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Lancaster Symphony Orchestra:
Stevens and Smith
March 13-15, 2026
Gardner Theatre, Lancaster, PA
Michael Butterman, conductor

D. MICHAEL WEGE  World Premiere (an LSO commission)
COPLAND  A Lincoln Portrait
DAWSON  Negro Folk Symphony

Celebrating the U.S. Semiquincentennial and the opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy

Boulder Philharmonic:
Barber & Dawson
Sunday, March 22, 2026 at 4 PM
Macky Auditorium, Boulder, CO
Michael Butterman, conductor
Jennifer Koh, violin

COPLAND  Quiet City
BARBER  Violin Concerto
DAWSON  Negro Folk Symphony

News & Reviews  |  more…

Announcing the release of  “Emporium”

Aldo López-Gavilán Junco: Emporium for Piano and Orchestra – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – Hechizos for Piano
Ricardo Morales (clarinet), Aldo López-Gavilán (piano), Jubal Fulks (guest concertmaster), Boulder Philharmonic Orchestra, Michael Butterman (conductor)
Read Press Release  |  Listen & Purchase

Recording Review: Aldo López-Gavilán Junco: Emporium for Piano and Orchestra – Concerto for Clarinet and Orchestra – Hechizos for Piano  |  ConcertoNet.com 

“Be prepared to experience something novel, something rejuvenating, something otherworldly! Enter the musical genius of Cuban-born Aldo López‑Gavilán whose mixture of classical and jazz persuasions will electrify the listener from the get go… The result is a mélange of stunningly beautiful creations which stimulate the soul, both physically and emotionally… Morales’ edgy clarinet enclaves remark upon Leonard Bernstein, yet the flair is independently jazzy: both spicy and fruity.”

Michael Butterman on New Music that Resonates with Community Identity  |  The Muse in Music blog

What’s Your Story? Michael Butterman, Music Director, Shreveport Symphony Orchestra | Shreveport Bossier Journal