Celebrate in word and song the heritage of patriotic and historic music that honors the development of this great country and the democracy we enjoy.

Songs Include:

• America I Love You
• Dixie
• Battle Cry of Freedom
• Battle Hymn of the Republic
• We’re Tenting Tonight
• When Johnny Comes Marching Home
• Deep River
• Swing Low, Sweet Chariot
• Nobody Knows the Trouble I’ve Seen
• Goin’ Home
• He’s Got the Whole World in His Hands
• My Country ‘Tis of Thee
• Oh Beautiful for Spacious Skies
• My Own America
• They America – But I Call It Home
• Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor
• This Is My Country
• God Bless America

Michael Ballam is a nationally acclaimed opera singer, a sought-after lecturer, and a professor of music at Utah State University.

In an amazing repertoire that includes over 80 major roles, his voice has been described as “splendid” by the Washington Post, “commanding” by the Chicago Tribune, and “superb” by the Philadelphia Inquirer.

An insatiable musician, he is an extraordinary pianist and accomplished oboist. Today Dr. Ballam has already participated in three operatic world premieres, including Krysztof Penderecki’s Paradise Lost, and the Lyric Opera of Chicago. Dr. Ballam made his debut with the San Francisco Opera in Elektra, sharing the stage with Monserrat Cabelle, Kiri Te Kanawa, and Brigit Nilsson. He also appeared in the international telecast of Samson and Delilah with Shirley Verret.

He has performed regularly with the Pennsylvania Opera Theatre, Kentucky Opera, Philadelphia Opera, Opera Theatre of St. Louis, Michigan Opera Theatre, and the Mississippi Opera.