FOR THE PEOPLE (world premiere)
November 19, 2009 at the Majestic Theater, Gettysburg
An oratorio composed and conducted by John William Jones
Professor of Music, The Sunderman Conservatory of Music at Gettysburg College
With performances by The Spires Brass Band; Kathleen Sasnett, soprano, Jeffrey Fahnestock, tenor, Roosevelt Credit, bass-baritone, The Sunderman Conservatory Woodwind Octet, The Victorian Dance Ensemble. Special guest narrator: Stephen Lang
Dedicated to the Civil War Institute at Gettysburg College in celebration of the Abraham Lincoln Bicentennial. Texts from "Of The People, By the People, For The People" (ed. by Gabor S. Boritt),popular songs of the day, and biblical verse.
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