Join the Knoxville Symphony Orchestra in World’s Fair Park Amphitheater for the 41^st Annual Independence Day Concert presented by the Lawson Family Foundation on July 4 at 8:00 p.m. Music Director Aram Demirjian leads the KSO in this FREE, family-friendly concert as part of the City of Knoxville’s holiday celebration with a special guest appearance by local artist and musician W. James Taylor. The show closes with a spectacular fireworks display set to music.

No ticket required. In cases of light rain, the concert will take place as scheduled. In case of thunderstorms, the concert will be postponed. The concert also will be broadcast live on WBIR-TV. The KSO is proud to partner with the City of Knoxville, Lawson Family Foundation, and WBIR-TV for this concert.

The Program

The Star Spangled Banner – arr. Smith
Liberty Fanfare – John Williams
Colonel Bogey March – Edwin Eugene Bagley
Appalachia Waltz – Mark O’Connor
Duke Ellington!: A Medley – Duke Ellington (arr. Custer)
Stay – W. James Taylor (arr. Gilly) (featuring W. James Taylor)
While You’re Living – W. James Taylor (arr. Gilly) (featuring W. James Taylor)
I Am Amazed – John Balic (arr. Gilly) (featuring W. James Taylor)
America the Beautiful – Samuel Ward (arr. Gilly) (featuring W. James Taylor)
Superman March – John Williams
Armed Forces Salute – arr. Bob Lowden
God Bless America – Irving Berlin

INTERMISSION

American Salute – Morton Gould
Variations on a Shaker Melody – Aaron Copland
The Liberty Bell – John Philip Sousa
National Emblem March – Edwin Eugene Bagley
South Pacific: A Symphonic Scenario – Richard Rodgers
Rocky Top – Felice & Boudleaux Bryant (arr: Clark)
1812 Overture – Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The Stars and Stripes Forever – John Philip Sousa
The Thunderer – John Philip Sousa
Washington Post March – John Philip Sousa
National Fencibles March – John Philip Sousa
Seventy-Six Trombones – Wilson