Chelsea Music Festival – Copland & Twain, A Theatrical Concert

_Copland & Twain_ is a THEATRICAL CONCERT BY DIRECTOR BILL BARCLAY, produced by CONCERT THEATRE WORKS AND FORMER DIRECTOR OF MUSIC AT SHAKESPEARE’s Globe, that weaves Aaron COPLAND’s stirring incidental MUSIC — including _Music for Movies_ and _Music for Theatre_ — together with the wit and wisdom of Mark TWAIN’s _Diaries of Adam and Eve_ and other writings. _Music for the Movies_ samples COPLAND’s film scores from _The City, Our Town,_ and his Academy Award-winning score for _Of Mice and Men_ ; as well as his 1925 _Music for the Theatre_ , infused with jazzy vignettes of the Roaring 20s.Five actors perform in costume before the Festival Chamber Orchestra, conducted by Ken-David Masur in this NY Premiere with costumes, lighting, and projections bringing this uniquely American collision of voices to life. The production poses a timely question at the heart of the American experiment: will the nation grow from its wounds toward a deeper love of neighbor, or let its scars tear it apart? Bill Barclay [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#barclay] , writer and director Ken-David Masur [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#masurk] , conductor Concert Theatre Works [https://concerttheatreworks.com/portfolio/copland-twain/] , producer Arthur Oliver [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#oliver] , costume designer Caleb Mayo [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#mayo] , actor Chloe McFarlane [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#mcfarlane] , actress Maurice Emanuel Parent [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#parent] , actor Robert Walsh, [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#walsh] actor Carson Elrod [https://www.chelseamusicfestival.org/2026/artists#elrod] , actor PROGRAM Aaron COPLAND Music for the Movies (NY Premiere, chamber orchestration) Aaron COPLAND Music for the Theater (NY Premiere, chamber orchestration) Mark TWAIN Diaries of Adam and Eve _Drinks Reception_