Annual Independence Day Concert from Wahington National Cathedral-live webcast

[wljmrbill]

Monday, July 4 | 11:00am
Cathedral organist Benjamin Straley is joined by guest organist Peter Conte, Washington Symphonic Brass, and the U.S. Navy Sea Chanters in presenting a program of patriotic favorites. Definitely the best way to begin your Independence Day! (webcast on You tube channel also.)


Fanfare for the Common Man
Aaron Copland (1900-1990)
The National Anthem
Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein (1918-1990)
transcribed by Peter Conte (b. 1962)

Shenandoah
Give me your tired, your poor/God bless America
Irving Berlin, arr. Roy Ringwald, Joseph M. Martin
adapted by Robert Kurth
Fanfare for the New Millennium
Kevin Kaska (b. 1972)
Lincoln Portrait
Aaron Copland
John Williams medley
John Williams (b. 1932),
arr. Benjamin Straley (b. 1986)
Imperial March
Raiders’ March
American Salute (Johnny Comes Marching Home)
Morton Gould (1913-1996)
Variations on America
Charles Ives (1874-1954)
Amazing Grace
Trad. American arr. Kuzma (b. 1946)
Battle Hymn of the Republic
arr. Peter J. Wilhousky (1902-1978)
America the Beautiful
arr. Michael McCarthy (b. 1966)
Stars and Stripes Forever
John Philip Sousa (1854-1932)
Arr. Elizabeth and Raymond Chenault

 

[pschlund]

The Independence Day Concert to be held at the Washinton National Cathedral will be, I am confident, a most delightful, touching and beautiful event. This is only a thought on my part but only one person I can think of whom would make it even better is an organist I most admire and appreciate, Gert van Hoef. I can hear his expertise in keyboard technique and improvisation at the console of that Grand Cathedral pipe organ.