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CANTON, Mo. — The 91ֱ�� Wind Ensemble will present a special concert honoring the United States Semiquincentennial Saturday, March 28  at 7:30 p.m. in the Alexander Campbell Auditorium located in the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center at C-SC. The performance is free and open to the public. Students who attend may earn ACE credit.

Directed by Culver-Stockton Professor of Music and Director of Bands Dr. Trent Hollinger, the program will feature a collection of American wind band works that reflect the nation’s history, resilience, and spirit.

The evening’s centerpiece is Aaron Copland’s “Lincoln Portrait,” a work that combines wind band music with excerpts from the writings and speeches of President Abraham Lincoln. The performance will feature guest narrator C-SC Director of Choral Activities and Assistant Professor Dr. Andrew Schroetter, whose narration will bring to life the enduring legacy of the 16th president.

“As we approach America’s Semiquincentennial, this program serves as a musical time capsule. By pairing the profound words of Lincoln with the spirited marches of Sousa and the settings of folk songs with one of America’s most important 20th century composers, our students are exploring the complex and triumphant sounds that have shaped the American identity over the last 250 years,” said Hollinger.

Additional selections include Morton Gould’s “American Salute,” based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”; Percy Grainger’s “Spoon River,” inspired by an Illinois folk melody; Ronald Lo Presti’s “Elegy for a Young American,” composed in memory of President John F. Kennedy; “A Bernstein Tribute,” arranged by Clare Grundman; and John Philip Sousa’s “The Stars and Stripes Forever.”