The free concert will feature the DSC Summer Festival Band and soloists performing patriotic standards from such iconic American composers as John Philip Sousa, George Gershwin and Leonard Bernstein, to name a few. DSC guitar instructor Abe Alamalhodaei will be a featured soloist in “God of our Fathers” and also in a duet with vocal instructor Pamela Hanson-Peterson in the traditional folk song “Shenandoah.”
The band will play a special tribute to those serving and retired from the United State Armed Forces, as well as a tribute, “Thine Alabaster Cities Gleam,” composed by Jerry Brubaker, the former chief music arranger for the United States Navy Band. Brubaker wrote the piece to commemorate the resolve and resurgence of New York City following the Sept. 11, 2001, terror attack.
The evening also will feature a selection of Broadway favorites, including a medley of songs from “West Side Story” performed by the talented Jamontè Bruten, a DSC musical theater major beginning his sophomore year at DSC.
The concert will be conducted by Dr. Douglas Peterson, chair of DSC’s Mike Curb College of Music, Entertainment and Art.
Patrons planning to attend the July 2 performance are encouraged to arrive early, as the event historically seats a full house. For more information, call the box office, (386) 226-1927.
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