About this episode

Laura Jackson and Mark Clague discuss the Reno Phil's opening concerts for the 2025-26 Classix Season featuring American composers.

Laura Jackson, Reno Phil music director and conductor, and Mark Clague, musicologist and professor at the University of Michigan, speak with Chris Morrison about the opening concerts of the Reno Phil's 2025-26 Classix Season, "American Masters," on October 11 and 12, 2025. The concerts include the Piano Concerto in One Movement by Florence Price and Rhapsody in Blue by George Gershwin, both with piano soloist Michelle Cann, as well as two pieces by Aaron Copland, Fanfare for the Common Man and the orchestral suite from the ballet Appalachian Spring .

People in this episode

Host: Laura Jackson

Guest: Mark Clague

Topics covered

• American Masters
• Reno Phil
• Classix Season
• Florence Price
• George Gershwin
• Aaron Copland
• Piano Concerto

Keywords

• Reno Phil
• American Masters
• Florence Price
• George Gershwin
• Aaron Copland
• Piano Concerto
• Classix Season

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Reno Phil, University of Michigan

Books & works: Piano Concerto in One Movement, Rhapsody in Blue, Fanfare for the Common Man, Appalachian Spring

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