American Stories
The Story of American Music is the Story of America
Friday, June 30, 2023 | 7:30PM
Doors at 7:00, Performance at 7:30
Tickets
Almost sold out - Tickets available at the door while they last
$30 General Admission
$25 nchm member
Mark Landson’s American Stories is a rousing exploration of American patriotic music and the stories of American composers from independence through modern times. American greats Stephen Foster, Scott Joplin, George M Cohan, Gershwin, Copland, Bernstein and more come to life through the unique storytelling and comedy of Mark Landson and the musicianship of the Belmark Trio (clarinetist Brent Buemi, pianist Darío Llanos Javier, and violinist Mark Landson), joined by the brilliant soprano vocalist Allison Stanford, winner of the 2022 Latin American and Iberian Art Song Competition in Barcelona.
American Stories debuted in 2021 with audiences and presenters hailing it as “one of the most entertaining and informative programs we’ve ever experienced”, and “a signature work combining engaging story telling with a wide range of musicality”.
Performed by The Belmark Trio (Mark Landson, Brent Buemi and Dario Llanos) with special soprano guest vocalist Allison Stanford.
Program
Star Spangled Banner
Anacreonic Song
Yankee Doodle
My Country Tis of Thee
Stephen Foster
Oh! Susannah
Jeanie with the Light Brown Hair
John Philip Sousa
Stars and Stripes Forever
African American Spirituals arranged by Harry Burleigh
Nobody Knows, Good Ole Way, Michael Row the Boat
Antonin Dvorak
Sonatina for Violin and Piano 4th movt
Scott Joplin
Maple Leaf Rag
George M Cohan
Yankee Doodle Dandy, Over There, Grand Old Flag
Irving Berlin
Alexander’s Ragtime Band, Oh How I Hate to Get Up in the Morning, God Bless America
Jelly Roll Morton
Jelly Roll Blues
George Gershwin
Rhapsody in Blue, Summertime
Aaron Copland
Appalachian Spring
Leonard Bernstein
Somewhere from West Side Story
Samuel Ward/Katherine Lee Bates
America the Beautiful
