![[John Williams]](/images/_images/_musicians/JohnWilliamsx156.jpg)
Tanglewood on Parade, one of the festival’s most beloved traditions, takes place July 28, culminating in a performance of Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture followed by a dazzling fireworks display. James Levine, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos, and Leonard Slatkin share the podium for this lively evening of music by the BSO, the TMCO, and the Boston Pops.
Grounds Open at 2PM
Music and Astronomy Under the Stars - Not Just for Kids!
An extravaganza of music and fun for music lovers of all ages. Activities begin at 2pm with special guest, Dr. Donald Lubowich, from Hofstra University’s Astronomy Outreach Program offering stargazing for adults and children with telescope observations of the Sun, Moon, Jupiter, star clusters, and nebulae. This NASAsponsored event is part of the worldwide 2009 International Year of Astronomy, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo using a telescope for astronomy.
This NASA-sponsored event is part of the worldwide 2009 International Year of Astronomy, celebrating the 400th anniversary of Galileo using a telescope for astronomy.
For more information visit www.hofstra.edu/astronomy
Download the Music and Astronomy Under the Stars Schedule
2:00pm
Fanfares at Main Gate (BUTI)
2:00pm
Instrument Playground (Theatre Colonnade; until 4pm)
2:30pm, Ozawa Hall
TMC Piano Repertoire
2:30pm, Chamber Music Hall
BUTI Chamber Music
3pm–7:30pm, Visitors Center FREE Tanglewood Tour
3:15pm, Lawn
The Strolling Magic of Bonaparte (Lawn, until 3:45pm)
4:00pm, Shed
BUTI Young Artists Orchestra and Chorus
4:00pm, Manor House Lawn, overlooking the lake, until 5pm
The Magic of Bonaparte
4:30pm, Ozawa Hall
TMC Chamber Music
Music of FRANCK and POULENC
5:30pm, TMC performance
Stravinsky's Renard, directed by Mark Morris, with Stefan Asbury conducting
5:30pm, Manor House Lawn, overlooking the lake
Classical Tangent, with Bonnie Bewick, Benjamin Levy, and friends
8PM, SHED
Tanglewood Music Center Fellows
Fanfares
8:30pm Shed
The day concludes with an 8:30pm concert in the Koussevitzky Music Shed, providing music lovers with wide variety of musical fare.
Fireworks to follow the concert
Back to Life Chair Message throughout the day (Lawn near Visitor Center) Face Painting by Bria throughout the day (Lawn near Glass House) Hurdy Gurdy, Monkey & Me throughout the day (Lawn) Artillery and cannon supplied by Eastover, Inc.
2009 Tanglewood Photo Contest on Flickr™
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![[James Levine]](/images/_images/_musicians/JamesLevinex63.jpg)
![[Keith Lockhart]](/images/_images/_musicians/KeithLockhartx63.jpg)
![[John Wililams]](/images/_images/_musicians/JohnWilliamsx63.jpg)
![[Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos]](/images/_images/_musicians/RafaelFruhbeckdeBurgosx63.jpg)
![[Leonard Slatkin]](/images/_images/_musicians/leonardslatkinx63.jpg)
![[Deval Patrick]](/images/_images/_musicians/deval_patrickx63.jpg)
WAMC's Roundtable discussion will broadcast live from Tanglewood on the morning of Tanglewood On Parade, July 28. 