The first warm, fragrant breezes of spring waft through the pages of two beloved works: Copland's Appalachian Spring, a tender portrayal of rural American life, and Sibelius's Fifth Symphony, with its heart-stopping vision of swans soaring across an April sky. Plus, Artist-in-Residence Xavier Foley returns to your Oregon Symphony to perform his astonishing new bass concerto.

Program

Copland: Suite from Appalachian Spring  
Xavier Foley: New Double Bass Concerto No. 2 (Oregon Symphony Co-commission)
Sibelius: Symphony No. 5 

Artists

Hanna Lintu, Conductor
Xavier Foley, Bass