ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 \u2018Let Freedom Sing\u2019, a first-of-its-kind musical extravaganza celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday, is just around the corner on May 27th, beginning a Star-Spangled Summer of awesome events at Coca-Cola Park.<\/p>\n
The IronPigs and Bach Choir of Bethlehem have collaborated to bring a choral experience to the community, uniting over 5,000 voices from across the region in celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday, according to a press release from the Iron Pigs. Officials say this event brings together adult, community, and school choirs from the Lehigh Valley and surrounding counties for an unforgettable evening of patriotic music honoring our nation\u2019s history. Individual tickets may be purchased HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n The IronPigs say in addition to those attending the event, \u2018Let Freedom Sing\u2019 will be broadcast LIVE on SEN50 and then replayed over the summer on SEN2 and SEN50.<\/p>\n In the spirit of America250, this celebration emphasizes connection, pride, and shared heritage. The history and roots of each song will be presented prior to its performance, helping to guide the audience through the historical nature of the evening. Officials say the show will be headlined by the Bach Choir of Bethlehem, led by conductor Christopher Jackson. The grand finale will bring all participants together in a powerful community sing-along culminating with a fireworks display. Festivities will also include the IronPigs\u2019 signature on-field entertainment. Let Freedom Sing promises to be an example of what\u2019s possible when communities unite in celebration.<\/p>\n According to the release, parking for this historic event will be free with gates opening at 5:30 p.m. The concert will begin at 7 p.m.<\/p>\n \u2018Let Freedom Sing\u2019 is just the beginning of what will be a summer of star-spangled awesomeness at Coca-Cola Park. Officials say the \u2018Pigs will have USA 250 nights five more times throughout the summer (May 23rd, June 26th, July 30th, August 25th) where they will be wearing special USA 250 jerseys and hats, designed in partnership with ArtsQuest, plus Patriotic Promotions during the game.<\/p>\n Outside, of IronPigs baseball, Coca-Cola Park will be playing host to Liberty Ignited on July 3rd and Great American Blast, presented by TD Bank, on July 4th, the release says.<\/p>\n Liberty Ignited is the pinnacle event in the Lehigh Valley in celebration of America\u2019s 250th birthday. The park claims it will be the region\u2019s largest drone and fireworks show EVER! Slated to blast off on July 3rd, hundreds of illuminated drones will soar into the night sky, synchronized to music to create dazzling patterns, visuals, and breathtaking displays. Then enjoy a fireworks show FIVE TIMES the size of a normal IronPigs show, the largest in Coca-Cola Park\u2019s history! Tickets are available HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n Great American Blast presented by TD Bank is the IronPigs annual 4th of July fireworks show, with special meaning this year for America\u2019s 250th birthday. Officials say the popular annual event will feature a variety of food, family fun, games, music, and a fireworks show you will have to see to believe! Fireworks will begin at approximately 9:15 p.m. Tickets are available HERE<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"ALLENTOWN, Pa. \u2013 \u2018Let Freedom Sing\u2019, a first-of-its-kind musical extravaganza celebrating America\u2019s 250th birthday, is just around the…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":199188,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[119,121,120,4000,23321,23323,88268,9860,88270,4341,23320,88269,23324],"class_list":["post-199187","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-allentown","tag-allentown","tag-allentown-headlines","tag-allentown-news","tag-america-250","tag-bach-choir-of-bethlehem","tag-coca-cola-park","tag-community-choir","tag-fireworks","tag-great-american-blast","tag-ironpigs","tag-let-freedom-sing","tag-liberty-ignited","tag-patriotic-music"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199187","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=199187"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/199187\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/199188"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=199187"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=199187"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-pa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=199187"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}