OBERLIN STAGE LEFT: Reviving Copland's Neglected Sonata

Created during the height of World War II, Aaron Copland’s Sonata for Violin and Piano is often forgotten amid the composer’s more celebrated works of that period, among them "Fanfare for the Common Man" and the ballets "Rodeo" and "Appalachian Spring." Critics at the time weren’t sure what to make of the piece. It was roundly dismissed by some but revered by others for its quiet power and emotional heft – a position bolstered by Copland’s dedication of the work to a friend shot down over the South Pacific in 1943. Oberlin Stage Left presents a performance, from Stull Recital Hall, of the sonata featuring violin professor David Bowlin and pianist Tony Cho. Before this performance, Mike Telin, a teacher of music journalism at Oberlin and executive editor of ClevelandClassical.com, chats with Bowlin about the work’s enduring resonance. Oberlin Stage Left: www.oberlin.edu/conservatory/stage-left #OberlinConservatory #OberlinStageLeft #OberlinVirtualVisit

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