As we mark the 250th anniversary of American Independence, Buxton Musical Society present a programme of American music.

All three of these composers broke down barriers; Bernstein bringing jazz and dance rhythms to the concert hall, Gershwin dissolving the divide between popular and classical music, and Amy Beach overcoming the male-dominated tradition to become America's first successful female composer of large-scale art music.

Leonard Bernstein – Overture from Candide
George Gershwin – Rhapsody in Blue
Amy Beach – Grand Mass in E-flat

Jackson Leung – piano
Lillian Noble – soprano
Francesca Lea – mezzo-soprano
Tom Hawkey-Soar – tenor
Tey Kamal – bass

Chorus and Orchestra of Buxton Musical Society
Conducted by Sam Hayes