“American Composers Now and Then” – The Bowdoin College Concert Ban, under the direction of Nina Andersen, will present works by American composers past and present. The program explores the influence of early American composers on current composers, as well as their contributions to the development of uniquely "American" musical styles. Featured will be works by Charles Ives, Aaron Copland, John Philip Sousa, Florence Price, Brian Balmages, Carol Brittin Chambers and John Mackey, among others.