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 ...

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 ...

BOSTON (WHDH) - Fireworks dazzled crowds at the Hatch Shell Oval on the Charles River Esplanade Thursday night as this year’s Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular came to a close. Cannons boomed during ...

The bright blare of brass alongside booming percussion — two tell-tale sounds of traditional American music. For horn player Scott Strong, playing classic American songs on a brass instrument is “very ...

Thursday night, for the 50th time, Boston's annual Fourth of July celebration will come to a crescendo of cannon fire, fireworks and Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture. The tradition began in 1974 when ...

Massachusetts Symphony Orchestra will have a free Holiday Patriotic Pops concert with fireworks on July 3 at Institute Park The concert will include works by American composers as well as ...