Composers often derive inspiration from traditions and stories from the past. For this special occasion, Long Bay Symphony, along with the Carolina Master Chorale, present historical portrayals by two 20th-century composers: Paul Hindemith, in his dramatic essay on German Renaissance painter Mattias Grünewald’s struggle for artistic freedom, entitled Mathis der Maler; and a choral setting of Saint Francis of Assis’s 13th-century text, Canticle of the Sun, by Amy Beach. She is widely recognized as the first American female composer. Mexican composer Silvestre Revueltas pays satirical homage to a famous native tourist island, Janitzio, while Hungarian composer Zoltan Kodály creates a colorful portrait of the musical traditions in a city where he lived for several years in his Dances of Galánta.  MBHS Music and Art Center, 3302 Robert Grissom Pkwy. Sunday, 4 p.m. $28+. (843) 448-8379, www.longbaysymphony.com