A Celebration of Service,
Education and Musical Excellence
Featuring the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble and the 10th Mountain Division Band
Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
Hendricks Chapel
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America 250 Concert
About the Concert
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble and the 10th Mountain Division Band come together at Hendricks Chapel for a special concert commemorating the 250th anniversary of the United States.
This collaboration celebrates service, education, community, and musical excellence while bringing civilian and military musicians together through a shared performance.
- Date
- Friday, Nov. 13, 2026
- Time
- 6:30 p.m.
- Location
- Hendricks Chapel
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Opening
The National Anthem
“The Star-Spangled Banner”
Music by John Stafford Smith
Arranged by Sean O’Loughlin
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Featured ensemble
Syracuse University Brass Ensemble
Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland
Finale from Symphony No. 4
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Arranged by James T. Spencer
Excerpts from Mass
Leonard Bernstein
Arranged by Craig R. Elwood
Freedom
Michael W. Smith
Arranged by Craig R. Elwood
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Featured ensemble
10th Mountain Division Band
Americans We
Henry Fillmore
God Bless America
Irving Berlin
Arranged by Erik W. G. Leidzén
American Soldier
Charles Koff and Tom Jones
Rolling Thunder
Henry Fillmore
Hands Across the Sea
John Philip Sousa
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Steffe–Howe
Arranged by John Kinyon
America the Beautiful
Arranged by John Higgins
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Syracuse University Brass Ensemble, 10th Mountain Division Band, and masterclass participants
Joint Finale
Armed Services Salute
Adapted by Michael Brown, Owen Eddy, and John Skillman
The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa
Two ensembles united in a celebration of service, community, and the enduring power of music.
The Syracuse University Brass Ensemble gratefully acknowledges Syracuse University’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs and Hendricks Chapel for supporting today’s masterclass and America 250 concert, along with the College of Arts and Sciences and Dean Behzad Mortazavi for their support of the ensemble and this event.
We extend our sincere thanks to MSG Hannah Smicker and the 10th Mountain Division Band for their partnership, musical collaboration, and work bringing this joint concert and masterclass to life.
Special recognition goes to Ron Novack and Dwayne Murray of the Office of Veteran and Military Affairs, and to the Rev. Corey S. MacPherson, Dara Harper, and Alex Snow of Hendricks Chapel for their coordination, hospitality, and help bringing these events to our community.
We are grateful to WCNY’s Bruce Paulsen for serving as emcee during the Syracuse University Brass Ensemble’s portion of today’s concert, introducing the ensemble’s selections and narrating Liberty Fanfare.
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