Overview
At a Glance
Celebrate Independence Day Weekend in musical style with the Blossom Festival Band. Northeast Ohio’s favorite summertime tradition features conductor Loras John Schissel and his band in patriotic music filled with crashing cymbals, trilling piccolos, rhythmic marches, and brassy fanfares. Including patriotic works by John Philip Sousa, a salute to the U.S. Armed Forces, and Tchaikovsky’s “1812” Overture.
Fireworks follow the concert, weather permitting.
The July 3 concert is sponsored by Forest City Enterprises,
a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence.
The July 4 concert is sponsored by PNC,
a Cleveland Orchestra Partner in Excellence,
and by the Margaret Clark Morgan Foundation.
Program Details
BLOSSOM FESTIVAL BAND
Loras John Schissel, conductor
PROGRAM INCLUDES:
The Star-Spangled Banner
words by Francis Scott Key
music by John Stafford Smith.
Overture to Masaniello
by Daniel-François Auber
Molly on the Shore
by Alridge Percy Grainger
Additional music selections
by Victor Herbert, Franz Liszt, and John Philip Sousa
"1812" Overture
by Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
The concert is presented with one intermission,
and will end at approximately 10:30 p.m.
Fireworks follow concert, weather permitting.
The Artists
Loras John Schissel has conducted the Blossom Festival Band since 1998 and first led The Cleveland Orchestra in concert in 2007. He serves as a senior musicologist at the Library of Congress and is also conductor of the Arlington-based Virginia Grand Military Band. Read more about Loras John Schissel.
The Blossom Festival Band is considered one of the finest ensembles of its kind in the nation. Band music has been a part of each summer's Blossom Festival since 1969. Read more about the Blossom Festival Band.
All-American Cookout
Enjoy an All-American Cookout at Blossom before the concert! On select concerts of the 2010 Blossom Festival, Blossom chefs are grilling up a menu of burgers, sausages, and other all-American summertime favorites. You can purchase these at your convenience on the Blossom grounds prior to these concerts, or choose Blossom's regular food offerings — or bring your own picnic to enjoy!
The All-American Cookout will be located at the Lawn Terrace at the top of the Lawn seating area. The menu features hot dogs and hamburgers, grilled chicken and sausages, macaroni & cheese, potato salad, fruit salad, baked beans, and corn on the cob. Elmore Smith’s barbeque sauce (a specialty of the former Cleveland Cavs player) will also be featured, and Chef’s Specials will also be offered.
All-American Cook-out menu is offered on July 3 and 4,
and as part of Family Day on August 21.
In addition, the Blossom Grille is open for pre-concert dining. Dinner reservations can be made by calling 330-916-6063 Monday thru Friday between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m. or after 4 p.m. on Festival concert nights.
