Fourth of July concert from UAB Summer Band
Enjoy a free outdoor concert of patriotic music Saturday, July 4, at the University of Alabama at Birmingham’s Campus Green, then stay to watch the fireworks show from atop Red Mountain. The 7 p.m. concert celebrating Independence Day and the United States of America’s 250th birthday is presented by the College of Arts and Sciences’ Department of Music.
To celebrate “America 250,” UAB Director of Bands Sean Murray, Ph.D., says the UAB Summer Band will perform tunes from blockbuster movie soundtracks and patriotic songs, including selections by composers John Williams, Morton Gould, Michael Giacchino and John Philip Sousa. The concert will feature UAB students and local middle and high schools’ band directors as guest conductors.
It is a perfect pairing with the annual “Thunder on the Mountain,” presented by UAB Medicine, a fireworks show that illuminates the Birmingham skyline. The concert, and its location on the UAB campus directly below Red Mountain, allows guests to enjoy the music then watch the fireworks show from an ideal vantage point.
Audience members are encouraged to get comfortable and bring folding chairs, blankets and picnics to enjoy during the concert and fireworks show. Attendees can also participate in a raffle to conduct the band as they play “Stars and Stripes Forever” for the grand finale. The fireworks show will begin at 9 p.m.
