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The Concord Band Box 302, Concord, MA 01742 Tel: 978-897-9969 |
Program Notes |
Variations on a Revolutionary Hymn(1987)Claude T. Smith, composer This piece was the final major work from this eminent composer. It was commissioned by the United States Army Field Band, William Clark, Conductor, and premiered by that organization at Kennedy Center, Washington D. C. in September 1987. The concert was a gala affair marking the 200th anniversary of our constitution. The composition is based on the familiar hymn How Firm a Foundation, which first appeared in hymnals in 1787. —WMT INDEX |