The San Bernardino Symphony Orchestra will present its annual concert under the stars with fireworks, âAmerica, the Beautiful,â on Saturday, July 6 at 7:30 p.m. on the football field at San Bernardino Valley College.
Los Angeles-based vocal group DC6 will join with the Symphony in performing the music of âThe Wizard of Oz,â âThe Wiz,â and âWickedâ as well as traditional patriotic fare, culminating in Tchaikovskyâs bombastic â1812 Overtureâ performed to a fireworks display.
âOur annual July concert has quickly become a community staple as well as our largest crowd of the year,â said Maestro Anthony Parnther. âItâs great to see so many people from throughout the Inland Empire joined together as we celebrate America and put on this spectacular show.â
This concert will also see a world record breaking piccolo attempt as players from all over the state have been invited to participate in performing John Phillip Sousaâs âThe Stars and Stripes Foreverâ at the concert. The record â 189 â was previously set July 4, 2016 at the Meyerson Symphony Center in Dallas, Texas.
The concert begins at 7:30 p.m., but the public is invited to arrive by 5 p.m. to take part in SBVCâs Summerfest, which will offer many educational opportunities, kids activities, campus tours, and a number of food trucks. Concert attendees may also bring their own picnic baskets into the stadium for the concert.
Last yearâs concert under the stars welcomed more than 3,000 people at reserved table seating and at general admission lawn seating, for which sales stay open until event time.
Assigned table seating tickets for “America, the Beautiful” are available at $30-$100 per seat and may be purchased online at www.sanbernardinosymphony.org.
General admission lawn seats are $10 per person, with children under 12 free. General admission ticket holders are encouraged to bring low lawn chairs or blankets.
SBVC is located at 701 S. Mt. Vernon Avenue in San Bernardino. Free, lighted parking is available throughout the campus.