American Immigrants | Oct 4, 2026 | Tulsa, OK
Celebrating the 100th Anniversary of Route 66 as a metaphor for the American immigrant experience.
Time & Place
Oct 04, 2026, 3:00 PM
Tulsa Performing Arts Center, 110 E 2nd St S, Tulsa, OK 74103, USA
The Story
As the nation celebrates the United States’ 250th anniversary in 2026, we also mark the centennial of Route 66. This iconic highway—stretching from Chicago to California and running through Tulsa—has long symbolized the westward journey and the broader story of America as a nation shaped by immigrants. This program features music by immigrant composers such as Shulamit Ran of the University of Chicago, as well as earlier émigrés who made their homes in New York and California, alongside native son George Gershwin's Porgy and Bess and the world premiere of Noam Faingold's Interlude Between Two Places, which draws on the immigrant experience.
Igor Stravinsky A Soldier's Tale Suite
Shulamit Ran Soliloquy for Piano Trio
Noam Faingold Interlude Between Two Places (World Premiere. Commissioned by Chamber Music Tulsa)
George Gershwin Porgy and Bess Suite (arr. Carl Davis)
Intermission
Ernö Dohnányi Piano Quintet No. 2
Béla Bartók Contrasts
Carmit Zori violin Kobi Malkin violin Hannah Burnett Viola Michal Korman cello Tibi Cziger clarinet
Assaff Weisman piano
Presented by Chamber Music Tulsa
