

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: American Beauty (Celebrating America 250)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: January 17, 2026

7:30 pm

PFW Music Center

Andrew Constantine, conductor
Holly Mulcahy, violin
George S. Clinton, composer, narrator
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Men’s Chorus, Benjamin Rivera, director

Join us for the first of five concerts programmed to celebrate America’s 250th birthday with music by American composers. Joan Tower highlights percussion instruments in Tambor, a one-movement work in which the entire orchestra takes on percussive characteristics. Next, George S. Clinton’s The Rose of Sonora is a violin concerto inspired by and simulating an old Western with movements acting as scenes. The piece was originally written for soloist Holly Mulcahy, who portrayed an outlaw in music helping to make the work more relatable for today’s audiences. Clinton’s experience as a film composer helps bring his music to life. Last, but surely not least, the finale of the evening is the familiar Grand Canyon Suite by Ferde Grofe, a tribute to the incredible natural beauty of America.


TOWER
Tambor

GEORGE S. CLINTON
The Rose of Sonora
Holly Mulcahy. violin
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Men’s Chorus

Intermission

GROFÉ
Grand Canyon Suite
Sunrise
Painted Desert
On the Trail
Sunset
Cloudburst
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-wayne/american-beauty-celebrating-america-250/200029495813324
- **Event Categories**: entertainment, music, concerts, art, theatre, trips-adventures
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 7

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://fwphil.org/event/masterworks-3-25-26/?utm_source=AllEvents.in&utm_medium=event-discovery-platform&utm_campaign=fort+wayne-events

## Event venue details

- **city**: Fort Wayne
- **state**: IN
- **country**: United States
- **location**: Purdue FW Music Center
- **lat**: 41.119863046371
- **long**: -85.10870857881
- **full address**: Purdue FW Music Center, Ipfw Williams Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Fort Wayne Philharmonic (https://allevents.in/org/fort-wayne-philharmonic/26105004)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 17 Jan, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Purdue FW Music Center, Ipfw Williams Theatre, Fort Wayne, IN 46835, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Fort Wayne Philharmonic
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** entertainment, music, concerts, art, theatre, trips-adventures
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about American Beauty (Celebrating America 250) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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