A wonderful snippet of tonight's live performance of Copland's "Appalachian Spring," conducted by Victor Minke Huls and Friends. One more amazing evening of music from All Saints' Music Through Ages Summer Concert series! | All Saints Episcopal Church

On this day in 1944, Martha Graham’s Appalachian Spring premiered in Washington, D.C. The uniquely American and modern ballet, featuring Aaron Copland’s musical genius, Isamu Noguchi’s spatial acuity, and Edythe Gilfond’s imaginative costumes, changed the fabric of American culture by articulating the pioneer story through the Graham Technique, and uniting the public through its populist themes. To celebrate, we’re sharing a full-length performance from 1958 starring Martha, Stuart Hodes, Bertra

TONIGHT AT 7PM: Join us for the Suite from APPALACHIAN SPRING at the Martha Graham Studio Theater! Comprised of narrated sections from one of Martha Graham’s most celebrated pieces, the Suite from APPALACHIAN SPRING brings the audience into the story’s, characters’, and creators’ innerworlds. How did the geniuses of Graham, Noguchi, and Copland converge in this 1944 American mastwork? We’ll discuss that tonight… This Studio Series performance is one night only - you won’t want to miss it! Get yo