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When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras
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When, unlike our upcoming 250th anniversary, a bicentennial mattered to orchestras

LA Times · Jul 2, 2026, 10:00 AM · Also reported by 2 other sources

Unlike our stingy semiquincentennial, in 1976, the NEA observed the bicentennial by commissioning six major U.S. composers for six orchestras.

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