The Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s America @ 250 series culminates by showcasing the sounds that define our nation in an encore performance featuring music from Bernstein, Copland and Barber on Wednesday, June 17 at 8pm in Symphony Hall.

Guest conductor Deanna Tham, noted for “an emotionally engaging style” (Oregon ArtsWatch), leads this exploration of the American song through Broadway, blues, cowboy songs and more. This encore performance features Bernstein’s Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, which journalist Jon Ross described as a “satisfying performance [that] felt like more than the sum of so many pop tunes.”

Also included in the America @ 250 Encore are three works by Copland, including his Fanfare for the Common Man, which opened the ASO’s current season last October to acclaim.    ArtsATL summarized it as “a testament to the individual human spirit.” The two other Copland works are dance interpretations of the American frontier: the quintessentially American Appalachian Spring Suite and “Hoe-Down” from the ballet, Rodeo. Rounding out the program are popular, cinematic overtures from Bernstein and Barber.