Wolf Trap’s summer season kicks off with fireworks—both on stage and in the sky! “The President’s Own” United States Marine Band, the longest standing professional music organization in the US with over 225 years of delighting audiences, performs favorites from popular musicals like The Music Man and marching standards from the Armed Forces’ distinguished songbook. The evening caps off with a spectacular fireworks display.
- This FREE community event is open to the public with general admission seating on a first-come, first seated basis.
- Gates will open at 6:30 PM for the Lawn and House (90 minutes prior to curtain)
- Fireworks viewing areas will open FOLLOWING the performance at approximately 9:30 PM
- Fireworks to begin at approximately 9:45 PM
Lieutenant Colonel Ryan Nowlin,
Director and Conductor
Overture to Candide
Leonard Bernstein (1918–90)
arranged by Clare Grundman
"Just a Closer Walk With Thee"
arranged by GySgt Scott Ninmer*
Doreen Ketchens, clarinet and vocal soloist
"Summertime" from Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin (1898-1937)
Doreen Ketchens, clarinet and vocal soloist
"When the Saints Go Marching In"
Doreen Ketchens, clarinet and vocal soloist
Suite from Band of Brothers
Michael Kamen (1948-2003)
arranged by LtCol Ryan Nowlin*
Beauty and the Beast Overture
Alan Menken (b. 1949)
transcribed by Paul Lavender
Beauty and the Beast
Alan Menken (b. 1949)
lyrics by Howard Ashman
arranged by GySgt Scott Ninmer*
SSgt Hannah Davis, soprano
GySgt Hiram Diaz, tenor
MGySgt Kevin Bennear, baritone
Overture Solennelle, "1812," Opus 49
Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840-93)
arranged by Donald Patterson*
March, “The Stars and Stripes Forever”
John Philip Sousa* (1854–1932)
edited by The United States Marine Band
A Salute to the Armed Forces
of the United States of America
Arranged by Thomas Knox* (1937–2004)
MGySgt Kevin Bennear and SSgt Hannah Davis, concert moderators
*Member, U.S. Marine Band
“The President’s Own” United States Marine Band