MANDY GONZALEZ, SOLDIERS’ CHORUS, and HONOR GUARD John Stafford Smith/Francis Scott Key-arr. Jesse Frasure/Ashley Gorley/Michael Hardy ARMY FIELD BAND and SOLDIERS’ CHORUS, LT. Army Field Band and Soldier’s Chorus, and join with them to sing our favorite patriotic songs, we can each remember that is everyone’s job to listen, even to those with whom we disagree.Īfter all, we have much in common: as President Kennedy continued in that speech from 50 years ago, “in the final analysis, our most basic common link is that we all inhabit this small planet. Maybe today’s event is a step in that direction…as we listen to the Boston Pops and the U.S. Not for one group of people, at the expense of others. We live in a time when it seems that very few of us listen to each other, and it’s important to take a moment and remember that the Pledge of Allegiance says “with liberty and justice for all.” Not for just you. It’s more difficult to listen to others and respect their differing takes on the American Dream. It’s easy for each of us to proclaim what the American core concepts of freedom and fairness mean in our own lives. Also appearing will be the cast of our recent revival of Ragtime, celebrating the 25th anniversary of that landmark musical and its still relevant theme of American diversity, and the perils and promise of a Union founded on such differences. Kennedy, in a speech at American University in June of 1963.Įvery year, the Boston Pops brings millions of Americans together on the banks of the Charles River, either in person or virtually, to celebrate “our common interests.” Our program is designed to highlight the wonderful diversity of America: this year, we feature R&B/soul icons En Vogue, the country duo LoCash, and Broadway leading lady Mandy Gonzalez, the daughter of a Mexican immigrant. And if we cannot end now our differences, at least we can help make the world safe for diversity.” So said President John F. “So, let us not be blind to our differences-but let us also direct attention to our common interests and to the means by which those differences can be resolved. Welcome from Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart
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