COLUMBIA ORCHESTRA PERFORMS FREE AMERICANA SALUTE TO VETS JUNE 11
Masterworks Mark Season Finale of St. Louis Concert Series, Maestro Love in Clarksville

In partnership with the returning Columbia Orchestra and the combined choirs of St. Louis and St. Francis pastorate -- with guest soloists and musicians -- will hold a free musical salute to military veterans 4 p.m. Sunday, June 11, at St. Louis Church, Clarksville.

The singers and Orchestra, under the baton of Columbia Maestro Jason Love for the last time, will feature “Songs from Sea to Shining Sea” -- patriotic favorites by American composers. The star-spangled program includes “Knoxville: Summer of 1915” by Samuel Barber, “The Promise of Living” by Aaron Copeland, and “The Stars and Stripes Forever,” John Philip Sousa’s most beloved march. Completing the music al tribute to America is the “Battle Hymn of the Republic” by Julia Ward Howe.

Concert admission is free, no ticket is required, but in-kind donations are encouraged on concert day to benefit Baltimore Station, an innovative therapeutic residential and outpatient treatment program supporting homeless and other veterans overcoming obstacles to regain self-sufficiency. For more information about contributions, visit https://baltimorestation.org/wish-list/ .
For more information about the musical tribute to America, visit www.stlconcertseries.org .