The South Bend Symphony and guest conductor David Lockington present a powerful community concert honoring the service and sacrifice of our nation’s heroes. Experience patriotic favorites and uplifting orchestral music in an inspiring celebration of freedom at the Morris Performing Arts Center.

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Salute to Freedom

Morris Performing Arts Center

Ignite your senses with “Blazin’ Brass,” a thrilling concert featuring a powerhouse brass ensemble performing works inspired by fire, passion, and renewal. As winter fades and the warmth of spring approaches, let the bold and brilliant sounds of trumpets, horn, trombone, and tuba spark new energy. This program is ablaze with dynamic music that embodies the heat and intensity of the flame.

Blazin’ Brass

Zimmerli Plaza

The ETSO season concludes with the World Premiere of a piece commissioned by the orchestra. Written by Dr. Kyle Gullings, Associate Professor of Music Theory and Composition at UT Tyler, “Gridiron Symphony” celebrates the traditions surrounding the East Texas passion for high school football. The concert also features other sports-themed works, including Olympic-inspired pieces by John Williams, Vangelis’s popular theme from “Chariots of Fire,” and Charles Ives’s take on the Yale-Princeton football rivalry. The entire family will enjoy this uplifting end to the 2023/2024 season.

Gridiron Symphony

The University of Texas at Tyler

Take Me Out To The Symphony! Experience the All-Star line-up of your Illinois Symphony Orchestra at our Concerts for Kids, led by conductor Jacobsen Woollen. We'll race around the track with the William Tell Overture, stretch it out in the 7th inning with Take Me Out to the Ballgame and learn the true meaning of sportsmanship with an athletic version of Beethoven’s 5th Symphony.

Albert Von Tilzer

Events

Past events

Jul 3, 2026

Salute to Freedom · South Bend Symphony Orchestra

Sep 26, 2025

Blazin’ Brass · Spartanburg Philharmonic

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