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A Free Public Concert to Celebrate 
America's 250th Anniversary

July 4, 2026

Government Plaza, Binghamton

4:00pm: Grenadiers Alumni Drum Line

The Grenadiers Alumni Drum Line is proud to celebrate America’s 250th Anniversary with a program of drumming spanning the entire history of our country as an independent nation. 

Starting with drumming in the colonial period and progressing through the influence of military drumming, orchestral percussion, folk music, jazz and pop  music, the drum corps movement and the introduction of the modern drum set on percussion playing, we are proud to present a varied program of music which spans our 250 year history of American drumming.

Selections include, but are not limited to: The Three Camps, Connecticut Halftime, Hell on the Wabash, West Point, Crazy Army, Back Sticking Boogie, Chicago, Funkification Manifestation Situation, and Independence Rap.

5:00pm: Binghamton Philharmonic Orchestra

Program:

John Smith: National Anthem
John Phillip: The Liberty Bell
Morton Gould: American Salute
Aaron Copland: Down a Country Lane
Aaron Copland: Variations on a Shaker Tune
Aaron Copland: Hoedown
Bob Lowden: Armed Forces Salute
John Williams: Star Wars Main Title
Irving Berlin: God Bless America
Richard Hayman: Sing Out, America
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture
John Phillip Sousa: Stars and Stripes Forever

Parking

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Accessibility

Elevator access to Government Plaza will be available from the Police Station / City Hall entrance.

Rain/Excessive Heat Location

TBD

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    Binghamton Symphony (1971) performs Mozart: Marriage of Figaro Overture 4:31
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    Binghamton Symphony (1972) performs Beethoven: Emperor Concerto 20:41
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    Binghamton Symphony and Choral Society (1971) performs Mozart: Gloria (Coronation Mass) 4:31
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    Binghamton Symphony (1974) performs Wagner: Brünnhilde's Immolation Scene 20:34
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    Binghamton Symphony (1969) performs Let Us Break Bread Together 2:45
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    Binghamton Symphony (1969) performs My Soul's Been Anchored 7:29
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