51ĀŅĀ×

Choirs and Symphonic Band perform a Tribute to Veterans, Monday, Nov. 12 at 8 p.m.

51ĀŅĀ×ā€™s School of Music celebrates United States veterans with a concert, ā€œA Tribute to Veterans,ā€ featuring the 51ĀŅĀ× Symphonic Band, The Singing Men of Ohio and The Ohio Womenā€™s Ensemble in the Templeton Blackburn Memorial Auditorium at 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12. Admission is free and open to the public.

ā€œOur students and faculty performers are inspired to pay tribute to the men and women in the armed services past and present this Veterans Day by doing what we do best, on stage for the community, to honor the experiences and memories of those who serve,ā€ said Paul Mayhew, director of the OHIO Women's Ensemble.

The concert will feature excerpts from the "The Testament of Freedom" by Randall Thompson, a setting of four texts by Thomas Jefferson, the ā€œArmed Forces Salute,ā€ service hymns for each branch of the U.S. military and conclude with a patriotic favorite, ā€œAmerica the Beautiful,ā€ arranged for a combined chorus and band.

The 51ĀŅĀ× Symphonic Band is conducted by Dr. Richard Suk, The Singing Men of Ohio is conducted by Dr. Bradley Naylor and The Ohio Womenā€™s Ensemble is directed by Dr. Paul Mayhew.