Symphony Concert: Appalachian Spring + Silk Road

Sunday, January 12, 2025 2:30–4:00 PM

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Experience the timeless beauty of Copland's iconic masterpiece, Appalachian Spring, as it vividly portrays the American landscape. Kojiro Uzmezaki joins the South Bend Symphony as he uses the shakuhachi to transform the landscape imagined in Angel Lam's "Empty Mountain, Spirit Rain," and Takuma Itoh's "Faded Aura."

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https://events.nd.edu/events/2025/01/12/appalachian-spring-silk-road/

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