Summary

Auburn Symphony Orchestra continues its annual celebration of American music through iconic and newly-embraced works. Featuring Leonard Bernstein’s familiar Latin beats from the 1957 smash musical, West Side Story, you’ll dance and hum your way out of the concert hall with tunes like Maria and I Feel Pretty. Juan Pablo Contreras’ Mariachitlán continues the Latin beat with a loving homage to the Mexican state of Jalisco – the birthplace of mariachi. The concert opens with William Levi Dawson’s epic Negro Folk Symphony which premiered nearly 90 years ago to great acclaim. The piece is experiencing a resurgence as new generations discover its powerful impact. Celebrate with us musical voices of America.

Program

Wesley Schulz, conductor

WILLIAM DAWSON – Negro Folk Symphony
JUAN PABLO CONTRERAS – Mariachitlán
LEONARD BERNSTEIN – West Side Story Symphonic Dances

Concert length: approximately 1 hour 45 minutes including one intermission