Chelsea Music Festival 2026 - June 25 - Copland & Twain
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The Chelsea Music Festival welcomes director, writer, and composer Bill Barclay (former Director of Music at London’s Shakespeare’s Globe), to present his theatrical concert Copland & Twain adapted for chamber orchestra. Coming off of its World Premiere with the Milwaukee Symphony and conducted by Ken-David Masur, the Festival will perform the NY Premiere of this new work full of humor, satire, and honesty. Please join us for this tour de force project featuring actors Caleb Mayo, Chloe McFarlane, Carson Elrod, Maurice Emanuel Parent, and Robert Walsh on Thursday June 25th at Open Jar Studios in NYC's theater district! Copland & Twain weaves together the stirring music of Aaron Copland with the poignant, satirical words of Mark Twain. Get your tickets now for a night that fuses American music and literature to pose timely questions about human nature, national identity, and unity.