… Brave - The 39th Annual Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks® Celebrate Independence Day with the Nation’s Largest Pyrotechn...
June 08 2015 - 10:00AM
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“America,” An Original Recording by Music
Legends Emilio and Gloria Estefan to Be Featured in the Score
Available as a Free Download for a Limited Time on
Macys.Com/Fireworks
On Saturday, July 4th, the Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will
rumble to life over New York City skies in the 39th annual
celebration – Brave. Set over the East River, the nation’s largest
Independence Day pyrotechnic display will extend to two locations
this year. Beginning at approximately 9:20 p.m., the celebration
will dazzle the shorelines of Manhattan, Queens and Brooklyn with
an unparalleled spectacle of color, light and sound commemorating
the holiday and our nation’s heroes.
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“This year's Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks will be an
amazing spectacle featuring more than 50,000 effects spread over
two locations in the nation's largest Independence Day
celebration," said Amy Kule, executive producer of Macy’s
4th of July Fireworks. “Setting the patriotic tone for the
high flying explosions will be a magnificent score featuring the
U.S. Air Force Band and renowned artists Emilio and
Gloria Estefan, debuting their inspiring original song,
‘America’.”
America’s most spectacular party will take place from two
locations on the East River in midtown and within the South Street
Seaport district. Designed in collaboration with PyroSpectaculars
by Souza, the show will be fired from four barges positioned
between 23rd and 37th Streets in midtown and from one double-barge
positioned below the Brooklyn Bridge.
Brave, the theme of this year’s show, will fire more than 50,000
pyrotechnic shells and effects during a 25-minute synchronized
display. New shells and effects include multi-colored
transformation ghosts, blue and red octopi, crescent moons,
patriotic stars, double hearts, roaring dragons, screaming
banshees, purple rain and spider webbed-shaped shells. The show
will combine these mesmerizing effects in 22 different colors,
including new neon highlighter yellow, green and pink.
The United States Air Force Band has lent their vocal and
instrumental talents to create an inspiring all-American score, to
which the entire show is choreographed.
Dynamic arrangements of classic patriotic tunes will include a
new song by multi-Grammy Award-winning international
superstar Gloria Estefan, and legendary
19-time Grammy Award-winning producer Emilio
Estefan. “America,” will be performed by Gloria Estefan with
children from VH1 Save The Music’s Park Place Community Middle
School Choir from Brooklyn, NY.
In the original song, Gloria and Emilio Estefan convey their
love for this country as they give thanks for the opportunities and
freedoms we all enjoy. The sentiments expressed in this song are
universal to all Americans, but are perfectly realized by the life
and careers of this legendary pair, whose story will come to
Broadway this fall in the new musical, “On Your Feet!”
Grammy Award-winning gospel artist, CeCe Winans, has provided
powerful vocals for the patriotic favorite “My Country ‘tis of
Thee,” and six-time chart-topping country star Rodney Atkins will
stun the crowds with his soulful interpretation of “America the
Beautiful.”
All three recordings will be available as a free limited time
downloads on macys.com/fireworks from July 1 – July 5.
Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks are made possible in part by
signature partners Cracker Jack, The Howard Hughes Corporation,
KFC, KOOL-AID, and PLANTERS, and are presented in partnership with
the City of New York.
Revelers enjoying the show are encouraged to experience the full
explosive display by tuning in to radio station 1010 WINS-AM to
hear the musical score to which the show is choreographed. Public
viewing locations and dedicated entry points will be set up along
various streets on F.D.R. Drive and in the South Street Seaport
district, as well as various points in Manhattan, Brooklyn and
Queens.
Independence Day spectators from coast-to-coast can catch all
the action in the sky by tuning to NBC’s two-hour national
broadcast of Macy’s 4th of July Fireworks Spectacular beginning at
8 p.m. ET (check local listings). In addition to the pyrotechnic
splendor, the 4th of July’s most popular entertainment special will
feature the hottest acts in music.
For more information on the 39th annual Macy’s 4th of July
Fireworks, please visit www.macys.com/fireworks or call the Macy’s
Fireworks Hotline at (212) 494-4495.
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