“Salisbury Symphony performs American Heroes” |
| Salisbury Symphony performs American Heroes Posted: 30 Jan 2011 09:42 PM PST Monday, January 31, 2011 12:00 AM |  Printer friendly version |  E-mail to a friend |  The All-County Fifth Grade Chorus sang two pieces, including "Follow The Drinking Gourd," a song in honor of Harriet Tubman. Photo by Shelley Smith, Salisbury Post.  Bass players and harpist add rich tones to Sunday's concert. Photo by Shelley Smith, Salisbury Post.  Representative Mel Watt narrates a tribute to Abraham Lincoln during "A Lincoln Portrait, by Aaron Copland. Photo by Shelley Smith, Salisbury Post.  David Hagy directs the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra during "McGuffey's Reader," composed by Burril Phillips, and is a tribute to Paul Revere. Photo by Shelley Smith, Salisbury Post. America's finest were honored Sunday during the Salisbury Symphony Orchestra's performance of "American Heroes." The stories of the nation's most influential people and historical moments were told with violins, trumpets, cellos and drums, and also through singing and narration. Music Director David Hagy also gave the audience history lessons between songs. Soloist Teresa Moore-Mitchell sang, "America," in honor of Eleanor Roosevelt and Marian Anderson. Anderson was an internationally known singer who began making history in the 1920s, helping black artists overcome racial barriers. The orchestra performed several pieces in honor of Paul Revere, Martin Luter King, Jr., John Muir and Theodore Roosevelt. The All-County Fifth Grade Honors Chorus sang, "We Will Return," a song for Native American war leader Crazy Horse, and, "Follow the Drinking Gourd," in honor of Harriet Tubman, who led slaves to freedom by way of the Underground Railroad. Representative Mel Watt narrated, "A Lincoln Portrait," while the orchestra played. As Watt read excerpts from the Gettysburg Address and Lincoln's Inaugural addresses, Lincoln's vision for America resonated throughout Livingstone College's Varick Auditorium. The All-County Chorus is composed of about 140 fifth-graders from Rowan's 20 elementary schools, and also students from North Hills Christian School, Sacred Heart Catholic School and Salisbury Academy. Salisburypost.com is pleased to offer readers the ability to comment on stories. We expect our readers to engage in lively, yet civil discourse. Salisburypost.com cannot promise that readers will not occasionally find offensive or inaccurate comments posted in the comments area. Responsibility for the statements posted lies with the person submitting the comment, not Salisburypost.com. If you find a comment that is objectionable, please click "report abuse" and we will review it for possible removal. Please be reminded, however, that in accordance with our Terms of Use and federal law, we are under no obligation to remove any third party comments posted on our website. Salisbury Post is proud to offer our users enhanced commenting features. You can now build user-to-user connections, follow friend's recent posts, add an avatar that fits your personality, and more. This entry passed through the Full-Text RSS service — if this is your content and you're reading it on someone else's site, please read our FAQ page at fivefilters.org/content-only/faq.php |
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