Juneau Symphony Elegance & Energy

Program:​​​​​
Joseph Bologne – Overture to L'Amant Anonyme
Joseph Haydn – Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
Soloist: Michael Sachs, Principal trumpet of the Cleveland Orchestra
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—Intermission—
Edward Littlefield, Composer & Rory Stitt, Orchestrator - Overture to Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit Russian Battles
Aaron Copland – Appalachian Spring (1945 Suite)
This spring program dances between elegance and vitality. Joseph Bologne's sparkling overture opens with Classical pose and charm, followed by Haydn's brilliant Trumpet Concerto— a work of wit and virtuosity. After intermission, we are thrilled to premiere composer Ed Littlefield's Overture to Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit Russian Battles and Copland's beloved Appalachian Spring is a radiant portrait of hope, humility, and openhearted joy. Music that lifts and lingers with both refinement and spirit.

We are deeply grateful to the Tlingit artists, composer Ed Littlefield, orchestrator Rory Stitt, and librettist Vera Starbard, and to Sealaska Heritage Institute for bringing forward the first full opera in the Tlingit language, Kutulagaaw: The Tlingit - Russian Battles, produced in partnership with Perseverance Theatre this fall.