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UGA musical groups celebrate Spirit of America’

By Larry B. Dendy
ldendy@uga.edu

Students and faculty from the School of Music will present a community patriotic celebration Oct. 8 at the Classic Center with

Dwight Satterwhite is director of UGA bands and of the Wind Symphony. Photo by Peter Frey; photo illustration by Janet Beckley

music, words and images that planners promise “would make the Fourth of July envious.”
The UGA Wind Symphony and student choral groups, along with faculty and staff members from the music school, will present the program, titled “Spirit of America,” at 7 p.m. It will be open free to the public, but tickets must be obtained in advance from the Classic Center ticket office.
“We want to deliver a musical patriotic message of solidarity with our nation’s efforts associated with this war on terrorism,” says Dwight Satterwhite, director of UGA bands and of the Wind Symphony. “This will be an extraordinary show of love of country and the ideals that have contributed to making us who we are.”
Presented against a background of American flags and colorful bunting, the program will include well-known American patriotic songs, marches by John Phillip Sousa, a musical salute to U.S. armed forces, Aaron Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man,” and other music reflecting pride in America, says Satterwhite.
Some musical pieces will be accompanied by recitations of excerpts from famous American speeches.
An audio-visual presentation will include scenes from the New York and Washington, D.C,. attack sites along with i

mages of landscapes and people from around the country.
The wind and percussion pieces will be performed by the Wind Symphony. The choral pieces will be performed by glee clubs and other choral groups and by soloists from the music school.
“This is an opportunity for our students to actively do something for their community,” says Satterwhite. “As they have told me, they often feel helpless to really contribute to what the nation needs. There is only so much blood they can give, so much money they can donate. This is their way to truly assist in the process of healing, and to let their voices be heard.
“The Classic Center graciously opened its doors to us, and the students and staff literally jumped at the chance to participate in this event with program ideas, poetry, even just asking to help carry equipment,” Satterwhite also says.

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