Title Sponsor:
Classical Fireworks
- D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops
- Thursday, July 8, 2010 at 8 pm – Cannonsburg Ski Area
- Friday, July 9, 2010 at 8 pm – Cannonsburg Ski Area
The best fireworks show of the summer just got better! You'll experience classical hits, as well as this extra special fare!
Hear, and see, Handel's Music for the Royal Fireworks as originally intended - complete with choreographed 1700's style fireworks. This musical suite was composed under contract of George II of Great Britain for the fireworks in London on April 27, 1749, which celebrated the end of the War of Austrian Succession and the signing of the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle in 1748.
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Cannon, and Fireworks
This overture was written by Russian composer Pyotr Llyich Tchaikovsky in 1880. The piece was written to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing army at the Battle of Borodino in 1812. The overture debuted in Moscow on August 20, 1882. The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire and ringing chimes, which you will experience live at our D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops! Our fantastic fireworks display begins as this piece ends, lighting up the sky above the Cannonsburg Ski Area hill.
This concert is available as part of the following packages: Picnic Pops 3-Concert Combo, Picnic Pops FlexPass. Individual tickets on sale April 1.
1700's Style Period Fireworks
Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, Cannon, and Fireworks
This overture was written by Russian composer Pyotr Llyich Tchaikovsky in 1880. The piece was written to commemorate Russia's defense of Moscow against Napoleon's advancing army at the Battle of Borodino in 1812. The overture debuted in Moscow on August 20, 1882. The overture is best known for its climactic volley of cannon fire and ringing chimes, which you will experience live at our D&W Fresh Market Picnic Pops! Our fantastic fireworks display begins as this piece ends, lighting up the sky above the Cannonsburg Ski Area hill.