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1812: An American Celebration

Ara H. Bagdasarian, Neighbor

Celebrate the Bicentennial of the War of 1812 in Words and Music with the Loudoun Symphony, West Point Alumni Glee Club, and Journey Through Hallowed Ground.

The concert event will tell this story in words and music outdoors at Ida Lee Park in historic Leesburg, VA (the temporary capital of the US when Washington was burned during the war).

Schedule of Events

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  • 2pm  Gates open (Live Fife and Drum and patriotic choral performances)
  • 3pm Special Performance by The West Point Alumni Glee Club
  • 4pm Loudoun Symphony Orchestra performs
    The Concert will feature the following program:
       Fanfare for the Common Man
       George M. Cohan Salute
       (Yankee Doodle, You’re a Grand Old Flag)
       The Phantom Regiment
       Star-Spangled Banner
       America, the Beautiful
       American Salute
       (When Johnny Comes Marching Home)
       American Civil War Fantasy
       Liberty for All 
       1812 Overture
       Stars & Stripes Forever

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