Garden Grove : Vietnam War Vets to Be Honored by Symphony

The Garden Grove Symphony on Friday will dedicate its inaugural concert, “An American Symphonic Salute,” to American and Vietnamese veterans of the Vietnam War who will be guests of the orchestra.

Mayor Jonathan Cannon will give the veterans a special welcome.

Slated to begin at 7:30 p.m. at the Don Wash Auditorium, 11271 Stanford Ave., the concert’s Memorial Day theme will feature Aaron Copland’s “A Lincoln Portrait,” narrated by Carl Princi of KFAC radio.

Also on the program is the Fourth Georgia Regimental Band, with music of the Civil War era played on instruments from that era by musicians dressed in uniforms of the style worn at that time.

Vietnam veterans Ken Flint and David Ferrier of the Anaheim Vet Center will display a collection of wartime memorabilia in the lobby. The exhibit will highlight paintings by John Hagler, a former Marine who was wounded in the war.

Tickets for the concert can be purchased at the Gem Theatre box office, 12852 Main St.; the Garden Grove Chamber of Commerce, 11400 Stanford Ave., or at the door. The newly formed symphony orchestra is conducted by Edward Peterson.

For more information, call 534-7271.