POPS LABOR DAY CONCERT IN THE PARK
FREE
JOHN STAFFORD SMITH: The Star-Spangled Banner
JOHN WILLIAMS: Liberty Fanfare
THE ISLEY BROTHERS: It's Your Thing
JAMES REESE EUROPE: Hey There! (Hi There!)
EDWARD K. ("DUKE") ELLINGTON: Duke Ellington Fantasy
LUIZ BONFÁ: Manhã de Carnaval ("Carnival Morning") from Black Orpheus
JOE ZAWINUL: Birdland
GEORGE M. COHAN: Over There
AMANDA GORMAN/SAMUEL A. WARD: "The Hill We Climb" set to America the Beautiful
AARON COPLAND: "The Promise of Living" from The Tender Land Suite
JAMES BROWN: I Got You (I Feel Good)
GEORGE WALKER: Lyric for Strings
IRVING BERLIN: God Bless America
JOHN PHILIP SOUSA: The Stars and Stripes Forever
John Morris Russell, conductor
The longstanding tradition of filling our communities with music continues with a special FREE performance at Central Park in Forest Park. JMR and the Pops salute the unofficial end of summer in a program of Pops favorites to delight all ages.
Central Park
1201 W Kemper Road
Cincinnati, OH 45240
Academy Award, Emmy and GRAMMY-winning artist, actor, author, and activist, Common joins the Pops for a special one-night-only performance! After dazzling a sold-out crowd with the CSO at Classical Roots in 2016, the legendary R&B and hip-hop icon returns to Music Hall for his debut with the Pops.
Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition is an epic musical stroll through an eclectic gallery of paintings, from a drawing of unhatched dancing chickens to an image of towering city gates. Originally for piano, Ravel’s version for orchestra adds a bursting palette of instrumental color. Saxophonist Steven Banks, who “has the potential to be one of the transformational musicians of the 21st century,” plays a new concerto by GRAMMY-winning pianist and composer Billy Childs.
Come together and celebrate America's birthday from sea to shining sea. Join JMR and the Pops for a showcase of American favorites inspired by the beauty of this land and its peoples. This is America the Beautiful for all—with music to lift your spirit and set your heart aglow. Stick around for the post-concert fireworks!