Sun, Sep 28, 2025 | 3pm
MEMORIAL HALL, CHAPEL HILL

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North Carolina Symphony
Carlos Miguel Prieto, conductor
Samuel Almaguer, clarinet

Samuel Barber (1910-1981)
Essay No. 2, Op. 17

Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
Clarinet Concerto 
    Slowly and expressively – Cadenza – Rather fast
Samuel Almaguer, clarinet

INTERMISSION

Antonín Dvořák (1841-1904)
Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, “From the New World”
    I. Adagio – Allegro molto 
    II. Largo 
    III. Molto vivace 
    IV. Allegro con fuoco

In celebration of America 250, this program explores the nation’s musical voice—from Dvořák’s New World vision to Barber’s lyricism and Copland’s jazz-infused Clarinet Concerto, written for Benny Goodman—channeling the bold, boundary-defying spirit of America and elevating a voice from popular music into the orchestral canon.