AN ODE TO AMERICA
Monday, May 27 at 7:30pm
Brooke Street Park, Alpharetta
FREE AND OPEN TO ALL
Each May, the Alpharetta Symphony offers a Memorial Day concert that is free and open to all. This year, we will honor our nation with a slate of patriotic tunes and big band hits that celebrate the most American of music - jazz. Join us for an afternoon in the park. Bring a blanket, some chairs, a picnic, and the whole family to enjoy music by the bandstand!
MUSIC
John Stafford Smith: Star-Spangled Banner
Battle Hymn of the Republic
Johann Strauss, Jr.: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Takosha Swan: The Veteran’s Anthem
Morton Gould: American Salute
”Duke Ellington!”
”A Salute to the Big Bands”
Moody Blues: Nights in White Satin
Salute to the Armed Forces
Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
John Phillip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever
PERFORMERS
Dr. Grant Gilman, conductor
Takosha Swan, vocalist
Alpharetta Symphony
SPONSORED BY
SEATING
Bring a blanket or chairs and a picnic to this free Memorial Day park concert.
THE VENUE
You can find directions here for Brooke Street Park, located downtown behind Alpharetta City Hall. Free parking available on streets and in nearby parking garages.
YOU MAKE THE MUSIC POSSIBLE
Consider giving a tax-deductible donation to support the music you love, right in your backyard.