COPLAND HOUSE has long championed past and present musical dreamers, explorers, and game-changing innovators of all backgrounds and identities. An award-winning creative center for American music based at Rock Hill, Aaron Copland’s longtime residence and a National Historic Landmark in New York’s Hudson Valley, Copland House is the only composer’s home in the U.S. devoted to nurturing America’s vibrant, diverse cultural legacy through a broad range of musical, public, educational, and digital activities. Hailed by The New York Times for “all the richness of its offerings,” Copland House’s activities resonate far beyond its walls, around the U.S. and the world, and are built upon three primary programmatic areas: multi-faceted composer support, live and recorded performances, and in-school and on-site educational activities. Since 1998, Copland House has partnered with renowned international entities like BBC, PBS-TV, Danish Radio, NHK (Japan), New York Philharmonic, American Composers Orchestra, and many others. Its numerous honors include the Yale Distinguished Music Educator Award, ArtsWestchester’s Arts Organization of the Year Award, American Music Center’s Letter of Distinction, and Westchester magazine’s “Best of the Decade” and “Top 52 Reasons to Love Westchester.”

2023 Gala

Torch Songs - October 30, 2023