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WEST CHESTER TWP. — The Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra will perform here Sunday during the Concert at the Lake at the Voice of America Park.

The free concert, which drew more than 3,500 people last year, is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Sunday, July 13, but children's activities and games are planned to start at 4 p.m.

The 2007 Concert at the Lake included the Hamilton-Fairfield Symphony Orchestra and West Chester Symphony Orchestra in a concert that culminated with Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and a pyrotechnic display by Rozzi's Famous Fireworks. Organizers of this year's concert said they hope it will follow the trend of other repeat events at the park.

"For that park, when you schedule something a second year in a row, the attendance typically doubles," said HFSO conductor and CEO Paul John Stanbery.

The program includes Benjamin Britten's "Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra," a narrated piece that showcases the different instruments in the orchestra. WARM 98 radio personality Dean Miuccio, the event's master of ceremonies, will narrate the piece.

The program also includes John Williams' theme from the movie "Jaws" and a repeat of last year's successful finale, in which West Chester Symphony Orchestra members joined the HFSO on stage to perform the "1812 Overture" and John Philip Sousa's "Stars and Stripes Forever."

Admission to Concert at the Lake is free. For more information, go to hfso.org or call (513) 895-5151.