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riversedge

(82,390 posts) Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:28 PM 7 hrs ago

On July 4th every year, the Boston Pops Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" with real cannons, as the compo

On July 4th every year, the Boston Pops Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture” with real cannons, as the composer did in 1882.

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On July 4th every year, the Boston Pops Orchestra performs Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" with real cannons, as the compo (Original Post) riversedge 7 hrs ago OP

Preformed it in Houston when we lived there also. efhmc 7 hrs ago #1

I remembered one performance TUTS Miller Theater TexLaProgressive 5 hrs ago #2

efhmc

(17,338 posts)

1. Preformed it in Houston when we lived there also.

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Sat Jul 4, 2026, 05:53 PM

7 hrs ago

TexLaProgressive

(12,856 posts)

2. I remembered one performance TUTS Miller Theater

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Sat Jul 4, 2026, 07:15 PM

5 hrs ago

4th of July performance of the Overture of 1812. The cannons were drowned out by a well timed series on thunderclaps.

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