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West End Brady Block Party
Ezzard Charles Park
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About the Concert

Sunday, June 22, 2025 at 6:30 PM (concert starts at 7:45 p.m.) 
Ezzard Charles Park

John Morris Russell, conductor
Vivian Chang, violin
Victoria Okafor, soprano
QKidz Dancers, dancer

Karen Arnold and Laverne Rutledge, ASL Interpreters

Program

The Mooche — Edward K. (“Duke”) Ellington

Movement III from Concerto in D Major for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 35 — Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
   Vivian Chang, violin

El manisero ("The Peanut Vendor") — Moisés Simons
   Victoria Okafor, soprano  Moisés Simons

Gimme a Fifth o' Funk — Ludwig van Beethoven

Mvmt. IV, Allegro con fuoco, from Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 — Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky

"Soul of Remembrance" from Five Movements in Color — Mary Watkins

John Williams Tribute — John Williams
          Jaws Main Title
          "The Raiders' March" from Raiders of the Lost Ark 
          "The Bicycle Chase" from E. T.: The Extra-Terrestrial
          "Harry's Wondrous World" from Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone
           Superman Main Title
           Star Wars Main Title

Electric Boogie (The Electric Slide) — Neville Livingston
   QKidz Dancers, dancer
   Victoria Okafor, soprano


Brady Block Parties are financially assisted by the Fifth Third Foundation. The CSO is grateful to Presenting Sponsor Procter & Gamble Company, Show Sponsors Metro and Interact For Health, and Partner Sponsor Hispanic Chamber Cincinnati USA.

The Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra is grateful for the support of the Louise Dieterle Nippert Musical Arts Fund of the Greenacres Foundation and the Nina Browne Parker Trust, and for the thousands of people who give generously to the ArtsWave Community Campaign, the region’s primary source for arts funding. This project was supported in part by the Ohio Arts Council, which receives support from the State of Ohio and the National Endowment for the Arts.

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