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A Stars and Stripes Celebration

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Saturday, July 1 2023
2:30pm
Seaside Pavilion, Old Orchard Beach

Program

SMITH: Star Spangled Banner

WARD arr. ROTHMAN: America The Beautiful

GOULD: American Salute

GOTTSCHALK: Union (Concert Paraphrase on National Airs)

SCHUMAN: New England Triptych
I. Be Glad Then America
III. Chester

HAILSTORK: Three Spirituals for Orchestra
I. Everytime I Feel the Spirit
II. Kum Ba Yah

COVENEY: Boston American March

ROUNDY arr. ISAKSEN: 103rd Infantry March

WILLIAMS: Liberty Fanfare

SOUSA: Liberty Bell March

WENDEL: The Armed Forces March

BECKEL, JR.: Liberty for All

SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever

Kick off Summer with a salute to the red, white, and blue. Bruce Hangen, former Music Director and Conductor, returns to lead your PSO in a celebration of American classics.


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Bruce Hangen guest conductor

Bio

103 Matt LaBerge WEB - Wohler & Co
Matt LaBerge narrator
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