Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center - Voices of the Americas

The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center performs music of Copland, Bernstein, and Gershwin along with music by Latin American composers they championed.

Directly from the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center stage, this program opens and closes with vibrant, beloved classics by Aaron Copland and George Gershwin. In between are short personal statements inspired by the composers’ relationship to religion, their interpretation of native folk music, and the deeply intimate reaction to the death of a friend. Take a trip in sound from the pulsating dance hall to the quieter prayer in this exploration of music from the Americas in the 20th century.

Jessica Rivera, soprano; Michael Stephen Brown, Gilles Vonsattel, pianos; Nicholas Canellakis, cello; Ian David Rosenbaum, percussion

Copland El Salón México for Piano and Percussion

Bernstein Three Meditations from Mass for Cello, Piano, and Percussion

Ginastera “Chacarera” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, op. 10

Chávez: “North Carolina Blues” for Voice and Piano

Ginastera “Gato” from Cinco canciones populares argentinas for Voice and Piano, op. 10

Ponce “Estrellita” for Voice and Piano

Bernstein “I Feel Pretty” and “Somewhere” from West Side Story for Voice and Piano

Golijov Mariel for Cello and Marimba

Villa-Lobos “A maré encheu” and “O polichinelo” from Guia prático for Piano

Ginastera Pampeana no. 2, Rhapsody for Cello and Piano, op. 21

León “Oh Yemanja” from Scourge of Hyacinths for Soprano, Cello, and Piano

Gershwin Cuban Overture for Piano, Four Hands, and Percussion

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