this year a capital fourthThe annual Independence Day concert to be televised will celebrate story of the west65th anniversary of the title chita rivieraAnd the centennial salute to the Lincoln Memorial.
event, to be broadcast on PBSwill be hosted by Mickey GuytonDirected by Jack Everly, with performances by the National Symphony Orchestra by Darren Criss, Yolanda Adams, Gloria Gaynor, Keb ‘Mo’, Emily Beers and Lauren Allred. Rachel Platten will pay a special tribute to military heroes and their families as she performs her song stand by you.
The event, to be held on the West Lawn of the Capitol, will be open to the public after two years of virtual celebrations due to COVID.
Guyton will also perform during the event. She was the first African American artist to be nominated in the Country Music category. He has hosted the Academy of Country Music Awards and performed the national anthem at the Super Bowl.
Rivera, who played Anita in the original Broadway production story of the westThe anniversary celebrations will lead as the National Symphony Orchestra presents a musical tribute.
Adams will perform the War Hymn of the Republic from the Lincoln Memorial as part of the 100th anniversary salute.
The evening will conclude with a Capitol fireworks display, including a display US Army band “Pershing’s Own” is also celebrating its 100th anniversary.
The event will air on PBS from 8 p.m. ET to 9:30 p.m. ET. It will also be broadcast on the Armed Forces Network and will be broadcast on NPR member stations. It will be streamed on YouTube and PBS.org from July 4 to July 18.
Also participating are the US Army Herald Trumpet, the Presidential Salute Battery of the US Army, members of the armed forces carrying state and territorial flags, the Armed Forces Color Guard provided by the Military District of Washington DC, the Coral Arts Society of Washington. and Patrick Lundy and the Minister of Music,
The concert is a co-production of Michael Colbert of Capitol Concerts and WETA-TV.
