09/25/2026
"AMERICA 250: E PLURIBUS UNUM - OUT OF MANY, ONE!" - OCTOBER 4, 2026, 2:00 PM - Free Public Event!!
Kelly Strayhorn Theater, 5941 Penn Avenue, Pittsburgh, PA 15206
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This concert is dedicated to the memory of Dr. James T. Johnson, Jr., who made immeasurable contributions to the musical community of Pittsburgh
THANK YOU TO OUR PARTNERS!! Afro-American Music Institute, Edgewood Symphony Orchestra, Aria412!!
1:30 PM- Lobby performance featuring the AAMI Youth Jazz Ensemble
2:00 PM – Mainstage Performance
YOU ARE INVITED TO ATTEND A FREE COMMUNITY WIDE CONCERT! "America at 250: E Pluribus Unum - Out of Many, One." The music ranges from Pittsburgh native Nancy Galbraith’s East Liberty Overture and George Mysel’s stirring vocal rendition of Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address to African American Spirituals and Irving Berlin’s Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor. An extremely exciting program that will be performed by Edgewood Symphony Orchestra Brass, Walter Morales, conductor; Afro-American Music Institute Boy’s Choir, Gerald Savage and Howard Alexander III, directors; Edgewood Symphony String Quartet; Aria412 vocalists, Desiree Soteres, founder; America 250 Unity Choir, Franklin A. Mosley, Jr., conductor; and Tuesday Musical Club vocalists, pianists, and instrumentalists.
In Person and Livestream on Tuesday Musical Club YouTube Channel "TMC TuesdayMusical"
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PROGRAM
OPENING REMARKS- Ray Blackwell, Master of Ceremonies
Fanfare for the Common Man (1942) – Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
East Liberty Overture (2024) – Nancy Galbraith (b. 1951)
An American in Paris (1928) – George Gershwin (1898-1937), arr. Jeremy Van Hoy
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra Brass
Walter Morales, conductor
Siyahamba – South African Folk Song
Joshua Fought the Battle of Jericho – African-American Spiritual
Children of the Lord – African-American Spiritual
Afro-American Music Institute Boy’s Choir
Gerald Savage and Howard Alexander III, directors
Five Folksongs in Counterpoint: Movement 5 – Florence Price (1887-1953)
“Swing Low Sweet Chariot”
Steel City Strut – Danny Seidenberg
Edgewood Symphony String Quartet
Gabrielle Baum, violin
Natalie Kasievich, violin
Jason Xia, viola
David Pettersen, cello
Summertime from Porgy and Bess – George Gershwin, DuBose Hayward
Michele Bancole, soprano (Aria 412)
Robert Frankenberry, piano (Aria 412)
Lady of the Harbor – Lee Hoiby (1926-2011), Emma Lazarus
Katie Dufendach, soprano (Aria 412)
Robert Frankenberry, piano
Woodman, Spare That Tree – Henry Russell (1812-1900), G.P. Morris arr. Robert Frankenberry
Desiree Soteres, soprano (Aria 412)
Robert Frankenberry, tenor, and bassoon
Nanette Kaplan Solomon, piano
Abraham Lincoln’s Gettysburg Address – George Mysels (1912-1985)
Franklin A. Mosley, baritone (Tuesday Musical Club)
Nanette Kaplan Solomon, piano (Tuesday Musical Club)
Ojos Criollos (Danse Cubaine), op. 37 – Louis Moreau Gottschalk (1829-1869)
Amaury Morales and Maja Petrovic, piano (Tuesday Musical Club)
Sonatina for Klezmer Clarinet and Piano, Mvt. II –Paul Schoenfield (1947-2024)
Janice Coppola, clarinet (Tuesday Musical Club)
Nanette Kaplan Solomon, piano
E Pluribus Unum – Joseph M. Martin (b. 1959)
I Dream a World (Chorale) – Dave Brubeck (1920-2012)
Like a Mighty Stream – Moses Hogan (1957-2003)
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor – Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
America 250 Unity Choir
Franklin A. Mosley, Jr., conductor
Janet Stivanson, piano
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PARTICIPANTS
AAMI Youth Jazz Ensemble–Howard Alexander III, director
Sam Benning-Piano/Vibes/Steelpan
Ricky Botegal-Piano
Justus Pollard-Bass
Kaleb Pollard-Drums
Micah Vicaro-Sax
Rhayne McWilliams-Bass
Dominic Williams-Vibes
AAMI Boy’s Choir–Gerald Savage and Howard Alexander III, directors
Gabriel Barry
Andrew Jackson Brown
Hamilton Galloway Clayton
Josiah Dais
Tru Earth
Yodahe Fasil
Justus Foster
Magnus Foster
Michael Hayden
Octavion Jefferson
Reid Johnson
Josiah Alexander Murray-Lloyd
Immanuel Thomas
Edgewood Symphony Orchestra Brass–Walter Morales, conductor
David DeAngelo-trumpet
Joe Figliulo-trumpet
Chris Hart-trumpet
Catherine Samuel-trumpet
Ethan Eade-trumpet
David DeAngelo-trumpet/flugelhorn
Justin Miller-trombone/euphonium
Russ Pedersen-tuba
Amber Fantini-horn
Barbara Folb-horn
Michael Giannaras-horn
Elise Villella-horn
Joshua Branstetter-trombone
Michael E. Fink-trombone
Matt Tesch-trombone/bass trombone
Clyde Bates- percussion
Kevin Danchik-percussion
Paige Zalman-percussion
America 250 Unity Choir–Franklin Mosley, conductor
Jan Stivanson, accompanist
Patricia Deleonibus, soprano
Colette Funches, soprano
Ceinwen King-Smith, soprano
Nancy Jackson, soprano
Mary Y Seibert, soprano
Alison Specht, soprano
Deborah Webb, soprano
Christine Berliner, alto
Michele Gray-Schaffer, alto
Mary Mallott, alto
Helen McAfoos, alto
Betsy Monheim, alto
Terri Denmon-Agin, tenor
Henry Tucker, tenor
Robert Harold, baritone
Richard Monheim, bass
