Star & Stripes & Symphonies: Symphony Under the Stars in Chesapeake
Schedule
Sun, 31 Aug, 2025 at 07:30 pm
UTC-04:00Location
Chesapeake City Park | Chesapeake, VA
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Star & Stripes & Symphonies: Symphony Under the StarsAugust 31, 2025 7:30 pm
Chesapeake City Park
Chia-Hsuan Lin, conductor
V for Victory! Hear Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony, which helped lead the Allied Forces to victory, and celebrate the 80th anniversary of the end of World War II at this FREE family-friendly concert. Hear spirited works of resilience, unity, and freedom, such as Sibelius’s Finlandia and Richard Rodger’s Victory at Sea. Enjoy patriotic tunes from John Williams, William Grant Still and more at this fun and heartfelt tribute to the American Spirit!
Sponsored by Chesapeake Parks, Recreation and Tourism
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PROGRAM:
John Stafford Smith Star-Spangled Banner
Leonard Bernstein Overture to Candide
Jean Sibelius Finlandia, op. 26
Ludwig van Beethoven First Movement of Symphony No.5 in C minor, op.67
Leroy Anderson “The Last Rose of Summer” from Irish Suite
Antonín Dvorák Fourth Movement from Symphony No.9, op.95, E minor (From the New World)
William Grant Still Fanfare for the 99th Fighter Squadron
Joe Garland / Holcombe In The Mood
Richard Rodgers / Bennett Victory at Sea
John Williams Hymn to the Fallen from Saving Private Ryan
Traditional / Lowden Armed Forces Salute
Samuel Ward / Dragon America The Beautiful
*Program subject to change.
https://virginiasymphony.org/event/symphony-under-the-stars-stars-stripes-chesapeake/
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Where is it happening?
Chesapeake City Park, 900 city park drive,Chesapeake, Virginia, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
