American Portraits: 250 Years 

Chris Brubeck World Premiere: Can(n)ons of Freedom

+ Gershwin, Copland, and Ives

The Glens Falls Symphony

Led by Music Director Charles Peltz

Sunday, May 15, 2026, 4 pm

Free pre-concert talk at 3 pm

Glens Falls High School Auditorium

Sponsors: The Touba Family Foundation 

& Glens Falls Hospital.

Gold Season Sponsors: Arrow Bank

Chris Brubeck Sponsor: Robert & Barbara Rosoff 

Program:

-Variations on "America" Charles Ives (1874-1954)

-Chester  William Schuman (1910-1992)

-Maple Leaf Rag from the Red Back Book (arr. Gunther Schuller) Scott Joplin (1868-1917)

-Lincoln portrait    Aaron Copland (1900-1990)

-Can(n)ons of Freedom    Chris Brubeck (b. 1952)

World Premiere, Commissioned by the Glens Falls Symphony

Intermission

Three Preludes    George Gershwin (1889-1937) arr. Justus Rizemond

"MLK" from Three Black Kings Edward "Duke" Ellington (1899-1974)

Made in America Joan Tower (b.1938) 2005 World Premiere by the Glens Falls Symphony