Copland & Twain - A Theatrical Concert
Wednesday, June 25, 2026
7:00 PM | Open Jar Studios
Ken-David Masur, conductor
Bill Barclay, writer and director
Carson Elrod, actor
Caleb Mayo, actor
Chloe McFarlane, actor
Maurice Emmanuel Parent, actor
Robert Walsh, actor
Run time: 85 minutes (no Intermission)
Selections from:
Music for Movies (1942) by Aaron Copland (b.1900-1990)
Music for Theater (1925)
Prologue
Sunday Traffic
Barley Wagons
Dance
Burlesque
Threshing Machines
Interlude
The Story of Grover’s Corners
New England Countryside
Epilogue
Star-Spangled Banner (1773) by John Stafford Smith (1750-1836)
arr. by Paul Lavender (2007)
Lyrics by Francis Scott Key
The Promise of Living (1952-4) by Copland
Festival Chamber Orchestra
Violin I | Jonathan Ong, Yuyu Ikeda, Reuben Kebede
Violin II | Dorothy Ro, Tiani Butts, Carlos Rafael Martinez Arroyo, Magdalena Masur
Viola | Abigail Rojansky, Marcus Stevenson
Cello | Jonathan Dormand, Pedro Sanchez
Bass | Bennett Norris
Flute | Catherine Boyack
Oboe | Amanda Hardy
Clarinet | Paul Wonjin Cho
Bassoon | Hannah Dickerson
Horn | Stephanie Fritz Ferguson
Trumpet | Olivia Pidi Weiss, Rebecca Steinberg
Trombone | Joseph Huggins
Percussion | Oliver Xu
Piano | Dimitri Dover
Costume Designer | Arthur Oliver
Projection Designer | Katy Tucker
Lighting Technician | Rachel Goldberg
Wardrobe Manager | Jessica Zindren
Projections from the America of Twain’s time, Copland’s time, and our own time, oscillating between stock imagery and animation, noting the provenance of the speeches and musical selections.
With thanks to Lewis Steinberg, we dedicate this evening in memory of Margery Steinberg, a stalwart patron of the arts who, along with Lew, became an integral part of our Festival family.
Reception to follow curated by Niederegger and Brotherhood Winery
With gratitude to the generous patrons & partners whose generosity has made this evening possible:
Lewis Steinberg
Margie & Everett Jassy
Open Jar Studios
Boylan Bottling
Brotherhood Winery
Carl Brandt
Centanni Percussion
Concert Theater Works
Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra
National Endowment for the Arts
Niederegger
Radeberger Gruppe USA
Sennheiser
Steinway & Sons
Tarisio Fine Instruments
WQXR