When Martha Graham’s ballet “Appalachian Spring” had its premiere on Oct. 30, 1944, in Washington, D.C., Aaron Copland was the voice of America. He had the gift to be simple. He wrote music that ...

The finest of the works Aaron Copland composed in his American vein is the ballet Appalachian Spring, written in 1943-44 for Martha Graham. The work's premiere took place in the Coolidge Auditorium of ...

In 1942, Aaron Copland was commissioned to write a score for the choreographer Martha Graham. Dance and music in America have never been the same. Their ballet, Appalachian Spring, looks at the ...

The century-old dance company is on tour with an old work that brings the gift of new life. The tour is a reminder that the late, great Martha Graham got her start in Southern California. During the ...

The sound of Americana will forever be in debt to composer Aaron Copland. His simple harmonies and melodies, and his use of folk and jazz idioms, helped establish a national musical style in America.

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Long before David Hochoy became the artistic director of Dance Kaleidoscope, he nervously walked into a New York City rehearsal room in 1980. His friend had told him that the renowned Martha Graham — ...