Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato's new album, Eden, is a meditation on the natural world. Sergi Jasanada/Courtesy of the artist hide caption
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Copland House plays a Tiny Desk (home) concert. NPR hide caption
Van Cliburn moves through difficult passage in the final round of Tchaikovsky International Piano & Violin competition on April 11, 1958 in Moscow. AP hide caption
'Dangerous Melodies' Examines Classical Music And American Foreign Relations
Bruce Springsteen in 1985, performing in Washington, D.C. during his Born in the U.S.A. Tour. Bettmann Archive/Getty Images hide caption
Lara Downes' new album, America Again, comes out Oct. 28. Rik Keller/Courtesy of the artist. hide caption
Soprano Dawn Upshaw (second from right) and fellows from Tanglewood's summer program performed the world premiere of Michael Gandolfi's Carroll in Numberland July 25. Boston Symphony Orchestra hide caption
At 75, Tanglewood's Student Program Holds Focus On New Music And People Making It
The elegant conductor Michael Tilson Thomas leading the San Francisco Symphony in a live performance from Carnegie Hall on November 13, 2013. Eric Thayer for NPR hide caption
Robert Spano, music director of the Aspen Music Festival and School, conducts the Aspen Chamber Symphony. He is a fan of the Third Symphony by Aaron Copland. Alex Irvin hide caption
With the presidential election set for Tuesday, we take a look at operas that tackle today's toughest political issues. Scott Olson/Getty Images hide caption
Brian Stokes Mitchell records A Lincoln Portrait at NPR's Studio 4A in April. Doriane Raiman/NPR hide caption
From 'Glee' To Gettysburg: Brian Stokes Mitchell Speaks For Lincoln
In these times of instability in the recording industry, more and more Symphony Orchestras (like the Cincinnati Symphony, photographed here) are making their own albums. Cincinnati Symphony hide caption
Manhattan, Copland's "Quiet City," at night. Joseph Gareri/iStock hide caption
Composer Henry Brant took 36 years to transform the "Concord" sonata by Charles Ives into a full-fledged symphony. SFS Media hide caption
'Concord' Symphony -- The Alcotts (Michael Tilson Thomas conducts the San Francisco Symphony)
Guitarist Jason Vieaux loves the wide open spaces in Aaron Copland's music. iStock hide caption
Aaron Copland captured the sound of America's wide open spaces with surprisingly simple techniques. iStock hide caption
Hear Copland's 'Lincoln Portrait' in Concert
An attention-grabbing opening can be the key to a successful composition. Wikimedia Commons hide caption