The Columbus Indiana Philharmonic has announced the date for this year’s Salute! Concert. The organization said Tuesday that this free show will be held Friday, May 26th on the lawn of the Bartholomew County Courthouse at 7 p.m. Organizers say that the concert, now in its 17th year, honors those who have served, or are serving, in the U.S. Armed Forces.

This year’s program is welcoming two-time Grammy Award winning vocalist Sylvia McNair as the Philharmonic’s guest soloist. Columbus North High School senior Sarah Pankratz will join the orchestra at the Salute! concert this year with her rendition of Hoagy Carmichael’s “Georgia on My Mind.”

For more on this event, visit thecip.org.