Has anyone checked Aaron Copland's grave for signs of vigorous rolling? Copland, the great American composer, who was openly gay and whose politics were socialist-leaning, keeps showing up on the ...

The song “America,” from Leonard Bernstein’s “West Side Story,” with its deep ironies and bitter comedic turns (“Everything free in America, for a small fee in America”), more than ever encapsulates ...

Our music today includes Aaron Copland's Sonata for Flute and Piano; one of the last works he wrote in the 1970's. Tune in at 9 a.m. on 91.1 and 107.5 FM and our music stream.

Copland Movie Music Here's a suite Aaron Copland put together in 1942, of some of his favorite film scores. He called it Music for Movies. This is the EOS Orchestra, in concert at the Ethical Culture ...

The Boston Symphony’s Serge Koussevitzky hurried offstage, excitedly kissed several dowagers who had come up to congratulate him. He had just conducted the world premiere of Aaron Copland’s Third ...

The U.S. Department of State launched in October the Global Music Diplomacy Initiative to elevate music as a diplomatic tool to promote peace and exchange of ideas. In partnership with the music ...

“In those days,” Aaron Copland once said of his early studies, “music was like the inside of a great building that shut out the street noises.” Later Copland was to do more than any other composer of ...

Nov. 14 is the birthday of the “Dean of American Composers.” Along with George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland is considered one of our “big three” composers, among the very best our ...

This July 4, you’ll definitely hear music composed by Aaron Copland. In fact, if you’re listening to Classical IPR, I can guarantee you’ll hear multiple pieces by Aaron Copland today. His music is ...

On Copland: 1900–1942, by Aaron Copland & Vivian Perlis. Once again the world of American music is celebrating Aaron Copland. In part, I suppose, all the attention now being given to the recent ...