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Honoring Service, Pursuing Peace - A Veterans Day Tribute

Presented by The Spectrum Singers Inc. at First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

November 12, 2011

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Honoring Service, Pursuing Peace - A Veterans Day Tribute

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A special choral event, with organ, brass and percussion, honoring Veterans Day and those who serve their country in the cause of peace and freedom. Offering stirring works of drama and patriotism.

Free admission for U.S. servicemen and women, active or retired – in uniform, please! Advance ticket orders required (limit 50 seats).

Randall Thompson: The Testament of Freedom (words by Thomas Jefferson)
Ralph Vaughan Williams: Dona Nobis Pacem (words by Walt Whitman, John Bright, and from the Bible
Gustav Holst: Dirge for Two Veterans (words by Walt Whitman
Aaron Copland: Fanfare for the Common Man
Marcel Dupré: Poème Héroïque

Laura Serafino Harbert, soprano
Mark-Andrew Cleveland, baritone

Heinrich Christensen, organ, plus large ensemble of brass and percussion.

...with a pre-concert lecture by renowned musicologist Steven Ledbetter.

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First Church in Cambridge, Congregational

11 Garden Street
Cambridge, MA 02138

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Admission Info:

Tickets: $45 for front half center sections of hall and balcony, and front half of side sections on inside aisles; $30 for back half center sections of hall and balcony, front half of side sections on outside aisles, and back half of side sections on inside aisles; $15 for back half of side sections on outside aisles plus last two rows, and side sections of balcony; $15-seat prices include seniors and students. Special group discounts available.

General Day and Time Info:

Concert 8:00 PM - 10:15 PM
Pre-concert lecture at 7:00

Phone: 617/492-8902

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