Showtimes:

SATURDAY, Oct. 11: Doors 6 p.m., Concert 7:30 p.m. 

SUNDAY, Oct. 12: Doors 2:30 p.m., Concert 4 p.m. 

The Reno Phil opens the 57th season of Classix with some of the most celebrated American composers – Gershwin, Copland, and Price. In the pursuit of artistry, pianist Michelle Cann brings her breathtaking virtuosity to the irrepressible jazz rhythms of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue, which garnered immediate acclaim for breaking the boundaries between classical and jazz. Even more than 100 years later, it has still not lost its luster. This beloved work is the centerpiece of a journey through America’s musical heartland that also features the long-lost piano concerto by pioneering African American composer Florence Price—a jazzy, soulful masterwork Cann has championed since its remarkable rediscovery. Begrudgingly known as the “Dean of American Composers,” Copland’s well-known works will bookend the concert.   

Michelle Cann is represented by Curtis Artist Management at Curtis Institute of Music.  

ON THE PROGRAM 

Aaron Copland Fanfare for the Common Man
Florence Price Piano Concerto (in One Movement)
George Gershwin Rhapsody in Blue 
Aaron Copland Appalachian Spring: Suite   

TICKET INFORMATION 

Tickets for 2025-26 Classix Series concerts at the Pioneer Center for the Performing Arts can only be purchased at this time as part of a Classix 6-concert subscription package. Single tickets for the 2025-2026 Season go on sale Aug. 4, 2025 at 10 a.m. For information on group rates, or other ticket discounts, please visit the Reno Phil Ticket Information Site at renophil.com/ticket-info.