Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States and the grand opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, William L. Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and a powerful new work celebrating the lives of Stevens & Smith by Lancaster’s own D. Michael Wege. Join us 45-minutes before each performance for a free pre-concert lecture. Showtimes: Friday, March 13, 2026 @ 7:30 PM Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 2:30 PM Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 7:30 PM Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 2:30 PM Program: Aaron Copland – A Lincoln Portrait D Michael Wege – Second Founding William L. Dawson – Negro Folk Symphony

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