Concerts · Annapolis Symphony Orchestra
Monday, September 7, 2026 · 5:00 PM
Pops in the Park at Quiet Waters Park
Annapolis Symphony Orchestra · Quiet Waters Park · Annapolis, Maryland
Program
- John Stafford Smith The Star‐Spangled Banner
- Adolphus Hailstork Fanfare on Amazing Grace
- Charles Ives Variations on 'America,' for organ
- Louis W. Ballard Blood and War, from Incident at Wounded Knee
- Aaron Copland Lincoln Portrait, for speaker and orchestra
- Gabriela Lena Frank The Mestizo Waltz, from Three Latin American Dances from Three Latin-American Dances for Orchestra
- George Gershwin Overture to Crazy for You from Crazy for You: Overture
- John Philip Sousa Hands Across the Sea
- Leonard Bernstein Overture to West Side Story from West Side Story
- John Williams Harry's Wondrous World from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone from Suite from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
- Samuel Augustus Ward America the Beautiful
Artists
- Annapolis Symphony Academy Ensemble
- The Talent Machine, Inc. Ensemble
- Lady Brion Narrator
Running time: about 1 h 33 min including an intermission (estimate from the works' usual timings; not every piece has one)
Worth the drive: The "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story" distill Bernstein's Broadway score for the Sharks and Jets into a concert suite of dance numbers, a staple of orchestral pops and subscription programs alike. More about Leonard Bernstein's West Side Story →
About this concert
This free outdoor concert at Quiet Waters Park celebrates American musical traditions with works by Ives, Copland, Gershwin, Bernstein and John Williams, plus a performance of Copland's Lincoln Portrait narrated by Maryland Poet Laureate Lady Brion. The Annapolis Symphony Academy and The Talent Machine, Inc. open the evening with additional selections.
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