Name: American Mosaic
Start: 2026-05-07T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Williamsburg Community Chapel

Michael Butterman, Music Director
A Musical-Visual Celebration of America’s 250th Anniversary
with music by Peter Boyer, imagery by Joe Sohm, and narrated by Barry Bostwick.
Celebrate the American spirit with a concert that honors history,
resilience, and the power of music to tell our nation’s story.
Peter Boyer’s American Mosaic, a newly co-commissioned work
by The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra*, weaves together
images by renowned photographer Joe Sohm, music, and the
voices of America in a powerful reflection on the nation’s past
and future. The program concludes with William Dawson’s
Negro Folk Symphony, a masterful fusion of African American
spirituals and symphonic grandeur, bringing the season to a
triumphant and deeply moving close.
Chadwick – Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
Boyer – American Mosaic* (Imagery by Joe Sohm)
Dawson – Negro Folk Symphony
PRE-CONCERT TALK: 6:30-7:00 PM
Livestream tickets also available.
*American Mosaic is a co-commission of the National Symphony Orchestra, Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for the Cincinnati Pops, Pacific Symphony, The Williamsburg Symphony Orchestra, and other orchestras to be announced.