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Also on the program for the 鈥淎merican Rhythm鈥� concert is Samuel Barber鈥檚 choral work 鈥淎gnus Dei,鈥� which the composer adapted for a cappella choir from his Adagio for Strings that was played at President John F. Kennedy鈥檚 funeral and in the Academy Award-winning film 鈥淧latoon.鈥�

The concert, which will be performed twice on Saturday, Nov. 3, and once on Sunday, Nov. 4, celebrates Armistice Day, which marked the end of World War I.

True Concord Music Director Eric Holtan鈥檚 program centers on the theme of peace, bravery and patriotism largely through the lens of men who served on the front lines of battle.

• Mack Wilberg鈥檚 鈥淕od of Our Fathers鈥� borrows a hymn written to commemorate the centenary of the Declaration of Independence by Civil War veteran Daniel C. Roberts.
• Composer Martin Sedek set text from World War I veteran Alan Seeger鈥檚 poem 鈥淭he Hosts鈥� in his 鈥淭he Beauty of Cosmic Things.鈥�
• Minnesota composer Jake Runestad set the poetry of Iraq and Afghanistan veteran Brian Turner in his 鈥淒reams of the Fallen.鈥� Runestad will be in residency this weekend for the True Concord performances.

鈥淒reams,鈥� a 25-minute choral work for piano, orchestra and voices, will feature pianist Jeffrey Biegel, who was central in commissioning the piece for a consortium of orchestras that included the Louisiana Philharmonic Orchestra, the Symphony Chorus of New Orleans, the Dayton Philharmonic Orchestra and Chorus, the Rockford Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, the Philharmonic of Southern New Jersey and the Virginia Arts Festival. It borrows texts from Turner鈥檚 books of poetry 鈥淗ere, Bullet鈥� and 鈥淧hantom Noise.鈥�

Holtan said the poems describe a soldier鈥檚 emotions grappling with death and destruction from war and how soldiers move on once they come home.

鈥淣o matter our personal opinions of war, may 鈥楧reams of the Fallen鈥� deepen our awareness of its impact and challenge us to listen, feel, grieve and seek to understand those who have given of themselves for our country,鈥� Runestad said in a written statement.

Sedek鈥檚 piece snagged the top prize in True Concord鈥檚 second annual Stephen Paulus Emerging Composer Competition to honor the late American composer. True Concord initiated the composing competition in Paulus鈥� memory. The group was nominated for a Grammy along with Paulus for their recording of 鈥淧rayers,鈥� which the group commissioned from Paulus to commemorate the 10-year anniversary of 9/11.

Holtan said True Concord will have a choir of 36 and an orchestra of 40 for this weekend鈥檚 concerts.