Detroit Symphony Orchestra to Perform Fourth of July Concert at Greenfield Village

The Detroit Symphony Orchestra (DSO) will celebrate the 21st anniversary of its classic family-friendly "Salute to America" concert on July 3-6.

Four nights of performances led by Maestro Leonard Slatkin will take place on the lawn at Greenfield Village in Dearborn, with gates opening at 6 p.m. and concerts beginning at 8:30 p.m. Attendees may bring blankets, picnic and lawn chairs to enjoy patriotic music, including "The Star Spangled Banner," "Armed Forces Medley" and other holiday tunes.

The metro Detroit tradition will continue as the 1st Michigan Colonial Fife and Drum Corps parade the concert grounds at 7 p.m. followed by a prelude concert featuring the River Raisin Ragtime Review at 7:30 p.m. The night’s festivities will conclude with Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture and a live display of cannon fire and fireworks.

Tickets to "Salute To America" range from $12 to $50. Tickets may be purchased by contacting The Henry Ford at 313-982-6001, or online at www.thehenryford.com/salute. For group discount information (10 people or more), call Chuck Dyer at 313-576-5130.

Salute to America program lineup:

Star Spangled Banner

American Salute

Duke Ellington Fantasy

“Summertime” from Porgy and Bess

America The Beautiful

God Bless America

Olympic Fanfare and Theme

March from 1941

Suite from Lincoln

Liberty Fanfare

1812 Overture