Symphonic Band: American Salute
April 21, 2026 @ 7:30 pm – 9:00 pm
Jonathan Caldwell, conductor
Jaden Brown, graduate conductor
Program
MORTON GOULD
American Salute (1943)
ELENA SPECHT
Untitled Commission (2026)
consortium premiere
CHARLES IVES
Old Home Days (1954)
MARY LOU WILLIAMS
History
WILLIAM SCHUMAN
New England Triptych (1956)
Be Glad Then, America
When Jesus Wept
Chester
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