From TOLEDO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
On July 4, 2021, at 2:00 p.m., the Toledo Concert Band featuring members of the Toledo Symphony will perform a free Independence Day concert at the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums in Fremont.
Bruce Moss, of the BGSU music faculty, will conduct with Tony Geftos, serving as master of ceremonies.
Free admission. Bring a chair or blanket for seating on the Hayes Home lawn.
For more information, visit toledosymphony.com or rbhayes.org.
The annual concert featuring the Toledo Concert Band has performed on the verandah of President Rutherford and First Lady Lucy Hayes’ historic home every Fourth of July since 1997. The band will perform a variety of patriotic music, including Stars and Stripes Forever, America the Beautiful, and more, plus Civil War reenactors will punctuate the performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture with real cannon fire.
“What better way to celebrate Independence Day than with this fantastic concert at the historic home of a U.S. president,” says Kristina Smith, Marketing & Communications Manager for the Rutherford B. Hayes Presidential Library & Museums. “We are honored to have the Toledo Concert Band perform this patriotic concert each year, and it is one of the most popular and beloved events we have at our site. The community and region look forward to this each summer.”
The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is America’s first presidential library and the forerunner of the federal presidential library system. It is partially funded by the state of Ohio and affiliated with the Ohio History Connection. The Hayes Presidential Library & Museums is located at Spiegel Grove at the corner of Hayes and Buckland avenues. For more information about the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums, call 419-332-2081 or visit rbhayes.org.
This concert is sponsored by Hal and Diane Hawk, Crown Battery, and a grant from the Ohio Arts Council. Parking is available on the Hayes Presidential Library & Museums’ grounds, weather-permitting. Overflow parking is available on the street and in ProMedica Memorial Hospital’s parking lots at Buildings A and B, located at 605 Third Ave. The Hayes Home and museum will be open from 9AM to 5PM. The library will be closed.
