Monterey County Pops! Presented the Only Live July 4, 2020 Broadcast in Northern California
We were able to present one live performance during the summer!
We broadcast a live 4th of July Concert with our 40-piece orchestra and two vocal soloists from the outdoor amphitheater of York School. The concert was broadcast live over AMP Monterey Television and viewed live by over 1,000 people on our website.
“The POPS! Celebrates Freedom” — Saturday, July 4, 2020
PROGRAM
STRIKE UP THE BAND…George Gershwin
STAR SPANGLED BANNER…John Stafford Smith & Francis Scott Key
Jackie Craghead, Vocalist
ARMED FORCES SALUTE…arranged by Bob Lowden
YOU’RE A GRAND OLD FLAG…George M. Cohan
BASIN STREET BLUES…Spencer Williams
MAPLE LEAF RAG…Scott Joplin
GOD BLESS AMERICA…Irving Berlin
Mia Pak, Vocalist
AMERICAN SALUTE…Morton Gould
Based on “When Johnny Comes Marching Home”
EL CUMBANCHERO…Rafael Hernandez
JARABE TAPATIO…Traditional Mexican, arr. Christensen
BATTLE HYMN OF THE REPUBLIC…William Steffe
EMBRACEABLE YOU…George and Ira Gershwin
Mia Pak, Vocalist
OVERTURE 1812 – Finale…Peter Tchaikovsky
THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER MARCH…John Philip Sousa
The performance was streamed over the internet and broadcast live over AMP Television.
Our Covid-19 mitigations were approved by the Monterey County Health Department and the event was presented without a live audience.
