I applaud the decision of some U.S. orchestras to strike Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” from their July 4 concert programs. This musical composition is a tribute to the military might of Tsarist Russia ...

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 ...

Members of the 101st Field Artillery tested the cannons which will be used when the Boston Pops perform the 1812 Overture. They planned to test the cannons earlier in the day, but couldn't because of ...

LENOX — What would Tanglewood on Parade be without the audience-favorite show-closer, Tchaikovsky’s triumphal, cranked-up “1812 Overture,” complete with live or pre-recorded cannons and a ...

SIOUX CITY (KTIV) - For the first time in four years students at MOC-Floyd Valley performed a classic composed by Tchaikovsky. Tuesday night, 185 students from the MOC-Floyd Valley Orchestra performed ...

All of the various musicians and instruments of the TSO perform together. Violetta "VI" Vibrato and Roger "Roger" Rhythm explore what happens when all the instruments in the Tallahassee Symphony ...

Was Tchaikovsky a tempest or a drudge? The great Russian composer of iconic works like “The Nutcracker” and the “1812 Overture” is generally thought to have lived a life of melodrama. An alcoholic and ...

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For four decades, the scene has repeated itself at Tanglewood on Parade year after glorious year — and no where else in the country. On a steamy summer's evening, the audience in and around the Shed ...

The Terre Haute Symphony Orchestra will perform Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” at 7:30 p.m. Nov. 4. This performance in Tilson Auditorium in Tirey Hall on the campus of Indiana State University also ...

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 ...