Thursday, August 07, 2008

A Patriotic Choral

The Shawnee Press, Inc. presented a choral concert entitled, “Of Faith and Freedom: Celebrating Our Legacy of Liberty” at The Stroudsburg Junior High School in Stroudsburg, PA on Wednesday August 6th as part of their Music on the Mountains Symposium. The Concert featured works composed by Joseph M. Martin along with traditional pieces including a tribute to Stephen Foster and several renditions of some favorite hymns. Joseph M. Martin was present to lend his talented hands as the concert’s pianist as did Marti Lunn Lantz. David Lantz III conducted a choir filled with numerous voices that blended well together. They included Beth Faulstick*, Arline M. Smeltz*, and Suzanne McCool*. Mark Cabaniss and Sue Martin provided narration from biblical sources as well as from historical figures like Thomas Jefferson and George Washington. The evening also paid tribute to those who served in the military and proceeds raised during the concert benefited The American Cancer Society of Monroe County (800.acs.2345cancer.org). Please contact The Shawnee Press, Inc. at 615-320-7306 or visit their website for more information. You’ll find numerous pictures at The Forwardian Arts Society A Patriotic Choral Gallery at myspace.com/forwardian_arts.

(*) denotes members of The Forwardian Arts Society in good standing and are considered Our Good Friends.

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