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Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony

Capturing the emotions, elation and uncertainties of America's epic immigrant experience.

Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony Great Performances

Premiered June 29, 2018
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Ellis Island: The Dream of America with Pacific Symphony

THIRTEEN’s Great Performances and Pacific Symphony, led by music director Carl St.Clair, pay tribute to America’s history with a performance of composer Peter Boyer’s “Ellis Island: The Dream of America,” a Grammy-nominated contemporary classical work celebrating the historic American immigrant experience.

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