening of "Of Mice and Men" with a lecture by David Schiff, presentations and discussion with David Raksin and Carl St. Clair. Hosted by Joseph Horowitz.
12	The Coast Guard Band Tracy Thomas, soloist Leamy Hall Auditorium, New London, CT Aaron Copland Centennial Celebration National Pulic Radio will broadcast this performance live.	The Tender Land Fanfare for the Common Man An Outdoor Overture Emblems The Red Pony
13	National Public Radio "Copland for Chorus", with performances by Philip Brunelle and the Plymouth Music Series - the first professional chorus to invite Copland to conduct his own work.	In the Beginning Old American Songs The Tender Land
13	Oregon Symphony conducted by Murry Sidlin Smith Auditorium, Salem, OR "Happy Birthday Mr. Copland"	El Salon Mexico Appalachian Spring The Red Pony
13	Pacific Sympony Orchestra Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait" Screening of "Our Town" with commentary. _____________________________________________
14	Da Camera of Houston William Sharp, baritone, Alan Feinberg, piano and additional artists The Menil Collection, Houston, TX "The American Landscape: Aaron Copland's 100th Birthday Party" Da Camera clebrates the great American composer on his 100th birthday by surrounding him with friends. Copland biographer and University of Houston Professor of Music, Howard Pollack, hosts this musical tribute.
14-18	Library of Congress Orpheus Coolidge Auditorium, Washington, DC "Library of Congress Copland Centennial Commissions" Symposium. Premieres of works by Lukas Foss, David Diamond and others for brass quintet with optional instrument. Plans for a special NPR/Library of Congress broadcast live to Europe, with an invited audience of Copland friends, scholars, Library of Congress donors, NPR guests and more, followed by a delayed broadcast to the U.S.
14	Israeli Radio Israel To be broadcast on Copland's birthday, 8 PM local time, over Israeli radio as the centerpiece of a C2K tribute.	The Tender Land
14	KPBS-FM Portland, OR Copland documentary. Check local listings for air times.
14	National Public Radio "Copland at Tanglewood," including Bernstein's second-to-last ever performance there of Copland's Third Symphony, which has never been broadcast before. Copland's relationship with Koussevitzky will be discussed, and among the musical portions will be a snippet from the BSO's brand new historical-performances box set, with Munch conducting Quiet City.	Third Symphony Quiet City
14	Oregon Symphony conducted by Murry Sidlin Portland, OR "Happy Birthday Mr. Copland"	El Salon Mexico Appalachian Spring The Red Pony
14	Pacific Sympony Orchestra Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait" Screening of "He Got Game" with commentary.
14	Philharmonia Orchestra Charys Green, clarinet London, UK	Clarinet Concerto
14	Portand Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada Merrill Auditorium, Portland, ME Copland's Centennial	Symphony No. 3
14	Third Angle New Music Ensemble conducted by Jeffrey Payton Amy Hansen, soprano Reed College, Kaul Auditorium, OR	Piano Variations Appalachian Spring: Suite Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson Violin Sonata
14	Chamber Music Plus CONCORA The Seaverns Room, The Bushnell, Hartford, CT "Aaron and Me: One Saint and My Act" A Parallel Portrait of Virgil Thomson and Aaron Copland Mason James as Virgil Thomson. The program contains energetic creations of Copland, Thomson, Gershwin, Barber, Bernstein and others, played by the Clark-Schuldmann Duo.
14	The Chapel Choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral Lady Chapel at St. Patrick's Cathedral, New York, NY The Chapel Choir of St. Patrick's Cathedral will sing the sacred choral music of Aaron Copland on the date of his birth.
tba	Hessischer Rundfunk Frankfurt A film portrait about Copland on the occasion of his centenary.
15-16	Philharmonic Society of Orange County conducted by Carl St. Clair CA	Fanfare for the Common Man Outdoor Overture Quiet City The Heiress
15	Minnesota Orchestra conducted by Eiji Oue Reference Recordings	Fanfare for the Common Man Appalachian Spring Suite Third Symphony
15	National Public Radio "Copland and Bernstein", featuring archival material from the New York Philharmonic.
15	NW Film Center Whitsell Auditorium, Portland, OR Of Mice and Men Howard Pollack will host a lecture before the film.
15	The Royal Academy Soloists conducted by Clio Gould Royal Academy of Music, London, UK	Hoe-Down Quiet City Rondino Appalachian Spring
16-17,19	Atlanta Symphony Orchestra conducted by Michael Christie Dubravka Tomsic, piano Symphony Hall, Atlanta, GA	Appalachian Spring: Suite Orchestral Variations Rodeo: Complete Ballet
16-18	New Jersey Symphony conducted by Zdenek Macal tba Copland Centennial Celebration
16-18	Scottish Chamber Orchestra conducted by Joseph Swenson Scotland, UK All-Copland Evening Other works, tba To be confirmed	Clarinet Concerto
16-18,21	Boston Symphony Orchestra conducted by Andre Previn Garrick Ohlsson, piano Symphony Hall, Boston, MA	Piano Concerto
16	National Public Radio "A Copland Bouquet" will feature pieces that other composers have dedicated to Copland, including one of Bernstein's Seven Anniversaries.
16	Oregon Symphony Portland, OR Symposium with Resident Conductor Murry Sidlin, Copland biographer Howard Pollack and Copland's nephew, Burt Hecht.
17,18	The Hartford Symphony conducted by James Paul Gerald Elias, violin The Bushnell, Hartford, CT An all-Copland evening.	\Quiet City The Tender Land: Suite Billy the Kid: Suite
17	Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra conducted by Raymond Harvey Miller Auditorium, Kalamazoo, MI Wide Open Spaces with Western Suite photochoreography by James Westwater	Billy the Kid: Suite
17	London Sinfonietta conducted by Oliver Knussen Michael Collins, clarinet Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK	Clarinet Concerto
17-19	Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra conducted by Ron Spigelman Jubilant Sykes, Baritone Fort Worth, TX	Old American Songs Appalachian Spring: Ballet Suite
17	National Public Radio The final segment will be "Copland for Winds,"with the Coast Guard Band in Emblem, Simple Gifts, and other works arranged by Copland for band.
18-20	Oregon Symphony conducted by Murry Sidlin Arlene Schnitzer Conert Hall, Portland, OR Copland 100th Birthday Celebration The celebration also includes videos of Copland, Martha Graham and company, and a mini-drama of Copland testifying before Senator Joseph McCarthy.	El Salon Mexico Appalachian Spring Third Symphony
18-19	Long Island Philharmonic conducted by David Wiley Tilles Center, Melville, NY Russian Pyrotechnics An Outdoor Overture
18-19	Reading Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sidney Rothstein Scottish Rite Auditorium, Reading, PA Visions & Visionaries Music for a Great City
18	Carol Oja, Stephen Banfield, William Brooks St. David's Room, King's College, London, UK Copland Centenary Conference
18	Pacific Sympony Orchestra Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait" "Classical Connections" concert (for newcomers to classical music). An all-Copland concert with commentary.	Suite from The Red Pony
19	Hills Symphony Orchestra conducted by P. Shields R. John, piano	Piano Concerto
19	Long Island Choral Society Garden City Cathedral, NY	In The Beginning Four Motets
19	Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Klauspeter Seibel Pontchartrain Center, New Orleans, LA Expressive Innovation	Fanfare for the Common Man
19	Pacific Sympony Orchestra Benjamin Pasternak, piano and Robert Winter, piano Santa Ana, CA "A Copland Portrait"	El Salón México Vitebsk Piano Variations Piano Sonata
20	Akron Symphony conducted by Gary Sheldon EJ Thomas Hall, Akron, OH American Treasures	Old American Songs
20	Heckscher Museum of Art Gail Levin, Vivian Perlis, Howard Pollock and Judith Tick Huntington Station, NY Symposium in conjunction with the exhibition "Aaron Copland's America" Symposium will include lectures by the above as well as by a number of friends and associates of Copland.
21	Orchestra Symphonique de Québec conducted by Yoav Talmi, chef d'orchestra Chen Halevi, clarinette Grand Thetre de Quebec, Quebec, QB, Canada	Fanfare for the Common Man Appalachian Spring, Suite Clarinet Concerto Rodeo, Suite El Salon Mexico All-Copland concert.
24-25	Adelaide Symphony Orchestra conducted by Marin Alsop Festival Theatre, Adelaide, Australia	Appalachian Spring
30, 12/1-3	Indiana University PA	The Tender Land
December 00
tba	Music from the Copland House Michael Boriskin, piano, Paul Lustig Dunkel, flute, Nicholas Kitchen, violin, Wilhemina Smith, cello, Kenji Bunch, viola and Sari Gruber, soprano Heckscher Museum of Art, Huntington Station, NY "Copland at Home" concert and exhibition Michael Boriskin and Paul Lustig Dunkel, co-directors, Music from the Copland House. The program will include a lecture by Michael Boriskin, a short video on Copland's later years and a concert of his later works by the ensemble.	Eight Poems of Emily Dickinson Threnody Quartet for piano and strings&Duo for flute and piano Selected piano works
1,2	Charlotte Symphony conducted by Peter McCoppin Blumenthal Performing Arts Center, Charlotte, NC Copland Centennial	Fanfare for the Common Man Four Dance Episodes form Rodeo Appalachian Spring Symphony No. 3
3	RCM String Orchestra conducted by Paul Zukofsky London Sinfonietta Paul Crossley, piano Queen Elizabeth Hall, London, UK In the midst of the Aaron Copland Centenary, and a plethora of performances of his most popular scores, the London Sinfonietta focuses on Copland the modernist, and the points where his more experimental music traverses the path of another American pioneer: John Cage.	Nonet Piano Sonata Sextet Night Thoughts Piano Quartet Danzon Cubano
8	Students of the University for Music and the Arts conducted by Dennis Russell Davies University for Music and the Arts Vienna, Vienna, Austria "Here & Now: Time for Copland" Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.	Fanfare for the Common Man Selections from Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson Inaugural Fanfare El Salon MÈxico Nonet Threnody I In Memoriam Igor Stravinsky Threnody II In Memoriam Beatrice Cunningham
9	"Here & Now: Time for Copland" Dennis Russell Davies, piano Radio Kulturhaus Vienna, Vienna, Austria Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.	Piano Sonata Piano Variations Piano Fantasy
9	"Here & Now: Time for Copland" Schikaneder Kino, Vienna, Austria The Red Pony Our Town Films for which Copland has written the soundtrack. Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.
9	"Here & Now: Time for Copland" Vienna, Austria Jazz session at a local restaurant, in honor of Aaron Copland. Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.
10	"Here & Now: Time for Copland" Mathilde Horsiangou, piano, members of the Aron Quartet, Ernst Kovacic, viola and Ilse Wincor, viola Brahmssaal, Musikverein, Vienna, Austria Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.	Sonata for Violin and Piano Piano Quartet Vitebsk Sextet
10	Camerata Academica Salzburg conducted by Ernst Kovacic Ernesto Molinari, clarinet Mozartsaal, Konzerthaus, Vienna, Austria "Here & Now: Time for Copland" Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.	Clarinet Concerto Appalachian Spring Two Pieces Short Symphony
11	Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Vienna conducted by Dennis Russell Davies Gottlieb Wallisch, piano Groflen Musikvereinssaal, Vienna, Austria "Here & Now: Time for Copland" Jazz session at a local restaurant, in honor of Aaron Copland. Part of the first annual festival "Here & Now", which will present a Copland centenary series, December 8 through 10, 2000 in Vienna.	Piano Concerto Music for the Theatre
14 - 15	Radio-Sinfonie-Orchester Frankfurt conducted by Hugh Wolff Richard Stoltzman Richard Stolzman, clarinet Frankfurt (Alte Oper), Germany	Fanfare for the Common Man Three Latin American Dances Clarinet Concerto Third Symphony
15	National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Roman Kofman Brussels, Belgium	Billy the Kid Old American Songs El Salon Mexico
January 01
tba	Utah Symphony conducted by Keith Lockhart Salt Lake City, UT "Copland Festival" Three-week Copland Festival will feature major orchestral and concerto works as well as chamber repertoire.
6	The Philadelphia Orchestra Philadelphia, PA "A Copland Celebration" Family Concert
18,20	Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Jeff Tyzik Kenneth Grant Eastman Theatre, Rochester, NY Jeff's Philharmonics Debut	Clarinet Concerto
20-21	Santa Barbara Symphony conducted by Gisele Ben-Dor Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Happy Birthday Copland featuring the photochoreography of James Westwater	Billy The Kid Suite Grover's Corners from Our Town
20	Anchorage Symphony Orchestra conducted by Randall Craig Fleischer Anchorage, AK	Lincoln Portrait
20	The Amarillo Symphony conducted by James Setapen Neal Balm, trumpet Amarillo, TX Copland & 2001	Ceremonial Fanfare Suite from Appalachian Spring
February 01
1	The Hartford Symphony The Greater Hartford Arts Council The Bushnell, Hartford, CT "30th Annual United Arts Campaign"	Lincoln Portrait
2-3	Syracuse Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Hege Civic Center, Syracuse, NY Signature	Appalachian Spring
3,4	Elgin Symphony Orchestra conducted by Apo Hsu Richard Stoltzman, clarinet Elgin, IL	Tchaikovsky's Pathetique Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra
3	Orchestre de Paris conducted by Marin Alsop Paris, France	Symphony No. 3
3	Springfield Symphony Orchestra conducted by Janna Hymes-Bianchi Symphony Hall, Springfield, MA	El Salon Mexico
5	Rhode Island Philharmonic conducted by Larry Rachleff Veterans Memorial Auditorium, Providence, RI Classical IV	Billy the Kid: Suite
15-18	The Hartt School The Bushnell The University of Hartford and The Bushnell, Hartford, CT A five-day symposium will bring in nationally known authors and educators for lectures, performances, panel discussions and presentations, for both academic and general interest. Participants include Copland biographers Vivian Perlis and Howard Pollack, Copland Prize winner Robert Carl and members of the Hartt composition faculty, as well as others from universities and conservatories from around New England.
16-17	Syracuse Symphony Orchestra conducted by Daniel Hege Civic Center, Syracuse, NY Ovation	Symphony No. 3
17-18	Santa Barbara Symphony conducted by Gisele Ben-Dor Donald T. Foster, clarinet Arlington Theatre, Santa Barbara, CA Our Symphony Stars	Clarinet Concerto
17	Huntsville Symphony Orchestra conducted by Taavo Virkhaus VBC Concert Hall, Huntsville, AL The Music that Transcended Time Copland's 100th Birthday	El Salon Mexico
17	The Amarillo Symphony conducted by James Setapen Bradford Gowen, piano Amarillo, TX Shostakovich's Fifth	Piano Concerto
19	Akron Symphony conducted by Ya-Hui Wang EJ Thomas Hall, Akron, OH Sounds of Spring	Appalachian Spring Suite
March 01
16,18	National Orchestra of Belgium conducted by Wayne Marshall Brussels, Belgium	Rodeo
6	Amarillo Symphony conducted by Jim Setapen Amarillo, TX	Letter from Home
April 01
11	Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra Ardrey Auditorium, Flagstaff, AZ Classic Series	The Tender Land: Suite
12-14,17	Chicago Symphony Orchestra conducted by William Eddins Chicago, IL	Appalachian Spring
14	Orchestre Metropolitain conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin "Viva America" Montreal, QB, Canada	Appalachian Spring, Suite
21	Evansville Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Alfred Savia Evansville, IN	Quiet City
22	Long Island Philharmonic conducted by Markand Thakar Tilles Center, Melville, NY Star of the Future	Suite from Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
28	The Cedar Rapids Symphony conducted by Christian Tiemeyer Jane Walker, flute Paramount Theatre, Cedar Rapids, Iowa Into the Spotlight	Duo for Flute and Piano
May 01
12	The Orlando Philharmonic conducted by Hal France Bob Carr Performing Arts Center, Orlando, FL An American Portrait	Billy the Kid: Suite
15	Canadian West Chamber Orchestra conducted by Wallace Leung Wiiliam Jenken Gateway Theatre, Vancouver, Canada Copland Plus	Clarinet Concerto
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	Amarillo Symphony Orchestra conducted by James Setapen Civic Center Auditorium, Amarillo, TX	Appalachian Spring Four Dance Episodes from 'Rodeo' Twelve Poems of Emily Dickinson Piano Concerto
	ASV Michael Collins, clarinet, Martin Roscoe, piano and the Vanbrugh Quartet London, UK Chamber Music of Aaron Copland Concert and recording	Vitebsk Two Pieces for String Quartet Quartet for Piano and Strings Sextet for Piano and Strings Movement for String Quartet
	BMG Classics Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra conducted by Leonard Slatkin St. Louis, MO Recording A two-CD set of recordings made by Leonard Slatkin and the Saint Louis Symphony Orchestra
	Chandos I Musici di Montréal conducted by Yuli Turovsky Charles Neidich, clarinet Montreal, QB, Canada Recording Premiere recording of the early arrangement of Copland's Clarinet Concerto.	Clarinet Concerto
	Linn Records Dunedin Consort conducted by Ben Parry Choral recording	In the Beginning Four Motets
	Meridian Adams Summerhayes, violin UK Recording Recording the complete works for violin and piano
	tba Orquestra Filarmonica de Buenos Aires Teatro Colun Ballet Buenos Aires, Argentina Festival includes four symphonic performances, chamber music and exhibitions.

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