Community Concert

On Sunday, April 22nd, the Symphony presented a concert at the Jewish Community Center in honor of Israel's 59th Independence Day. David Cho led the orchestra in musical selections by Jewish composers. The concert began with the flashy American Salute by composer Morton Gould and followed with compositions by Bernstein, Offenbach, Copland, Mendelssohn, and Rodgers. Concluding the performance, the audience sang along to Hatikvah, the national anthem of the State of Israel.