American Salute
Curated by Jim Stephenson
Pack your bags and take your young audience on a road trip around the country, visiting important historical landmarks while playing the license plate game! Get started with Gould’s rousing ‘American Salute’, and then discover America: did you know that dockworkers originally danced the Charleston, from which James P. Johnson drew his inspiration? Or that ‘Sweet Georgia Brown’ was inspired by both a GA state representative and young girl named Georgia? Along the way, discover folk songs from Arkansas, blues from Chicago, and more. But importantly, also slow down in Washington D.C., and focus on respecting our nation, drawing attention to our veterans and armed-services during an emotional rendering of TAPS.
Program Includes:
Lonesome Valley Folk Suite
or selections from
Stephenson
Taps
Stephenson
You have reached the city limits
Stephenson
Grand Canyon Suite
Grofé
Sweet Georgia Brown
Bernie // Pinkard
Route 66
arr. Stephenson