Fourth of July

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Timothy Muffitt, Artistic and Musical Director of the MSFO, conducts on Monday, June 28, in

NICHOLE JIANG - STAFF WRITER Jason Weintraub conducts at the 28th Chautauqua Community Band concert July 4, 2019. The familiar

Clarinetist and lifelong Chautauquan Debbie Grohman thinks the Chautauqua Community Band is a perfect representation of the spirit of Chautauqua

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When James Joseph was the U.S. ambassador to South Africa, “an invitation to the American Fourth of July was one

Ain’t no party like a Chautauqua party. Especially on Independence Day. Sure, there are larger parties, and parties with bigger

An annual Chautauqua tradition continues with the 27th Chautauqua Community Band concert at 12:15 p.m. Tuesday on Bestor Plaza. The

The Rev. Dr. J. Peter Holmes said he’s honored and humbled to preach during Fourth of July week at Chautauqua

SLIDESHOW: Scenes from around Chautauqua Institution on Independence Day 2011

Joan Brown Campbell labors over the prayers she writes for the service on the Fourth of July. “Joan probably spends more time working on her prayers for the Fourth of July weekend than any other day of the year,” said Jared Jacobsen, organist and coordinator of worship and sacred music. Actually, Campbell and Jacobsen work well in advance to plan the Fourth of July services.

Get your paper bags ready and watch for the cue — tonight is your chance to perform with the Chautauqua Symphony Orchestra as one of 5,000 cannons in the “1812 Overture.” The Independence Day pops concert takes place at 8 p.m. tonight in the Amphitheater. The fun doesn’t stop when the bags are popped. Stuart Chafetz, guest conductor and CSO principal timpanist, promises a program full of music the whole family will enjoy. From patriotic tunes and festive symphonic pieces to music from the stage and screen, tonight’s concert will be a mix of new music and Chautauquan traditions.