Stevens & Smith

Celebrate the 250th birthday of the United States and the grand opening of the Thaddeus Stevens & Lydia Hamilton Smith Center for History and Democracy with Aaron Copland’s Lincoln Portrait, William L. Dawson’s Negro Folk Symphony, and a powerful new work celebrating the lives of Stevens & Smith by Lancaster’s own D. Michael Wege.

Friday, March 13, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 2:30 PM
Saturday, March 14, 2026 @ 7:30 PM
Sunday, March 15, 2026 @ 2:30 PM

Join us 45-minutes before each performance for a free pre-concert lecture.

ALL CONCERTS AT THE GARDNER THEATRE
725 Hamilton Road, Lancaster, PA 17603

For questions, assistance, or to purchase tickets over the phone, please call our box office at (717) 291-6440.

PROGRAM
Aaron Copland – A Lincoln Portrait
D Michael Wege – Second Founding
William L. Dawson – Negro Folk Symphony