Morning Glories - First Symphonies
August 27, 2012
St. Paul, Minn. —
This week (August 27-31), as the State Fair hands out blue ribbons for first place, we'll hear a week of firsts: the first symphonies by five American composers.
Monday
John Knowles Paine:
Symphony No. 1 (1876)
Tuesday
Don Gillis:
Symphony No. 1 (An American Symphony) (1939)
Wednesday
Ned Rorem:
Symphony No. 1 (1950)
Thursday
Christopher Theofanidis:
Symphony No. 1 (2009)
Friday
William Grant Still:
Symphony No. 1 ("Afro-American") (1930)