Photos by James A. McBride
The Jubilate Deo Chorale & Orchestra, with Church of the Saviour Festival Choir and Eastern University Choir, held a patriotic concert, “God Bless America: Remembering 9-11,” on Sunday, Sept. 11, at the Kimmel Center, Philadelphia’s Verizon Hall. Pieces played and sung included “Stars and Stripes Forever,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic” and “Taps.” Cast members included those in the armed forces (Army, Navy, Coast Guard, Air Force, and Marine Corps) and policemen, firefighters and emergency rescue workers. Above left photo, the Atlantic County-based Harbor Trio, Donna Marie Berchtold, Melody Warrener and Mary Jane Morey perform “Boogie-Woogie Bugle Boy.” At right, Msgr. Louis A. Marucci, executive director, Jubilate Deo Chorale & Orchestra, and Karen Rogers, television meteorologist and traffic anchor for 6 ABC’s Action News, narrate the performance.