EVENT: Concert, “Voices and Songs of Liberty—A Patriotic Concert Celebrating the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of America”

SPONSOR: Celebrations Committee as part of Wellesley Wonderful Weekend

DATE/TIME: Thursday, May 14, 7:30pm-9pm

LOCATION: Wellesley Hills Congregational Church, 207 Washington Street

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DETAILS: Concert by Wellesley Symphony Orchestra; Wellesley Town Band; Wellesley Choral Society; and special guest soloist, Ayla Brown

Concert Program

PART I: BOSTON AND SURROUNDING TOWNS: A NATION FOR LIBERTY

Wellesley Symphony Orchestra
I. Overture: Boston, A City of Argument
II. Benjamin Franklin: The Mind
III. Samuel Adams: The Spark
IV. Abigail Adams: The Conscience
V. Collision: Ideas Become Action
VI. Toward Independence
VII. Coda: What Boston Gave the World

PART II: A NATION INHERITED

Wellesley Town Band, Wellesley Choral Society
America the Beautiful
Concert note: lyrics by Katharine Lee Bates—Wellesley’s own Katharine Lee Bates (1859-1929) graduated from Wellesley High School; wrote “America the Beautiful,”; worshiped at Wellesley Hills Congregational Church; and taught at Dana Hall School, and Wellesley College.

Shenandoah
This Land is Your Land
Simple Gifts
My Country ‘Tis of Thee

PART III: special appearance by soloist Ayla Brown

Our National Anthem will be performed by Ayla Brown, an American Idol TV show finalist who first sang in Wellesley as a teenager at Wellesley’s Annual Town Picnic stage two decades ago. Since then, she has appeared at some of the nation’s most iconic venues and events, including Monday Night Football, the Orange Bowl, presidential debates, the Boston Pops Orchestra, and for all of Boston’s professional sports teams.

Pride of America (song and lyrics by Ayla Brown)
Liberty Bell
Stars and Stripes Forever

More on Wellesley Wonderful Weekend

Wellesley Wonderful Weekend honors those veterans who served our country and also recognizes those organizations and people who serve our community. The theme of the special weekend is the 250th Anniversary of the Birth of America.

The weekend officially kicks-off on Thursday, May 14 with the concert described above. Get tickets today.

View the entire schedule here—you won’t want to miss a thing.