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Aaron Copland

Twentieth Century Topics: Switching Gears

Twentieth Century Topics: Switching Gears

Alan Chapman reveals how Aaron Copland and Arvo Pärt reinvented themselves and in the process reshaped twentieth‑century music and deepened its connection with audiences worldwide.

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James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones

James Earl Jones Narrates the Lincoln Portrait by Aaron Copland

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The American Opera About Graduating High School

The American Opera About Graduating High School

Explore how Aaron Copland's 1954 opera, The Tender Land, uses a graduation ceremony as a symbol of coming of age and stepping into the unknown.

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