DISCOVERY CONCERT: IN AMERICA’S EMBRACE - CELEBRATING IMMIGRANT COMPOSERS

This concert celebrates the extraordinary stories and music of composers who sought refuge in America, escaping persecution in their homelands. This concert will honor the visionary artists who found safety on new shores and transformed the cultural landscape of their adopted home, with music by Kurt Weill, Irving Berlin, Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Paul Hindemith, Bohuslav Martinů, Astor Piazzolla, Bright Sheng, Tania León, Igor Stravinsky, Mario Castelnuovo-Tedesco, and others.  These composers found in America not only safety, but also the opportunity to expand their creative horizons.  This concert is part of the America 250 artistic programming taking place nationwide in 2026 to celebrate the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States. COT celebrates this milestone by uplifting the profound contributions of immigrant composers and of America’s enduring role as a haven for creative freedom. Laurie Rogers makes her debut with COT as Music Director and Pianist for this special concert.

COT thanks Nancy Dehmlow and the Morse & Genius Operating Reserve Fund for their generous support of the 2025/26 Season.