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National Symphony Orchestra: Labor Day Concert
FREE! The NSO celebrates the beginning of the 2007–2008 season with this free annual concert.
- Sep 2, 2007 at 8:00 PM
- US Capitol Building - West Lawn
- 1-1/2 hrs.
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About the Program
National Symphony Orchestra Capitol ConcertAnnual Labor Day Concert
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol
Sunday, September 2, 2007, 8:00 p.m.
Emil de Cou Conductor
Vocalists from the Soldiers' Chorus of the U.S. Army Field Band
SFC Laura Dause, soprano
MSG Joan Mercer, mezzo-soprano
SFC Robert McIver, tenor
SSG Mark Huseth, baritone
SSC Andre McRae, baritone
Free, no tickets required
The Kennedy Center's Prelude celebration begins on a high note with this free annual Labor Day concert led by NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou. Program to be announced.
This concert is made possible by a grant from the U.S. Department of the Interior and the National Park Service, National Capital Region.
Gates open to the public at 3:20 p.m.
In case of inclement weather: The concert will be moved to the Kennedy Center Concert Hall. Please call the NSO Summer Concert Hotline at (202) 416-8113 after 2:30 p.m. to find out if the performance has been moved. Program:
| SMITH - The Star Spangled Banner | |
| COPLAND - Fanfare for the Common Man | |
| RODGERS - "The Sound of Music" from The Sound of Music | |
| ANDERSON - Fiddle Faddle | |
| ANDERSON - Bugler's Holiday | |
| TCHAIKOVSKY - Trepak from The Nutcracker | |
STRAVINSKY - Finale from The Firebird (complete ballet)  | |
| GUETTEL - "Il Mondo Era Vuoto" from The Light in the Piazza | |
| GUETTEL - "The Light in the Piazza" from The Light in the Piazza | |
| GERSHWIN - Selections from Porgy and Bess , arr. Robert Russell Bennett | |
DVORÁK - Largo (Movement 2) from Symphony No. 9 in E minor, From the New World, Op. 95  | |
| BROWN - Songs for a New World: The New World | |
| BERNSTEIN - Overture to Overture to Candide | |
| BERNSTEIN - Mambo from West Side Story | |
| BERNSTEIN - West Side Story: Concert Suite No. 2 | |
| COPLAND - Variations on a Shaker Melody | |
| GERSHWIN - An American in Paris | |
| WILLIAMS - Flying Theme from Flying Theme from E.T., The Extra-Terrestrial |
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
Group of 20 or more? Group Sales offers special terms and discounts for most performances.
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