Salem 4th Of July Fireworks Celebration Set For Derby Wharf

SALEM, MA — A night of music and fireworks will celebrate Independence Day in Salem as the city brings back the traditional Fourth of July celebration for 2023.

The music and fireworks will take place at the Salem Maritime National Historic Site on Derby Wharf on the night of July 4.

The night begins with live music from The Adam Matthew Trio at 5 p.m. as the Salem Jazz and Soul Festival sponsors the opener as a countdown to its own festival at the Salem Willows Shell on Aug. 19.

There will also be a Kids' Space tent with crafts, food tents, hot dogs, French fries, fried dough, kettle corn and other festival food favorites available.

Mayor Dominick Pangallo will lead the opening ceremonies at 7:15 with a parade down the wharf with the Salem Veterans Color Guard and the Salem High a cappella group Witch Pitch? singing the national anthem.

The Hillyer Festival Orchestra will then take over the main stage with Broadway show tunes, movie themes and patriotic music featuring Jacyn Tremblay and Jay Daly.

"Jacyn is a star, one who shines on stage and one who can deliver just about anything you need," Maestro Dirk Hillyer said. "Her versatility extends from Jazz, to pop, to Motown, to the American Songbook. And she can share the stage also, her harmonies, her smile, her movements all help to fit into a duet, trio or quartet situation. As a lead she commands the stage, as a co-worker, she is gracious and helpful.

"Not much more that I can say, except that she's great to work with."

Daly's career as a musician and educator spans more than 40 years, taking him around the United States and the globe. He is the musical contractor for the North Shore Music Theater in Beverly.

Over the past three years, he also produced his first original show concert that tells the story of the popular trumpet in America. Titled "From Stardust to Penny Lane: A Celebration of the Popular Trumpet" which we will be treated to several of these arrangements on the Fourth.

The fireworks begin at 9:15 p.m. with the Hillyer Festival Orchestra playing the 1812 Overture and other patriotic tunes.

(Scott Souza is a Patch field editor covering Beverly, Danvers, Marblehead, Peabody, Salem and Swampscott. He can be reached at Scott.Souza@Patch.com. Twitter: @Scott_Souza.)