{"id":153202,"date":"2026-02-06T04:05:11","date_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:05:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/153202\/"},"modified":"2026-02-06T04:05:11","modified_gmt":"2026-02-06T04:05:11","slug":"2026-cliburn-festival-america-250","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-tx\/153202\/","title":{"rendered":"2026 CLIBURN FESTIVAL: AMERICA 250"},"content":{"rendered":"

2026 Cliburn Festival: America 250 will take place March 26\u201329, 2026, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth with pianists-in-residence Peter Dugan, Avery Gagliano, and Jonathan Mamora. <\/p>\n

The 2026 Cliburn Festival: America 250 will take place March 26\u201329, 2026, at the Modern Art Museum of Fort Worth.\u00a0The 2026 Cliburn Festival explores the ways music reflects the American experience over the last 250 years, bringing together a group of artists to present music written in, inspired by, and reflective of the United States of America.<\/p>\n

Cliburn Festival artists will come together to explore the expanding canon of American music, in a diverse program of solo, chamber, and vocal works in five concerts over four days. The Festival features pianists\u00a0Peter Dugan\u00a0(Host of NPR\u2019s\u00a0From the Top),\u00a0Avery Gagliano\u00a0(2020 National Chopin Competition first-prize winner), and\u00a0Jonathan Mamora\u00a0(2025 Cliburn competitor).The artists-in-residence will be joined by mezzo-soprano Kara Dugan and an ensemble of string musicians to showcase the versatility and variety of American music.<\/p>\n

Single tickets and subscription packages for the 2026 Cliburn Festival are on sale now. Single tickets start at $22. Five-concert subscription packages start at $80. Tickets can be purchased at\u00a0Cliburn.org<\/a>\u00a0or by calling the box office at 817.212.4280.<\/p>\n

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The 2026 Cliburn Festival presenting sponsor is\u00a0Amegy Bank.<\/a> PETER DUGAN
Host of NPR\u2019s\u00a0From the Top<\/p>\n

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AVERY GAGLIANO
2020 National Chopin Competition first-prize winner<\/p>\n

\"\"Avery Gagliano, photographed at the Steinway Factory, Astoria, New York, 8\/4\/2021. Photo by Chris Lee<\/p>\n

ABOUT JONTHAN MAMORA
2025 Cliburn Competitor<\/p>\n

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CLIBURN FESTIVAL SCHEDULE *Programs are subject to change.<\/p>\n

THURSDAY, MARCH 26\u00a0 I\u00a0 7:30 PM AMERICAN ROOTS Works Inspired by American folk music and communities<\/p>\n

BARBER Selections from\u00a0Souvenirs\u00a0for piano, four hands, op. 28\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
PRICE\u00a0Adoration\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
PRICE \u201cSwing Low, Sweet Chariot\u201d from\u00a0Folksongs in Counterpoint
Selected American songs
RZEWSKI\u00a0Winnsboro Cotton Mill Blues
DVO\u0158\u00c1K String Quartet No. 12 in F Major, op. 96 (\u201cAmerican\u201d)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0<\/p>\n

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FRIDAY, MARCH 27\u00a0 I\u00a0 7:30 PM AMERICAN JAZZ America\u2019s greatest musical export<\/p>\n

GERSHWIN\/HEIFETZ Three Preludes
SCHNEIDER Selections from\u00a0Winter Morning Walk
RAVEL Violin Sonata No. 2\u00a0
SCHOENFELD\u00a0Caf\u00e9 Music\u00a0(I)
Selected Jazz Standards<\/p>\n

SATURDAY, MARCH 28\u00a0 I\u00a0 2:00 PM AMERICAN MOSAIC Music of cultural exchange and influence<\/p>\n

BOULANGER Three Pieces for Cello and Piano\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
BEACH\u00a0Chanson d\u2019amour
RAVEL Selections from\u00a0Chansons Madecasses\u00a0
ESMAIL Piano Trio (III, IV)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
COPLAND\/BERNSTEIN\u00a0El Sal\u00f3n M\u00e9xico\u00a0
KORNGOLD Selected works for violin and piano
DUGAN\u00a0Rach on\u00a0(on Rachmaninov\u2019s Prelude in C-sharp Minor, op. 3, no. 2)
COLEMAN\u00a0Fanmi Imen\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0\u00a0
FOSS Capriccio for cello and piano<\/p>\n

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SATURDAY, MARCH 28\u00a0 I\u00a0 7:30 PM AMERICAN ROMANTICS Music of American individualism and love of nature<\/p>\n

MACDOWELL Selections from\u00a0Woodland Sketches
LOEFFLER Selected songs\u00a0
BARBER Nocturne, op. 33
COLEMAN\u00a0Music in Timelapse
BEACH Piano Quintet in F-sharp Minor, op. 67<\/p>\n

SUNDAY, MARCH 29\u00a0 I\u00a0 2:00 PM AMERICAN CLASSICS Iconic Classical Works<\/p>\n

LIEBERMANN\u00a0Gargoyles
BARBER String Quartet in B Minor, op. 11 (II, III)\u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0 \u00a0
Selected American songs
STILL Suite for Violin and Piano
BERNSTEIN\u00a0West Side Story<\/p>\n

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