(VERO BEACH, FL) June 16, 2025 – Put on your red, white & blue and get ready to wave the flag when the Space Coast Symphony Wind Orchestra presents its annual free patriotic concert. Spirit of America will be performed at 2:00 PM on Saturday, June 28 at the Emerson Center, 1590 27th Avenue in Vero Beach. Spirit of America will showcase American heritage, as conductor and artistic director Aaron T. Collins directs the wind orchestra in the “Star Spangled Banner,” “God Bless the USA” by Lee Greenwood and favorites like the beloved, “America the Beautiful” and “Battle Hymn of the Republic.” Among the many rousing patriotic numbers will be a salute to those who served in the United States Armed Forces; veterans will be asked to stand when their service song is played. Attendees to Spirit of America can also count on “El Capitan,” “Washington Post” and “Liberty Bell” marches from The March King, John Philip Sousa. Rounding out the program is the World Premiere of Mark Piszczek’s American Frontier Suite, featuring songs for wind band from the Old West and American frontier, including “Bury Me Not on the Lone Prairie,” “Tumbling Tumbleweeds,” “Yellow Rose of Texas,” “Red River Valley” and others. Concertgoers to Spirit of America are invited to wear red, white and blue in a show of patriotic solidarity. Free tickets to the Saturday performance can be reserved online at www.SpaceCoastSymphony.org. Donations to help defray the concert costs will be accepted with gratitude. For more information, call 855-252-7276.
Artistic Director and Conductor, Aaron T. Collins, considers it an honor to salute the USA and our veterans.
“We owe everything to the men and women who have worn our nation’s uniform,” said Collins. “This concert is a powerful way to come together as a community and celebrate our great nation.”
Concertgoers aged 18 and under or with a college ID are admitted free to every SCSO concert. For more information about the Space Coast Symphony’s 2025-26 Season, please visit SpaceCoastSymphony.org or call (855) 252-7276.
