New York Avant-Garde

100 years ago, New Yorkers were astonished when the 1913 Armory Show displayed—for the first time in the U.S.—modernism in painting and sculpture. In partnership with New-York Historical Society’s retrospective on this historic exhibit, ASO presents a glimpse of the city’s musical culture in the years surrounding the Armory Show, including the first generation of modernist composers, whose works appeared in the early 1920s. From Strauss’ masterpiece of realism premiered at Carnegie Hall to works… Show more by Antheil and Copland, this concert places in context the modernism that took New York and America by storm.

Maestro Leon Botstein shares the stories behind the music in a lively 30-minute Conductor’s Notes Q&A at 7 PM in Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage. Free for all ticket holders.
George Antheil — A Jazz Symphony
Charles Griffes — Poem
Carl Ruggles — Men and Mountains
Aaron Copland — Symphony for Organ and Orchestra
Richard Strauss — Symphonia domestica

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