Sponsored by Mrs. Elżbieta Chłopecka Vande Sande

Our focus is on American composers, with a program featuring works by leading composer and performer Jessie Montgomery, "Dean of Afro-American Composers" William Grant Still, and winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize in music, Melinda Wagner. David Whiteside, principal flutist, whose playing is described as “dazzling,” “eloquent,” and “evocative” by The Washington Post, is the featured soloist.

• Piotr Gajewski, conductor

• David Whiteside, flute

Program:

• Jessie Montgomery: Starburst for String Orchestra

• William Grant Still: Preludes

• Melinda Wagner: Concerto for Flute, Strings and Percussion

More info: https://nationalphilharmonic.org/event/all-american-composers/