Star & Stripes & Symphonies: Symphony Under the Stars in Williamsburg

Name: Star & Stripes & Symphonies: Symphony Under the Stars in Williamsburg
Start: 2025-09-05T19:30:00-04:00
Location: Lake Matoaka Amphitheater

Schedule

Fri, 05 Sep, 2025 at 07:30 pm

UTC-04:00

Location

Lake Matoaka Amphitheater | Williamsburg, VA

Stars & Stripes & Symphonies: Symphony Under the Stars
September 5, 2025 7:30 pm
The gates will open at 6:30 p.m. for the 7:30 p.m. concert. Wristbands will be required for guests to enter due to venue capacity limitations.
Wristbands will be distributed by the venue ticket office beginning at 6:00 p.m. If wristbands run out, the concert will be sold out. Entry into the venue prior to the gates opening at 6:30 p.m. will not be permitted.
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!
https://virginiasymphony.org/event/symphony-under-the-stars-williamsburg/
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.