National Symphony Orchestra: Labor Day Concert
FREE - no tickets required! NSO Associate Conductor Emil de Cou leads this annual NSO tradition on the West Lawn of the U.S. Capitol.
- Aug 31, 2008 at 8:00 PM
- US Capitol Building - West Lawn
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About the Program
National Symphony Orchestra Capitol ConcertAnnual Labor Day Concert
West Lawn, U.S. Capitol
Sunday, August 31, 2008, 8 p.m.
Emil de Cou Conductor
Vocalists TBA
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 | |
| ANDERSON - Belle of the Ball | |
| ANDERSON - Sleigh Ride | |
| ANDERSON - Fiddle Faddle | |
| ANDERSON - The Penny-Whistle Song | |
| ANDERSON - Bugler's Holiday | |
| STALLING - Merrie Melodies | |
| SCOTT - Powerhouse | |
| TCHAIKOVSKY - Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy from The Nutcracker | |
WAGNER/HUTSCHENRUYTER - "The Ride of the Valkyries" from Die Walküre   | |
| WILLSON - "Seventy-six Trombones," from The Music Man | |
| ELGAR - Military March No. 1 in D major from Pomp and Circumstance | |
| PLANQUETTE - Le Regiment de Sambre et Muse | |
| TCHAIKOVSKY - Slavonic March | |
| RODGERS - Symphonic Scenario from South Pacific | |
| KORNGOLD - Overture to The Seahawk | |
| WILLIAMS - Main Theme from Jaws | |
| WILLIAMS - The Chamber of Secrets | |
| WILLIAMS - March from Raiders of the Lost Ark | |
| TRADITIONAL - Shenandoah | |
| WARD - America the Beautiful |
All events and artists subject to change without prior notice.
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