Culver-Stockton Wind Ensemble to Celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with Concert

The Culver-Stockton College 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.”