Best of Boston

Best of Boston

Wednesday, July 22 at 7:00pm
DCR Hatch Memorial Shell
47 David G. Mugar Way
Boston, MA 02108

 

Landmarks celebrates America 250 and Boston’s rich and diverse musical heritage with a program featuring Bernstein’s beloved Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, William Grant Still’s multi-faceted portrait of America in his Symphony No. 4, and several sparkling miniatures by Leroy Anderson. Partners include Marcus Santos and his Grooversity Brazilian drumming ensemble, members of Berklee’s Reverence Gospel Ensemble, and Everyone250.

Approximate concert end time: 9:00pm

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Boston Landmarks Orchestra | Christopher Wilkins, Music Director
Grooversity | Marcus Santos, leader
Members of Reverence Gospel Ensemble of Berklee College of Music

Featuring a Prelude Concert by students from the Rivers School Conservatory at 6:30pm.

ASL interpretation provided by Think Outside the Vox

Kristin Johnson, Director of Artistic Sign Language
Desiree Weems, ASL Interpreter
Christopher Robinson, ASL Interpreter

Repertoire includes:
Dudley S. Buck
Festival Overture on the American National Air
Omar Thomas Of Our New Day Begun
Leonard Bernstein Symphonic Dances from West Side Story
Chiquinha Gonzaga arr. David Kempers Atraente—Ó Abre Alas
William Grant Still Symphony No. 4 “Autochthonous”
Leroy Anderson Serenata
Anderson The Syncopated Clock
Anderson Jazz Pizzicato—Jazz Legato
Anderson The Rakes of Mallow

ASL Vlog Created by Think Outside the Vox

Descriptive Transcript:
A 55-second video with no audio of DASL Kristin Johnson, a Deaf white woman with light brown shoulder-length hair, who wears a black long sleeve turtleneck and white framed glasses. She stands in front of a light blue wall, signing in American Sign Language as English captions with black background and white text appear at the bottom: “Hello! Boston Landmarks Orchestra is celebrating America 250 with a concert showcasing our diverse musical heritage. [a rectangle, multicolored 25 years of Boston Landmarks Orchestra logo with white icons of performers playing musical instruments, dancing, or conducting in separate panels]. Wednesday, July 22nd, from 7:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell by the Charles River. It is an outdoor concert and is free to all. ASL team for this performance: Christopher Robinson, Desiree Weems, and myself, Kristin Johnson. Come and celebrate America 250 with us!” The frame freezes as Kristin signs the 0 in 250, and on the right side, top to bottom in sequence, a photo of the DCR Hatch Memorial Shell with musicians on the stage at night, a magenta background and white text blurb reads “WEDNESDAY, JULY 22ND, 7:00PM,” and Think Outside the Vox logo.

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