According to a press release, Covenant Central Presbyterian church will offer “a stirring patriotic concert along with music of pure joy” at 3 p.m. on Saturday. The show will be performed by trumpeters Chuck Seipp and Catherina Getchell Samuel, along with organist Todd Fickley.

“The synchronization of music and video will offer a unique and unparalleled experience,” the press release said. “The concert begins and ends with a tribute to all Americans, especially those defending our beautiful country.”

The musicians for the concert are coming from two great cities — Washington D.C. and Pittsburgh. Seipp is retired from the US Army Band, “Pershings Own.” Fickley is a world-renowned Bach scholar and plays at the National Presbyterian Church. Samuel came here from Pittsburgh last fall to perform with the Williamsport Brass and is soloist for the Arituinian Trumpet Concerto.

Opening so many patriotic events since its composition, Copland’s “Fanfare for the Common Man” will set the exciting tone of the music to come. Aaron Copland, known as the “Dean of American composers” for his ability to weave American folk idioms together with classical forms, wrote this response to the call to arms at the beginning of World War II.

The concert will lighten as it progresses, moving through Rimsky-Korsakov’s “Procession of the Nobles,” through all “Four Seasons” as described by Vivaldi, to the light and whimsical “Carnival of the Animals.”

Returning to American music, Gershwin’s famous “Rhapsody in Blue” will appear in an original Seipp/Fickley arrangement for piano and trumpet along with the comforting Gershwin song, “Someone To Watch Over Me.”

“Mansions of the Lord” will return us to serious patriotic music. It was written for the 2002 film “We Were Soldiers,” recounting a real-life 1965 battle during the Vietnam War. First performed by the United States Military Academy Cadet Glee Club, this concert’s pairing of Vietnam war footage and the hymn-like music creates a very moving experience.

To lighten the atmosphere, the concert will move to the 1917 short comedy film “Teddy at the Throttle.” Teddy is a dog, a great dane, driving this concert to some serious fun.

Covenant Central Presbyterian Church is located at 807 West Fourth St. No tickets are required for the show.