PBS

The National Symphony Orchestra Performs the "1812 Overture"

The National Symphony Orchestra performs the "1812 Overture" at the 2023 A Capitol Fourth. Celebrate the majesty and grand spectacle of the National Symphony Orchestra as they perform the time-honored ...
DC Military

Overture 1812 highlight of ‘Pershing’s Own’ summer concert season

Thousands gathered on the lawn adjacent to the Sylvan Theater on the grounds of the Washington Monument in Washington, D.C. Aug. 15, to enjoy The U.S. Army Band “Pershing’s Own” annual performance of ...
CNN

Watch the Boston Pops orchestra perform ‘1812 Overture’

Just out of jail, Tupac Shakur told CNN in 1995 that he was ready to start part two of his life ...
The Baltimore Sun

How a Russian orchestral work became the soundtrack to America’s 4th of July

Somehow, over the past half-century and with hardly anyone noticing, the 19th century Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky has become as integral to the Fourth of July as George Washington and ...
PBS

The National Symphony Orchestra Performs "The 1812 Overture"

The National Symphony Orchestra performs "The 1812 Overture" on 2024’s "A Capitol Fourth." Experience the magic of the incredible fireworks from our nation’s capital set to the sounds of the renowned ...