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Portsmouth Reflections was commissioned by the Churchland Middle School Band of Portsmouth, VA, under the direction of Mrs. Mary Gugler. Portsmouth is a seaport city, located on the western shore of the Elizabeth River in southeastern Virginia, with a rich history and seafaring tradition dating to America’s colonial period.
Many of Portsmouth’s citizens still work in the numerous professions related to the sea. Portsmouth is the home of the US Navy’s oldest shipyard. Watermen work the bountiful waters of the Chesapeake Bay. Longshoremen work the many docks and shipping terminals in one of the oldest working harbors in America. Portsmouth Reflections was written as a tribute to these seafaring and shipbuilding traditions.
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