Songs of Our Nation | Oct. 14, 2017
Songs of Our Nation | Oct. 14, 2017
With Veterans Day around the corner, the MSO offers a musical salute to our brave heroes, storied as well as unsung, who have helped to shape the destiny of our great nation.
FREE ADMISSION for all military personnel and their spouses.
Please be our guests as we honor your service and sacrifice. Just present proof of service at the ticket window. Free admission made possible by a generous gift from a local veteran.
Jeanne Censky, Edgar J. Hansen, Mark & Michelle Klaiber, Carl & Jerilyn Laurino Family, Marce Leonard, Renee Thompson,
and Dr. Joseph E. & Rhonda Trader
Performance Program
The Star-Spangled Banner
Armed Forces Salute arr. Bob Lowden
Victory at Sea Richard Rogers (1902–1979), arr. R. R. Bennett
Appalachian Spring Aaron Copland (1900–1990)
American Salute Morton Gould (1923–1996)
—Interval—
Strike Up the Band George Gershwin (1898–1937) arr. John Whitney
George M. Cohan Salute George M. Cohan (1878–1942), arr. Ralph Hermann
In Flanders Fields Poem by Lieutenant-Colonel John McCrae (1872–1918)
Read by Matthew Schliesman
Hymn to the Fallen John Williams (1932– )
God Bless the USA Lee Greenwood (1942– ), arr. Bob Lowden
God Bless America Irving Berlin (1888–1989), arr. Helmy Kresa
The Stars and Stripes Forever John Philip Sousa (1854–1932)