SPM’s second concert portrays two aspects of life in America from the citizens’ perspective and one from a Czech man who would become known as the most influential European composer to work in the US. We hear pioneering New England composer Charles Ives’ Variations on “America” embrace the many faces of American patriotism from profound to humorous and Copland’s Billy the Kid Suite portray the rollicking energy of the Wild West. Although not composed during his stay in the US, Dvorak’s Violin Concerto is imbued with the same spirit as his New World Symphony and American String Quartet.