/ Modified jun 24, 2010 11:33 a.m.

A Capitol Fourth

America’s biggest and brightest birthday party celebrates 30 years on air with the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation. Sunday, July 4 at 5 p.m. on PBS-HD.

A CAPITOL FOURTH will be hosted by Jimmy Smits, with performances by some of the country’s best-known musicians, including multiple Grammy, CMA and ACM Award-winning country music superstar Reba McEntire; country music sensation Darius Rucker; actor and singer John Schneider; and renowned classical pianist Lang Lang with the National Symphony Orchestra under the direction of top pops conductor Jack Everly.

The 30th annual broadcast will air live in HD from the West Lawn, bringing viewers the most spectacular fireworks display anywhere in the nation. It will capture the stunning pyrotechnics from every vantage point with 18 TV cameras stationed around the city — including the U.S. Capitol, the White House, the Washington Monument and across the Potomac River.

In tribute to America’s 234th birthday, the show will be capped off with a rousing rendition of Tchaikovsky’s “1812 Overture,” complete with live cannon fire provided by the United States Army Presidential Salute Battery, an audience favorite and A CAPITOL FOURTH tradition.

A CAPITOL FOURTH can also be heard live in stereo over NPR on KUAZ 89.1/1550AM

A Capital Fourth

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