“…It’s the arts that separates us from the animals. We as artists are very uniquely positioned to be able to express things that many people can’t…” Lucas Richman , Composer Lucas Richman’s newest symphony titled This Will Be Our Reply was performed for the second time ever by the Bemidji Symphony Orchestra Sunday, April 28 th . The composition was inspired by a Leonard Bernstein quote made in response to the assassination of John F. Kennedy. Bernstein expressed the need to make music in