Snoopy Family Concert Series

Celebrate America!

April 12, 2026 at 3:00 pm Weill Hall, Green Music Center

Francesco Lecce-Chong, conductor

Jaco Wong, guest conductor

Jesse Barrett, vocalist

Amelia Chun, piano

AARON COPLAND: Hoe-Down from Rodeo

JOHN STAFFORD SMITH & FRANCIS SCOTT KEY: The Star-Spangled Banner [sing-along]

WILLIAM GRANT STILL: Symphony No. 1, Afro-American Symphony Sorrow – Adagio [excerpt TBD]

SCOTT JOPLIN: The Entertainer

AARON COPLAND: Old American Songs Simple Gifts, I Bought Me a Cat

GEORGE GERSHWIN Ferde Grofé, arranger: Rhapsody in Blue [excerpts TBD]

GABRIELA LENA FRANK: The Mestizo Waltz from Three Latin American Dances

PAUL DOOLEY: Sonoma Strong for Orchestra

LEONARD BERNSTEIN Maurice Peress, arranger: Overture to West Side Story

SAMUAL A. WARD & KATHARINE LEE BATES: America the Beautiful

Celebrate America in Music and Spirit! Gather the whole family for a fun, inspiring concert honoring the 250th anniversary of the United States, featuring music that reflects the rich and varied voices of the American landscape.

Tap your toes to Copland’s Hoe-Down and sway to the timeless beauty of Simple Gifts, sing along to America the Beautiful and The Star-Spangled Banner, and feel the rhythm of Scott Joplin’s The Entertainer. Experience a show-stopping performance from pianist Amelia Chun of the Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra, featured in excerpts from Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.

Explore the soundscape of America at this joyful celebration of country.

Programs, dates, artists, and prices are subject to change without notice. Tickets are nonrefundable and subject to availability.