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DESCRIPTION:Jan 12 - Jun 18\, 2026\nCrunching six months’ worth of concer
 t programs into a sound bite is a tall order. So\, let’s leave it to the
  pros. Here’s what that place you have to practice\, practice\, practice
  to get to has come up with for their celebration of America’s quarter m
 illennium. “Carnegie Hall’s 2025–2026 season festival is a multiface
 ted reflection of the United States 250 years since the signing of the Dec
 laration of Independence. Starting in January\, we highlight the extraordi
 nary musical riches that have flourished in the U.S.\, and we explore the 
 endlessly diverse voices and influences that have shaped—and continue to
  shape—American identity.” In a second graph\, the copy teases “Broa
 dway\, jazz\, film music\, rock ‘n’ roll\, hip-hop\, bluegrass\, class
 ical\, and so much more.” Scrolling through the calendar\, we are deligh
 ted to glimpse lots of favorite usual suspects—Joyce DiDonato\, Wynton M
 arsalis\, The Knights\, American Composers Orchestra\, Rhiannon Giddens\, 
 The Met Orchestra\, Brooklyn Rider\, and many more. Rodgers & Hammerstein 
 get the ball rolling on January 12 with a concert performance of Oklahoma!
 —which seems either an obvious or an ingenious choice or maybe both. Rob
  Berman\, second to no one for expertise in the American musical\, conduct
 s the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in the extravagant original orchestrations
 . Scrolling on\, we’re hard pressed\, honestly\, to pick out much of a r
 ed\, white\, and blue thread—but whatever your jam is\, you’ll likely 
 find some. On March 2\, there’s a program under the intriguing heading\,
  Cancelled: The Secret Life of the American Musical. Sounds so meta! But n
 o\, it is\, in fact\, cancelled.
LOCATION:Carnegie Hall\, 881 7th Ave\, New York\, NY 10019\, USA
SUMMARY:United in Sound: America at 250
URL;VALUE=TEXT:https://airmail.news/arts-intel/events/united-in-sound-ameri
 ca-at-250
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