HomeMy Public PortalAboutTOL PR 2012-09-18 1812 Concert #2
Town of Leesburg
News Release
For Immediate Release
American Originals Fife & Drum Corps and West Point Alumni
Glee Club Added to War of 1812 Bicentennial Concert Event at
Leesburg’s Ida Lee Park This Sunday
Leesburg, VA (September 18, 2012) – The 1812 Bicentennial Committee announced today the
addition of the American Originals Fife & Drum Corps and the West Point Glee Club to the
program for the War of 1812 Bicentennial Concert on Sunday, September 23, 2012, at Ida Lee
Park in Leesburg.
The family-friendly festival is a joint production of the Loudoun Symphony, The Journey
Through Hallowed Ground Partnership, Visit Loudoun and the Town of Leesburg. The festival
will feature an outdoor performance by the entire Loudoun Symphony Orchestra under the
direction of Maestro Mark Allen McCoy. The program of music will include a wide range of
historically compelling pieces, with such beloved works as the Star Spangled Banner, America
the Beautiful, Fanfare for the Common Man and a rendition of Liberty for All narrated by famed
baritone Robert Cantrell. The highlight of the concert will be a performance of the 1812
Overture, Tchaikovsky’s moving and powerful ode to patriotism.
The event schedule will be the following:
2:00 pm Gates Open
2:45 pm American Originals Fife & Drum Corps performance
3:15 pm West Point Alumni Glee Club performance
4:00 pm Loudoun Symphony Orchestra concert
Onsite food vendors will include Jimmy John’s Gourmet Sandwiches, NC Ribs on Wheels and the
Ice Cream Lady. General admission tickets at the gate are $25 for adults, $20 for seniors, and
$15 for students. Children under twelve are free. Advance tickets purchased online receive a
$5 per ticket discount. Please visit www.1812Concert.org for more information or to order
tickets.
Contacts:
Kathy Zeigler, Loudoun Symphony Jackie Saunders, Visit Loudoun
kzeigler@loudounsymphony.org saunders@visitloudoun.org
703-771-8287 703-669-2009
# # #