‘Land of the Free’ speaks of a tenuous state of American freedom in which our delicate equilibrium of checks and balances struggles to endure. In this modern era of social media, perception supersedes reality and the immediacy of online dialog encourages provocation over critical inquiry. The symphony’s five movements depict an emotional journey through this reality—feelings of resilience, confusion, dread, love, anger, sadness, desperation…and, ultimately, hope.