Late Lancaster city mayor and pharmacist Charlie Smithgall had dozens upon dozens of authentic, antique cannons that ...

Members of the 101st Field Artillery tested the cannons which will be used when the Boston Pops perform the 1812 Overture. They planned to test the cannons earlier in the day, but couldn't because of ...

Many people may remember when on July 4, 1974, The Boston Pops Orchestra, under the direction of Arthur Fiedler, gave Americans a rousing rendition of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, ...

FREMONT - Cannons fired as the loudest of percussion for an explosive end to Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture at the Hayes Presidential Library and Museums’ Independence Day concert, punctuating the close ...

Over the past 145 years, Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” has been used to celebrate July 4th, sell cereal and astound movie audiences. It’s been sampled and spoofed, with popping balloons ...

Every Fourth of July, the Boston Pops concert on the Esplanade ends with a bang. And it isn't just fireworks. The high point of the 1812 Overture includes firing cannons. The piece is about Russia's ...

Maybe you've heard them, pounding out the end of the famous piece of music. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. BOOM. The "1812" Overture is one of the few pieces of music ...

CHARLESTON -- The Charleston Community Band's extended concert Thursday night will feature use of a miniature cannon on "The 1812 Overture" and guest conductors on three other songs. Many patriotic ...

Cannon to the right of you. Cannon to the left of you. But, be assured, no cannon in front of you. The "Pop Goes the 4th" holiday celebration at Overpeck County Park — unlike the Charge of the Light ...

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