On Sunday, November 1, the Bloomington Symphony Orchestra, in collaboration with the IU Archives of African American Music and Culture, will perform a concert in recognition of our country’s 250th year. From the familiar square dance feel of Aaron Copland’s Hoedown to the soulful, bluesy tonalities of William Grant Still’s Afro-American Symphony, this concert explores what it means to be an American.

Program:
“Hoedown” from Rodeo – Aaron Copland
“In Memoriam Sojourner Truth” – Gary Powell Nash
All Things Majestic – Jennifer Higdon
Symphony No. 1 – Afro-American Symphony – William Grant Still

4:15 pm pre-concert talk with composer Gary Nash
5:00 pm performance