{"id":169846,"date":"2026-10-12T11:22:07","date_gmt":"2026-10-12T15:22:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=169846"},"modified":"2026-10-12T12:59:35","modified_gmt":"2026-10-12T16:59:35","slug":"aurora-to-perform-a-special-veterans-day-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/?p=169846","title":{"rendered":"Aurora to perform Veterans Day concert Nov. 11"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"x12ofw9d\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-169855 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.nmc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/10\/Aurora-11-11-26-Poster-232x300.jpg\" alt=\"NMC Aurora Veterans Day flyer\" width=\"232\" height=\"300\" \/>Celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday and honor our veterans with Aurora, NMC\u2019s treble choir formerly known as Chamber Singers. Selected from thousands of entrants to perform at the American Choral Directors Association National Conference in March, Aurora is preparing for this prestigious opportunity by sharing its music with the community.\u00a0The performance will feature patriotic music, American folk songs and the world premiere of <em>American Mosaic<\/em>, a new work composed by NMC Music Director Jeffrey Cobb, with text by Laura Knight Cobb. The piece celebrates three remarkable women who helped shape our nation: Sacagawea, Helen Keller and Sojourner Truth. Works by Dolly Parton, Palestrina and Brahms will also be included.<\/p>\n<p><span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">The<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">concert<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">begins<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">7:30<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">p.m.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">on<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Wednesday,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">November<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">11,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">newly<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">renovated<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">sanctuary<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Central<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">United<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Methodist<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Church,<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">222<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Cass<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Street<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">in<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">Traverse<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">City.<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">A<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">free-will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">offering<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">will<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">be<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">accepted<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">at<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">the<\/span> <span data-d-streaming-word=\"\">door.<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Celebrate America\u2019s 250th birthday and honor our veterans with Aurora, NMC\u2019s treble choir formerly known as Chamber Singers. 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