The Bay-Atlantic Symphony will have a special free concert at Giampietro Park, Landis and Lincoln avenues in Vineland, on Friday, July 4, at 7 p.m.(rain location: Veterans Memorial Intermediate School, Main Road and ChestnutAvenue, Vineland).

Conducted by the Symphony's Music Director Jed Gaylin, the concert will have the theme of "Freedom for All" and will be a tribute to freedom and liberty with stirring music from this country and abroad.

Fireworks will take place at Vineland High School following the concert, weather permitting.

Gaylin, now in his 11th season as Music Director of the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, is also the principal conductor of the Cape May Music Festival. He works regularly with the Sibiu Philharmonic of Romania, where he is Principal Guest Conductor.

A much sought-after guest conductor throughout Europe, he has appeared with such orchestras as the Accademia del Gran Teatre del Liceu of Barcelona, Spain, for repeat engagements, as well as the Bucharest (Romania) Radio Orchestra, Lodz (Poland) Philharmonic, and the Moscow (Russia) Chamber Symphony.

Now in its 25th season of providing classical music concerts, the Bay-Atlantic Symphony performs concerts and educational programs throughout Cumberland, Atlantic, and Cape May counties.

For more information on the Bay-Atlantic Symphony, call 856-451-1169 or visit the website at www.bayatlanticsymphony.org.