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Patriotic Pops Celebrating America 250
Tarboro
Patriotic Pops Celebrating America 250

Tue, Jun 9, 2026 | 7:30pm
TOWN COMMON, TARBORO

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Program

North Carolina Symphony
Sophie Mok, conductor
Taylor Troyer, vocalist


John Stafford Smith / Arr. Walter Damrosch and John Philip Sousa
“The Star-Spangled Banner”

Taylor Troyer, vocalist

John Williams
“Liberty Fanfare”

Various composers / Arr. Jeff Tyzik
“Fantasy on American Themes”

Taylor Troyer, vocalist

Leonard Bernstein / Arr. Jack Mason
West Side Story Selections for Orchestra


INTERMISSION


Various composers / Arr. Lee Norris
“Here Comes the Bands”

Bart Howard / Arr. John Bachalis
“Fly Me to the Moon”

Taylor Troyer, vocalist

Various composers / Arr. Robert W. Lowden
“Armed Forces Salute”

Taylor Troyer, narrator

Traditional / Arr. Peter Boier
“Rolling River (Sketches on 'Shenandoah')”

Aaron Copland
“Buckaroo Holiday” from 
Rodeo


PATRIOTIC POPS PRESENTING SPONSOR


CELEBRATING AMERICA 250 SPONSOR

PRESENTING SPONSORS

CONCERT PARTNERS

CONCERT SPONSORS

CONCERT SUPPORTERS
The Pollard Family
Margaret Anne and Billy Wooten

CONCERT FRIENDS
The Chafin Family
Jonathan Cobb, Farm Bureau
Medical Edge Day Spa
Ann & Carl Warren

Special thanks to in-kind supporters Bernice and Joe Pitt; Tarboro Printing Company; and Thorne Drug


The North Carolina Symphony Patriotic Pops Concerts in Your Community are made possible through a partnership with the State of North Carolina and the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources.