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Concert In The Park

To celebrate the Independence Day weekend, an old-fashioned Concert in the Park. We’ll have all-American selections you might expect, and a few surprises as well.

Compositions and Recordings

Procession of the Nobles
by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra

American Salute
by Morton Gould
Morton Gould and The Chicago Symphony

Jubilee from Symphonic Sketches
by George Whitefield Chadwick
Neeme Jarvi and The Detroit Symphony

Americans We
by Henry Fillmore
Col Timothy Foley and The United States Marine Band

National Emblem
by Edwin Bagley
Col Akira Takeda and The Japan Ground SDF Band

Chimes of Liberty
by Edwin Franko Goldman
Col Albert Schoepper and The United States Marine Band

Variations on America
by Charles Ives
Morton Gould and The Chicago Symphony

Glory of the Yankee Navy
Golden Jubilee
Washington Post
by John Philip Sousa
Col Timothy Foley, Col Jason Fettig and The United States Marine Band

God Bless America
by Irving Berlin
Irving Berlin and The Ed Sullivan Orchestra

Stars and Stripes Forever
by John Philip Sousa
John Philip Sousa and The Sousa Band

Armed Forces Medley
by Thomas Knox
Col John Bourgeois and The United States Marine Band

Frank Byrne is the host of From the Archives on 91.9 Classical KC.
Sam Wisman is a Senior Producer for 91.9 Classical KC and a backup announcer for KCUR 89.3. Email him at samwisman@classicalkc.org.