Category: World Music

After a winter hiatus from full orchestral concerts, the Raleigh Symphony Orchestra returned to Jones Auditorium at Meredith College for their latest symphonic offering, Dear Friends, featuring pieces by Aaron Copland, Leonard Bernstein, and premiering a violin concerto from local composer Bill Robinson. Dear Friends came aptly titled and timed with invigorating works welcoming the early spring and celebrating friendships between composers and performers alike. The program opened and closed with works from long-time friends Aaron Copland and Leonard Bernstein, beginning with Copland’s “John Henry” and ending with “Three Dance Episodes” from Bernstein’s On the Town.