21-year-old composer from Chula Vista honors America’s 250th anniversary
SPRING VALLEY, Calif. (FOX 5/KUSI) — A local 21-year-old classical composer from Chula Vista is honoring the nation’s 250th anniversary of independence with a special composition.
Link: https://fox5sandiego.com/news/local-news/chula-vista-composer-honors-america/
There’s the easy way to celebrate America’s Big Birthday – the way we do it every year, actually. Picnic at the beach (but, whew, hard to find a spot), the park (slightly easier) or a backyard barbecue at home (easiest of all), then a mad rush to the bayfront for the Big Bay Boom.
Or you can do what a Chula Vista college student did. You can write a symphony.
A new orchestral work celebrating America’s 250th anniversary will take center stage Wednesday when the East County Youth Symphony (ECYS) presents the world premiere of “Land of the Free,” composed by 21-year-old San Diego musician Oluwaloba “Loba” Salami.
Fourteen Lehigh students earned Gilman Scholarships this year, contributing to the university’s standing among the nation’s top institutions for producing Gilman scholars.
Link: https://global.lehigh.edu/news/lehigh-university-gilman-scholarships-2026-recipients