The American Imagination: Gershwin, Higdon, Bunch, Price & Armstrong

A celebration of the infinite creativity and daring imagination of American artists across generations. MYS Symphony Orchestra , conducted by Raúl Gómez-Rojas, presents: Peachtree Street by Jennifer Higdon Adoration by Florence Price , arr. Thomas Taylor Dickey An American in Paris by George Gershwin (Revised F. Campbell-Watson) Dango Jiru by Kenji Bunch , in collaboration with Portland Taiko Satchmo! - A Tribute to Louis Armstrong (arr. Ted Ricketts) World premiere of a piece by student composer Alejandro Belgique, as part of The Authentic Voice commissioning series in partnership with Fear No Music’s Young Composers Project . This concert will also showcase one of the winners of MYS’ annual Concerto Competition. MYS Interlude Orchestra , conducted by Erica Boland, opens the concert.