The UNG Wind Ensemble Presents “Happy Birthday America!”
April 18 | 2:00 - 3:30 PM
UNG Library Technology Center Patio
117 Georgia Circle, Dahlonega, GA 30533
Inclement weather location; Convocation Center
Join the UNG Bands for an exciting semi-quincentennial (250th birthday) celebration of the United States. This concert will feature the UNG Wind Ensemble and students from the Lumpkin County High School Band. The selections include patriotic pieces such as America the Beautiful and George Washington Bicentennial March by John Philip Sousa. It will also include representative music of American culture, such as American Riversongs by Pierre LaPlante and Teal Fusion by Chris Evans Hass. The finale of the concert will be the official march of the United States, Stars and Stripes Forever, which will feature both bands and a special guest conductor well known to the UNG community!
The members of the Wind Ensemble are UNG undergraduates representing a wide variety of majors from the Gainesville and Dahlonega campuses. They are under the direction of Dr. J. Ashley Jarrell. Admission is free for this 2:00 PM concert which will take place on the Library Technology Center Patio on the Dahlonega Campus. This concert is given as part of the 2026 Alumni Weekend celebration. https://www.ungalumni.org/events/aw26