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SYRACUSE – The annual Patriotic Pops concert presented by the Fort Wayne Philharmonic Orchestra is set for Sunday on the lawn of the Oakwood Resort Inn.
The concert is the kick-off of Independence Day family gatherings and community events. Earlier in the day at 4:30 p.m., Chautauqua-Wawasee invited Teddy and Edith Roosevelt to share stories of their lives together, focusing on a love of nature and conservation. This free event will be held at the Wawasee High School. Then at 7:30 p.m., area residents gather bringing their chairs or a blanket to enjoy the free concert. Prior to the concert, as a special treat Chautauqua has arranged for a face painter and balloon artist to be available at 7 p.m. as entertainment for children. Stop by the Chautauqua-Wawasee Tent for free patriotic glow necklaces, small American flags to wave and the program music schedule, according to a news release from Chautauqua-Wawasee.
The honor guard from Syracuse Post #223 will kick off the event at 7:30 p.m. The Fort Wayne Philharmonic led by Conductor Caleb Young will feature popular and well-known orchestral music to honor the American spirit of freedom and adventure.
The first featured song will be the “Star Spangled Banner” followed by Gershwin’s “Overture to a Girl Crazy” and then two movie songs – Selections from Apollo 13 and the Theme from Jaws. Two marches come next, the “Liberty Bell March” followed by the “National Emblem March.” The popular Hayman tunes “Pops Hoe-Down” and “Armed Forces on Parade” follow the marches. Next get ready for a toe-tapping song with “Boogie Woogie Bugle Boy.” Three Anderson songs follow with “The Waltzing Cat,” “Horse and Buggy,” and “The Girl I Left Behind Me.” The show ends with three favorites, “How Sweet the Sound – A Fantasy on American Hymntunes,” “Sing Out America” and “Superman March.”
The Concert is sponsored by Steel Dynamics Foundation, Kosciusko County Community Foundation, Chautauqua-Wawasee, Kenneth & Lela Harkless Foundation, Omer and Susan Kropf, Oakwood Resort, Floyd & Betty Lou Lancia, Judy Pursley, Kay and James Young and the Wawasee Property Owners Association.
In the event of rain, the concert will be held at the Wawasee High School.
