The Willow Springs Arts Council will host a Veteran’s Day concert on Saturday, November 11th at the Star Theater by the Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra. The concert, entitled “A Salute to our Heroes” will honor veterans and recognize their service to our country. The concert is free to the public and will begin at 7PM.

The program will include an Honor Guard presenting the colors and local high school choir members singing Armed Forces – The Pride of America! featuring songs of all service branches. Also on the program is a reading by local veteran, Avery Parker, of The Ragged Old Flag, a poem by Johnny Cash, while the orchestra performs America the Beautiful. Other musical numbers include The Stars and Stripes Forever, Reflections from the Wall, Rhapsody in Blue, Fanfare for the Common Man, God of our Fathers: A Chorale Fantasy, National Emblem, and Shenandoah.

The Southern Ozarks Community Orchestra is under the direction of Jodie Forbes and was formed in 2009 under sponsorship of the Arts Council. Members are volunteer musicians of all ages from Houston, Cabool, Ava, Willow Springs, Mountain View, and West Plains who love to offer live orchestral performances to our area.

The Willow Springs Arts Council is a non-profit organization whose goal is to support art in all forms in the community. For more information on the Arts Council and the orchestra, visit www.willowspringsartscouncil.org