On this day in ballet, 30th October

[Trog Woolley]

Appalachian Spring, music by Aaron Copland, choreography by Martha Graham,
with funds from the Coolidge Foundation, premiered 1944, at the
Library of Congress in Washington DC.

This is a ballet that I thought that I would never see. The music, which
I very much love, is often featured on the radio and I have a book which
contains a single photograph of the ballet. This photograph has always
fascinated me; I couldn't imagine how the sketch like homestead would work.
I was extremely pleased when I found it had been released on DVD, and this
recording is amongst my favourite ballets. I would very much like to see
it performed live - maybe one day!


A very happy birthday to Richard Alston.

[J.B. Wood]

Post by Trog Woolley
Appalachian Spring, music by Aaron Copland, choreography by Martha Graham,
with funds from the Coolidge Foundation, premiered 1944, at the
Library of Congress in Washington DC.
This is a ballet that I thought that I would never see. The music, which
I very much love, is often featured on the radio and I have a book which
contains a single photograph of the ballet. This photograph has always
fascinated me; I couldn't imagine how the sketch like homestead would work.
I was extremely pleased when I found it had been released on DVD, and this
recording is amongst my favourite ballets. I would very much like to see
it performed live - maybe one day!
A very happy birthday to Richard Alston.

Hello, and how ironic. I've resided in the metro DC area for 40 years
and I don't remember (at 65 you can forget many things) any of Copland's
ballets being mounted at the Kennedy Center or elsewhere in the area. I
would jump at the chance to see a major dance company do one (App.
Spring, Billy The Kid, Rodeo) to either Graham's or de Mille's choreo.
Love the music, would love to see it live with dance. Sincerely,