American Spirit, Coastal Soul: A Delaware 250 Salute

• Sunday, July 12 @ 3:00 pm
• Cape Henlopen High School, Lewes, DE
• 302-316-0441

American Spirit, Coastal Soul: A Delaware 250 Salute

A Program of American classics and new music from Delaware composers, including:

Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man, World Premiere: Coastal Delaware Suite, composed by SODELO's own Brian Cox and including movements dedicated to the spirit of Lewes, Rehoboth Beach, Dewey Beach, and Bethany Beach.

Suite from United Sounds of America: a significant work by Mark Hegarty and featuring Delaware’s Twin Poet Laureates, Al Mills and Nnamdi Chukwuocha, and acclaimed soprano Makeda Hampton.

On the Nature of Daylight, by Max Richter

Band of Brothers, by Michael Kamen

The Stars and Stripes Force, by John Phillip Sousa

The U.S. Armed Forces Medley, and The Star Spangled Banner





Two dates / two locations:

July 11, 2026 @ 3:00 PM Milford Senior High School

July 12, 2026 @ 3:00 PM Cape Henlopen High School Auditorium

Classical / Opera 250th Anniversary Music Schools & Universities Southern Delaware

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