Music, speeches and tributes in celebration of the United States’ semiquincentennial filled Beale Memorial Library on Friday afternoon.
The America’s 250th Celebration Concert was a joint performance featuring Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra musicians and the Bakersfield College Chamber Choir.
The event began with opening remarks from Nick Gonzalez, executive director of the Bakersfield Symphony Orchestra, and Bruce Wearda of the Kern chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution.
A quartet of symphony musicians offered patriotic favorites, and SAR members read excerpts of the Declaration of Independence.