Name: 4th of July Celebration
Start: 2023-07-04T20:30:00
Location: Maine Savings Amphitheater

Lucas Richman

Bangor Symphony Orchestra

A note from the Maestro: In paying tribute to the 250th Anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence, our programming was chosen to represent a wide berth of compositional contributions from various corners of the U.S. Pairing Joan Tower’s Fanfare for the Uncommon Woman with Aaron Copland’s Fanfare for the Common Man gives us a unique opportunity of reflection across the decades. Valerie Colman’s Umoja (Anthem of Unity) is now a staple in concert halls across the nation, and the New England Triptych by William Schuman takes us on a musical journey to a New England of the not-so-distant past. Our season finale concert culminates in a suite of much-beloved music from George Gershwin’s opera, “Porgy and Bess.”

Our American Story

University of Maine

Celebrate the 4th of July with a night of music and fireworks inside the newly renovated Maine Savings Amphitheater! The Bangor Symphony led by Lucas Richman takes the stage at 8:30pm for a program of patriotic classics and film favorites before a spectacular fireworks display over the Penobscot River. Rolling Stones tribute-band The Stone Doctors take the stage first starting at 6:15pm, all part of Chords for Cure, with donations on site benefiting area families fighting cancer.