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Simple Gifts, Illinois Symphony Orchestra
Experience the spirit of America in this show featuring George Walker’s touching Lyric for Strings; Ernest Bloch’s energetic Concerto Grosso No. 1, where baroque form meets 20th‑century boldness; and Aaron Copland’s iconic Appalachian Spring. Copland’s masterwork evokes the promise of new beginnings from its pastoral calm to the beloved variations on “simple gifts,” capturing the optimism of frontier life and American possibility.
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Howarth Plaza (Municipal Building fountain area)
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Hoogland Center for the Arts Club Room
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