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Fort Smith Chorale Spring Concert - "America, Of Thee We Sing"

Fort Smith Chorale Spring Concert - "America, Of Thee We Sing"

The Fort Smith Chorale presents its Spring 2026 Concert "America, Of Thee We Sing!", traditional and contemporary arrangements of class American songs, Selections for the evening include:

The Star-Spangled Banner

America the Beautiful (arr. by Mack Wilberg)

Beautiful Dreamer (Stephen Foster, arr. Shaw- Parker)

Battle Hymn of the Republic (poem by Julia Ward Howe, music by William Steffe, arr. by Roy Ringwald)

The Testament of Freedom (by Randall Thompson, a setting of four passages
from the writings of Thomas Jefferson)

God Bless America (Irving Berlin, arr. by Roy Ringwald)

Home on the Range (arr. Mark Hayes)

Fascinating Rhythm (words and music by George and Ira Gershwin, arr. Mark Hayes)

Zion's Walls (adapted by Aaron Copland, choral arrangement by Glenn Koponen)

Yesterday (John Lennon and Paul McCartney, arr. by Anita Kerr)

Who Are the Brave (J. Paul Williams, arr. Joseph Martin)

America (Samuel Francis Smith, tune from Thesaurus Musicus 1740, arr. Robert Hunter)

First United Methodist Church, Fort Smith, AR
15.00
07:30 PM - 10:00 PM on Thu, 23 Apr 2026

Event Supported By

The Fort Smith Chorale
479-242-SING
First United Methodist Church, Fort Smith, AR
200 N. 15th Street
Fort Smtih, Arkansas 72901