Lara Downes at Caramoor

Among the foremost American pianists of her generation, Lara Downes is a trailblazer dedicated to expanding the resonance and relevance of American music for all audiences, drawing inspiration from the legacies of history, family, and collective memory to explore her own mixed-race heritage as an interpreter of diverse American traditions.

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Program

AMERICAN TAPESTRY
Morton Gould: American Caprice
Dana Suesse: American Nocturne
Florence Price: Fantasie Nègre No. 1
Nathaniel Dett: The Place Where the Rainbow Ends from Magnolia Suite
Samuel Coleridge-Taylor: Deep River
Margaret Bonds: Troubled Water
Scott Joplin: Weeping Willow; Peacherine Rag; Solace; Maple Leaf Rag
George Gershwin: Rhapsody in Blue