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
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.
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