

About this event:
- Category:
- Classical Music
- Event type:
- Free | In-person
- Admission:
- Free No tickets required
- Location:
- Silk Street Music Hall
Event information
Step into the vibrant soundworld of 20th-century America with this rich and varied programme conducted by Fraser MacAulay.
Aaron Copland’s An Outdoor Overture brims with youthful optimism and wide-open horizons, while Samuel Barber’s radiant Knoxville: Summer of 1915 offers a tender reflection on childhood, set to James Agee’s evocative prose.
Nicholas Maw’s American Games captures the playful energy of sport and celebration, and Leonard Bernstein’s dazzling Overture to Candide closes the evening with trademark wit and sparkle.
Free, no tickets required
Approximate running time: 1 hour (no interval)
Programme & Performers
Copland An Outdoor Overture
Barber Knoxville, Summer of 1915
Maw American Games
Bernstein Candide Overture
Fraser MacAulay conductor
Venue information
Silk Street Theatre, Music Hall and Lecture Recital Room are located in the main Guildhall School building on Silk Street and for Barbican produced events the venue can also be accessed from the Barbican if you exit via the doors next to Barbican Kitchen on Level G.
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Silk Street
Barbican
EC2Y 8DT