Summer Pops: A Salute to America

SUMMER POPS: A SALUTE TO AMERICA

AUGUST 23, 2024

7:00 PM

HORACE BLACKMAN PARK

General Admission: FREE
VIP: $30 Adults, $15 Students

Join the JSO as we travel through the best of the last 100 years of cinema. This concert will dive into the different eras of cinematic thrills, from the suspense of Jaws to the triumph of Rocky and the drama of Casablanca. Grab your popcorn and pull up a seat for this treasure trove of musical classics. This concert is free but if you wish to purchase $30 tickets for the VIP experience, you will have access to our pre-concert reception across the street in Weatherwax Hall starting at 6 pm and special seating during the concert in Horace Blackman Park.

PROGRAM SCHEDULE

Bernstein
Overture to Candide

Ward/Dragon
America the Beautiful

Jerry Bilik
American Civil War Fantasy

John Williams
Midway March

Adolphus Hailstork
Three Spirituals for Orchestra

Copland, Aaron
Hoe-Down from Rodeo <1942>

Gould, Morton
American Salute

Lowden, Bob
Armed Forces Salute

Greenwood, Lee
God Bless the U.S.A.

Tchaikovsky, Piotr Ilyich
Overture 1812, op.49, TH 49 (Ouverture solennelle) <1880>

Sousa, John Philip
Stars and Stripes Forever

Lankey
MSU Fight Song

Elbel/Luck
Victors March

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