Evansville Philharmonic - AMERICA’S 250TH BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION

DOORS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC TO PURCHASE TICKETS TWO HOURS PRIOR @ 5:00 PM

DOORS OPEN TO THE EVENT ONE HOUR PRIOR @ 6:00 PM

CELEBRATE 250 YEARS OF AMERICAN SPIRIT, SOUND, AND STORYTELLING WITH A CONCERT THAT CAPTURES THE HEART OF A NATION THROUGH ITS MOST ICONIC MUSIC. THIS DYNAMIC PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS THE SPIRIT, HISTORY, AND VIBRANT CULTURE OF THE UNITED STATES, FROM AARON COPLAND’S FANFARE FOR THE COMMON MAN TO THE JAZZY BRILLIANCE OF GEORGE GERSHWIN’S PIANO CONCERTO IN F. JOHN WILLIAMS’ STIRRING “MAIN THEME” FROM JFK HONORS VISION, LEADERSHIP, AND THE HOPE OF A PIVOTAL AMERICAN ERA. FERDE GROFÉ’S GRAND CANYON SUITE, IS AN ORCHESTRAL PORTRAIT OF ONE OF AMERICAS MOST ICONIC LANDSCAPES, ACCOMPANIED BY BREATHTAKING VISUALS FROM THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES. THESE WORKS CREATE A VIBRANT MUSICAL PORTRAIT OF NATIONAL HARMONY THAT CONTINUES TO SHAPE OUR AMERICAN STORY.