The Colorado Symphony extends an invitation to everyone to celebrate America’s 250th and Colorado turning 150 during a special Independence Eve celebration on Friday, July 3, 2026, at 6 p.m. This community concert is FREE and held at the Buell Theatre at the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
The program features an exhilarating evening of patriotic favorites, beloved orchestral works, and iconic American music performed by your Colorado Symphony under the baton of conductor Scott Terrell, with Colorado Symphony Principal Trumpet Justin Bartels featured as soloist.
The evening’s program includes:
SMITH — Star-Spangled Banner
JOHN WILLIAMS — “March” from 1941
JOHN WILLIAMS — The Cowboys: Overture
GERSHWIN Selections from Porgy and Bess
LEANNA PRIMIANI — Revolutionary Triptych III. The Midnight Warning (Susanna Bolling)
BERLIN ARR. RINGWALD — “God Bless America”
– INTERMISSION –
ARR. LOWDEN — “Armed Forces Salute”
JOHN WILLIAMS — Music from Lincoln
JOHN KANDER — Chicago Medley
WILLSON ARR. ANDERSON — “Seventy-Six Trombones” from The Music Man
TCHAIKOVSKY — 1812: Overture, Op. 29
SOUSA ARR. CLARK MCALISTER — “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
Tickets are available online here.
IMPORTANT! All seating is general admission. Be aware that holding a ticket doesn’t guarantee a seat, so arrive early.
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