

# Event Details

- **Event Name**: We the People (Celebrating America 250)
- **Event Start and End Date**: Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Event Description**: Andrew Constantine, conductor
Andre Gaskins, cello
Fort Wayne Philharmonic Youth Symphony, Troy Webdell, conductor

The third concert in our America 250 series opens with Ernest Bloch’s Schelomo: Hebraic Rhapsody. This biblically-inspired work will feature our own Principal Cello Andre Gaskins portraying the voice of King Solomon. A piece for all the people, the evening’s finale will be the Metropolis Symphony by Michael Daugherty, a five-movement work inspired by Superman comics.

Program
GERSHWIN
Cuban Overture
BLOCH
Schelomo: Rhapsodie Hébraïque for Violoncello and Orchestra
Andre Gaskins, cello

Intermission

DAUGHERTY
Metropolis Symphony
Lex
Krypton
Mxyzptlk
Oh, Lois!
Red Cape Tango
- **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/fort-wayne/we-the-people-celebrating-america-250/200029697820857
- **Event Categories**: music, entertainment, concerts
- **Interested Audience**: 
  - total_interested_count: 15

## Ticket Details

- **Ticket URL**: https://fwphil.org/event/masterworks-5-25-26/?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, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States

## Event Organizer details

- **affiliate_id**: 2
- **organizer**: Fort Wayne Philharmonic (https://allevents.in/org/fort-wayne-philharmonic/10488025)

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## FAQs

- **Q**: When is the event happening?
  - **A:** Sat, 28 Feb, 2026 at 07:30 pm
- **Q**: Where is the event happening?
  - **A:** Purdue FW Music Center, 2101 E Coliseum Blvd,Fort Wayne, Indiana, United States
- **Q**: Who is organizing the event?
  - **A:** Fort Wayne Philharmonic
- **Q**: What type of event is this?
  - **A:** music, entertainment, concerts
- **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about We the People (Celebrating America 250) ?
  - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents.

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