American Showcase I with the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra
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Stafford Centre 10505 Cash Rd, Stafford, Texas 77477
Enjoy famous American composers George Gershwin and Aaron Copland as the Fort Bend Symphony Orchestra raises the curtain on its 22nd season on Sunday, Oct. 20. American Showcase I includes Copland’s Down a Country Lane, a composition originally commissioned and published by Life magazine to offer piano students quality music. It has since been transcribed for orchestra. Also on the program is Morton Gould’s Revival: Fantasy on Six Spirituals.
Besides the music of these late composers, FBSO will perform works from living American composers: Dr. Ron Nelson, Dr. Robert Nelson and Dr. Monte Keene Pishny-Floyd. Also featured are the talented student winners from the 2013 Houston Music Teachers Association Concerto Competition.
Tickets for American Showcase I are available at fbso.org or by calling 281.276.9642. Reserved seats for adults are $12 to $30 with discounts for students, adults 55 and over, military and groups of 10 or more. Children 12 and under are free when accompanied by an adult, but need a reserved ticket.