Musical Director Mike Ritter and the Cumberland Winds Concert Band presented a stunning performance at an overflowing Grace Lutheran Church Sunday afternoon, “The Road to 250 – A Concert of American Music.”
Described in the program as “A musical journey through America’s two-hundred and fifty year history. This celebration of America’s birthday will begin with the Colonial period and travel through the country’s growth, challenges, wars and great achievements, concluding in the 21st century.”
Ritter spoke for a few moments before the concert began, saying “The concert band has been around since 2010. We also have lots of smaller groups, wind and brass ensembles, and bands that focus on different styles of music, German, Dixieland, etc. This is the last installment of ‘Road to 250′: America’s Story’, a community-wide celebration spearheaded by Dr. Dewey Browder.”…