2025/26 Season
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SEASON FINALE
MAY 16, 2026 7:30p
AMERICA TURNS 250: A Celebration of the 250th Anniversary of America in Music
PRE-CONCERT LECTURE 6:30p
Stilian Kirov, Conductor
Matthew Lipman, Viola
LaRob K. Rafael, Narrator
TOWER Fanfare No. 1
MONTGOMERY Coincident Dances
SOUSA Liberty Bell March
SOUSA Washington Post March
SOUSA Stars and Stripes Forever
COPLAND Billy the Kid suite
COPLAND Lincoln Portrait
IPO lowers the curtain on our 48thseason by celebrating the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. This Semiquincentennial celebration features music by Joan Tower, Jessie Montgomery, John Philip Sousa and concludes with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait. The evening will begin at 6:30pm with a FREE pre-concert lecture. Hosted by IPO bassist Alison Gaines, the lecture will feature narrator LaRob K. Rafael, IPO Gibb Music Director Stilian Kirov, and violist Matthew Lipman
Approximate concert running time is 70 minutes plus intermission
All ticket sales are final and non-refundable
Programs and artists subject to change