Boston’s drone show dazzles for America’s 250th

A drone show displayed iconic symbols of American and Massachusetts history as the Boston Pops orchestra performed ...

Watch the Boston Pops orchestra perform '1812 Overture'

The Boston Pops orchestra performed the “1812 Overture” by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky on the Fourth of July as ...
Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

In new video, Wisconsin teens play '1812 Overture' finale with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra musicians

In a newly released video, Wisconsin high school musicians perform the finale of Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" with Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra musicians. The video, crafted by MSO audio and video ...
PBS

The National Symphony Orchestra Performs the "1812 Overture"

The National Symphony Orchestra performs the "1812 Overture" at the 2023 A Capitol Fourth. Celebrate the majesty and grand spectacle of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform the time-honored ...
The Baltimore Sun

How a Russian orchestral work became the soundtrack to America’s 4th of July

Somehow, over the past half-century and with hardly anyone noticing, the 19th century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has become as integral to the Fourth of July as George Washington and ...
WBUR

Technique and timing: Guard cannons bring bang to Pops' 4th of July concert

Every Fourth of July, the Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade ends with a bang. And it isn't just fireworks. The high point of the 1812 Overture includes firing cannons. The piece is about Russia's ...