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The Oral Roberts University Music Department invites you to attend a Patriotic Concert honoring the men and women of America's armed forces. Presented by the Oral Roberts University Wind Ensemble and University Chorale, Monday, November 9th at 7:30 pm in Christ's Chapel on the ORU Campus. Admission is free.

This concert is dedicated to the men and women of the armed forces of the United States of America and to God and it will be held in Christ Chapel, at 7:30 pm on Monday, November 9th. Our concert will be a mix of newer works with more traditional patriotic arrangements. Of particular note is a composition by Robert W. Smith titled "Inchon." It is dedicated by the composer to his father, a veteran of both the Korean and Vietnam conflicts. Inchon was the location of a surprise amphibious assault that turned the tide of the Korean conflict and freed Seoul from the forces of communist North Korea. This composition includes an unusual special effect in which the audience will experience the band imitating the sounds of a Marine helicopter taking the troops from the flight deck and into the landing zone. Another newer work on the concert is James L. Hosay's "Black Granite III," a march dedicated "to the men and women whose names are forever engraved in the Vietnam Memorial." Also to be performed is a contemporary setting of "My Country 'tis of Thee" by Rick Kirby titled "An American Fanfare," and a moving arrangement of "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" by Steve Rouse. The concert will close in a more traditional fashion as the Wind Ensemble is joined by the ORU University Chorale on a medley of the music of all our armed forces; army, navy, marine, coast guard, and air force; and Peter Wilhousky's famous arrangement of the "Battle Hymn of the Republic." Admission is free.