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Too Hot to Handel

(Water fun, a sing-along, and royal fireworks)

7:30 p.m. Saturday, August 5, 2023

Tower Park Amphitheater, Fort Thomas, KY

Admission is free, contributions encouraged.

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The KSO sets the “Way Back Machine” to early 18th c England and the music of Georg Friedrich Handel.  Everyone knows Handel’s hit tunes, often heard at weddings, on television and associated holidays and with many advertised products over the past 70 years. Pack your squirts guns or spritzers for Handel’s Water Music. Invite your choir buddies to join you on the lawn for a sing-a-long of the “Hallelujah Chorus”.  Then sit back, as the sky darkens, for some Royal Fireworks Music!

There is no admission charge for this concert. However, we encourage and appreciate contributions of $5 per person. Your generosity keeps the music playing!

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Bring blankets or lawn chairs .  Picnics welcome. Food trucks and concession will be available. Parking is free but limited.

This concert is sponsored by

On the Program

Water Music Selections Georg Friedrich Händel
“Hallelujah” Chorus from The Messiah
                                                                       Intermission
“Arrival Of The Queen Of Sheba” from Solomon Händel
“Ombra mai Fu” from Xerxes Händel
“Love Sounds th’ Alarm  from Acis and Galatea Händel
“Lascia ch’io pianga” from Rinaldo Händel
“The Trumpet Shall Sound” from The Messiah Händel
Royal Fireworks Music Händel

 This performance will be streamed live at 7:30 p.m. on this website.

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For more information, call (859) 431-6216.