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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
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.
We hope you are enjoying the Brady Block Party. If you are, consider making a tax-deductible gift to the Orchestra to support this community event and concert. You can do so online at our website here.