Featured works will include "A Hymn for the Lost and the Living - In Memorium, September 11, 2001," written by Eric Ewazen as a memorial to those who lost their lives in the attacks on the World Trade Center; "A Movement for Rosa," composed by Mark Camphouse to commemorate the life of civil rights activist Rosa Parks; Frank Ticheli's "An American Elegy," composed in memory of the victims of the Columbine High School shootings and to honor the survivors; "Symphony #1: In Memorium Dresden," by Daniel Bukvich, an evocative piece about the fire bombing of Desden in World War II; and "Watchman, Tell Us of the Night," written by Camphouse as a musical tribute to survivors of child abuse.
Admission to the performance is free and open to the public.
More information on the BC Concert Band is available at www.bc.edu/offices/odsd/bands/ensembles/concert/.