Upcoming events of the SeventyFourth Season of The William

Nelson Cromwell and F. Lammot

Belin Concerts

National Gallery of Art Wind Quintet

Music by French composers

Presented in honor of 

Louise Bourgeois: No Exit

November 15, Sunday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

National Gallery of Art

New Music Ensemble

Music by Morton Subotnick

Presented in honor of

The Serial Impulse at Gemini G.E.L.

November 22, Sunday, 3:30

West Building, West Garden Court

National Gallery of Art Orchestra

Cine-concert featuring Way Down East

Copresented with the Department of Film

November 29, Sunday, 2:00

East Building Auditorium

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program notes. Copyright © 2015 Board of

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Cover Heinrich von Forster, The Music Room

of Archduchess Margarete, Princess ofSaxony,

in Schloss Ambras (detail), 1870s, National

Gallery of Art, Washington

74TH SEASON 

OF CONCERTS

NOVEMBER 11, 2015 • NATIONAL GALLERY OF ART
PROGRAM

12:10 • West Building, West Garden Court

The United States Army Chorus

Lt. Col. (ret) John Clanton, conductor

Songs of the Soldier: A Salute to Veterans

Arranged by Paul Murtha (b. 1960)

Songs of the Soldier

Franz Biebl (1906-2001)

Ave Maria

Stephen Foster (1826 -1864), arranged by Joseph Wilcox Jenkins (1928 - 2014)

Camptown Races

Beautiful Dreamer

Some Folks

Gustav Holst (1874-1934)

Dirge for Two Veterans

Bobby Scott (1937-1990) and Bob Russell (1914-1970)

He Ain't Heavy, He's My Brother

Roger Miller (1936-1992)

Free at Last

Muddy Water

Armed Forces Salute

William Steffe (1830-1890), arranged by Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978)

The Battle Hymn of the Republic

The Musicians

The United States Army Chorus

In 1956, The U.S. Army Chorus was established as the vocal counterpart of The United States

Army Band "Pershing's Own," and is one of the nation's only professional men's choruses. From

its inception, The U.S. Army Chorus has established and maintained a reputation of excellence

in the performance of male choral literature. Beyond the traditional military music and patriotic

standards, the repertoire of the Army Chorus covers a broad spectrum that includes pop,

Broadway, folk, and classical music.

The Army Chorus performs frequently at the White House, the vice president's 

residence, the U.S. Capitol, and the State Department. World leaders, such as former Nicolas

Sarkozy of France, Lech Walesa of Poland, and Mikhail Gorbachev of the Soviet Union have

been serenaded by the Army Chorus during state visits. In 2007, the group was featured at the 

state dinner held in honor of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, and in 2008, it performed at the

State Arrival Ceremony for Pope Benedict XVI at the White House.

When in Washington, DC, foreign dignitaries and military counterparts visiting our 

nation's senior leadership are greeted by songs performed in their native tongues, as the

Army Chorus is able to sing in more than twenty-six languages and dialects. The chorus has

participated in the presidential library dedication ceremonies for Gerald R. Ford, Ronald W.

Reagan, George H. W. Bush, and George W. Bush, and performed in memorial ceremonies

honoring significant events in our country's history, including the Korean War Veterans 

Memorial, the National World War II Memorial, and the National 9/11 Pentagon Memorial.

Members of the Army Chorus, most of whom hold advanced degrees in music, are

selected from among the nation's finest musicians. In 2016, the group will celebrate its

60th Anniversary to be marked with concerts to include a reunion of past members, many 

of whom have had successful careers in music education and as soloists on Broadway or

on opera stages around the world.