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North Carolina Symphony: Independence Day Celebration

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( Thu., Jul. 4, 2019 )

Performed by North Carolina Symphony; Wesley Schulz, conductor

Koka Booth Amphitheatre, 8003 Regency Parkway, Cary, NC 27518

Program

At this Triangle tradition, NCS salutes the red, white, and blue with patriotic favorites, high-spirited classics, and a fireworks display over Symphony Lake. The program as planned: Smith: "The Star-Spangled Banner"; Gould: American Salute; Copland: Old American Songs; Verdi: Triumphal March from Aida; Gould: Yankee Doodle; Hayman: Servicemen on Parade & Pops Hoedown; Herbert: American Fantasia; Gershwin: "Someone to Watch Over Me"/"Embraceable You"; John Williams: Liberty Fanfare; Sousa: "Semper fidelis" & "The Washington Post"; Berlin: "God Bless America"; Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture; & Sousa: "The Stars and Stripes Forever"