The New York Philharmonic played Aaron Copland's "Fanfare for the Common Man" for Lincoln Center's 50th anniversary on Monday, recreating the piece that Leonard Bernstein conducted at the arts complex's 1959 groundbreaking. The anniversary celebration began in the gleaming new 1,100-seat Alice Tully Hall, which ...

Sporting shades, dressed in black ties and black dresses, the Henderson Symphony Orchestra looked cool. The shades were a practical thing, because the musicians were sitting in the bright, direct Sunday sunlight for the afternoon show at Henderson Pavilion. An appreciative, healthy-sized, casually dressed crowd gathered for the free outdoor performance, which opened the volunteer community orchestra’s 22nd season ...