Charles Ives’ America
- Nov 16, 2024 at 7 PM & Nov 17, 2024 at 2 PM
- Fisher Center at Bard, Sosnoff Theater
Program & Artists
All-Ives Program
The Fourth of July from the Holidays Symphony
Central Park in the Dark
Orchestral Set No. 2
Symphony No. 2
Plus performances of songs quoted in Ives’ music
Leon Botstein conductor
William Sharp baritone
Donald Berman piano
J. Peter Burkholder host
Tickets
- From $15
Create Your Own series 25% off the full price
Part of TŌN’s Fisher Center concert series
Leon Botstein and TŌN celebrate the sesquicentennial of one of the most quintessential American composers, Charles Ives. With baritone William Sharp and preeminent Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder, this program explores the way the composer created unique works from familiar tunes. Before each piece, Sharp and the orchestra will highlight these classic songs, including “Bringing in the Sheaves” and “Camptown Races”. Each performance is followed by a talk with Botstein, Sharp, Burkholder, Berman, and cultural historian Joseph Horowitz, free for all ticket holders.
Additional Ives Sesquicentennial Events:
Sat, Nov 9 at 6 PM at Olin Hall: Ives and the Piano with Donald Berman, Leon Botstein, Kyle Gann, and Joseph Horowitz.
Sat, Nov 16 at 5 PM and Sun, Nov 17 at 12 PM at Olin Hall: Charles Ives: A Life in Music with William Sharp, Richard Aldous, J. Peter Burkholder, Kyle Gann, and Joseph Horowitz
The November Ives events at Bard College and Carnegie Hall constitute one of four Ives sesquicentenary celebrations supported by a grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities. Music Unwound is a consortium of orchestras and educational institutions directed by Joseph Horowitz.
These concerts will also be livestreamed on TŌNtube.
Concert Details
The concert will last approximately 2 hours and 30 minutes.
Remarks throughout by Ives scholar J. Peter Burkholder
Performances of songs quoted in Ives’ music performed before each piece by baritone William Sharp and pianist Donald Berman
Charles Ives The Fourth of July from the Holidays Symphony
6 min
Listen
Central Park in the Dark
8 min
Listen
Orchestral Set No. 2
16 min
Listen
Intermission
20 min
Symphony No. 2
38 min
Listen
Panel discussion with Botstein, Sharp, Burkholder, Berman, and cultural historian Joseph Horowitz
All timings are approximate. Program and artists subject to change.
Sample the Music
Charles Ives The Fourth of July from the Holidays Symphony
Charles Ives Central Park in the Dark
Charles Ives Orchestral Set No. 2
Charles Ives Symphony No. 2
Illustration: Charles Ives by Khoa Doan
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