30 Mar 2026 Little Rock Winds presents ‘America★250’ on April 23
Little Rock Wind Symphony, conducted by Israel Getzov, will present “America★250” at 7:30 p.m., April 23, at Second Presbyterian Church, 600 Pleasant Valley Dr., Little Rock.
The program, marking the nation’s 250th anniversary with well-known American melodies, will feature a musical setting of the Declaration of Independence with narration. Guest narrators will be Teresa McCraney, Baker Wells and Brent Walker, the Little Rock Winds concert announcer.
Admission is $15 and is free for students. Tickets are available online at lrwinds.org/tickets
The concert is sponsored by Holly Eaton-Bradfield and Larry Bradfield; guest artists are sponsored by Sharon and Randy Burrall.
Program
Liberty Fanfare — John Williams, transcribed by Bocook
American Revolutionary War Medley — Jari Villanueva
American Salute — Morton Gould, transcribed by Lang
God of Our Fathers — George Warren, arranged by Claude T. Smith
National Emblem — E. E. Bagley
Chester — William Billings, arranged by William Schuman
Fantasy on “Yankee Doodle” — Mark Williams
The Declaration of Independence — David Lovrien
The Stars and Stripes Forever — John Philip Sousa
The program will be conducted by Israel Getzov, who begins his eleventh season as Music Director of the Little Rock Winds. He also serves as Music Director of the Conway Symphony Orchestra, and Artistic Advisor to the Orquesta Filarmónica de Santa Cruz in Bolivia. Previous positions include Principal Conductor of the Tianjin Philharmonic – the resident orchestra of the Tianjin Grand Theater in China, and Associate Conductor of the Arkansas Symphony.
