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4th of July at the Lake
This is a one day celebration of the 4th of July through popular classical music. The morning program features the Denver Brass with Celtic Colorado Pipes & Drums and Rocky Mountain Highland Dancers, and in the afternoon, the National Repertory Orchestra based in Keystone, performs. If you have never heard brass and bagpipes played together, you need to plan on attending. Of course, the NRO is a nationally reknowned youth orchestra that never fails to thrill the crowd with popular classical and pop music. The musicians perform under a large tent provided by the Evergreen Park and Recreation District. Much of the audience join the musicians under canvas, but the crowd overflows onto the surrounding lawn. Food and beverages are supplied by concessionaires, and children's activities are available in the Evergreen Lakehouse. The mood of the day and the music is light. The NRO was based in Evergreen in the 1970's as the Colorado Philharmonic Orchestra, and there is still a community connection. Many of the audience attend as a tradition, but the performances are public and inexpensive to draw new people every year. The objective of this program is to entertain a large cross-section of the community with a lengthy program of a variety of classical and pops music. The unique combination of brass, bagpipes, dancers, and a full orchestra appeals to all ages. The 4th of July date and the popular outdoor venue makes the event even more attractive. As it has for many years, this low cost concert gives unusually broad exposure to music which many of the audience rarely hear.
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