Past Concerts
Spring '08: Pops Gets Enchanted
Pops' take on classic fairy tales
Major repertoire: Stravinsky - "Firebired Suite," Tchaikovsky - "Sleeping Beauty," Dukas - "Ther Sorcerer's Apprentice," and Feinstein - "The Red Shoes."
Pops' take on classic fairy tales
Major repertoire: Stravinsky - "Firebired Suite," Tchaikovsky - "Sleeping Beauty," Dukas - "Ther Sorcerer's Apprentice," and Feinstein - "The Red Shoes."
Winter '08: Pops Gone Wild
The animal concert
Major repertoire: Saint-Saens - "Carnival of the Animals," Strauss - "Die Fledermaus," and John Williams - "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
The animal concert
Major repertoire: Saint-Saens - "Carnival of the Animals," Strauss - "Die Fledermaus," and John Williams - "Raiders of the Lost Ark."
Fall '07: Pops Jumps the Shark
An underwater adventure
Major repertoire: Bernstein - "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story," Badelt - "Pirates of the Caribbean," and our own Allen Feinstein's concerto for euphonium, featuring special guest Adam Frey.
An underwater adventure
Major repertoire: Bernstein - "Symphonic Dances from West Side Story," Badelt - "Pirates of the Caribbean," and our own Allen Feinstein's concerto for euphonium, featuring special guest Adam Frey.
Spring '07: Pops Goes Back to the Future
Our 10th Anniversay spectacular!
Major repertoire: John Williams - music from "Back to the Future" and "Star Wars," Gershwin - "Rhapsody in Blue," Green - "Concerto for Time-Travelling Orchestra," and Brubeck - "Interplay," a concerto for classical violin, jazz violin, and fiddle.
Our 10th Anniversay spectacular!
Major repertoire: John Williams - music from "Back to the Future" and "Star Wars," Gershwin - "Rhapsody in Blue," Green - "Concerto for Time-Travelling Orchestra," and Brubeck - "Interplay," a concerto for classical violin, jazz violin, and fiddle.
Winter '07: Pops Rides the Waves
A Pops double feature
Major repertoire: accompaniment to the classic silent film "The Mark of Zorro" and an original radio play, by Liz Weinbloom '07 and Ben Green '06.
A Pops double feature
Major repertoire: accompaniment to the classic silent film "The Mark of Zorro" and an original radio play, by Liz Weinbloom '07 and Ben Green '06.
Fall '06: Pops Gets Cursed
Or, Curse of the Were-viola
Major repertoire: John Williams - music from "Harry Potter" and "Jurassic Park," Schwartz - "Highlights from Wicked," Saint-Saens - "Danse Macabre," and Berlioz - "Witches' Sabbath."
Or, Curse of the Were-viola
Major repertoire: John Williams - music from "Harry Potter" and "Jurassic Park," Schwartz - "Highlights from Wicked," Saint-Saens - "Danse Macabre," and Berlioz - "Witches' Sabbath."
Spring '06: Pops Strikes it Rich
A celebration of our shiny new endowment
Major repertoire: Mussorgsky - "Night on Bald Mountain," John Williams - "E.T." and "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra," Grieg - "Peer Gynt."
A celebration of our shiny new endowment
Major repertoire: Mussorgsky - "Night on Bald Mountain," John Williams - "E.T." and "Scherzo for Motorcycle and Orchestra," Grieg - "Peer Gynt."
Winter '06: Pops Goes West
The cowboy concert
Major repertoire: Copland - "Rodeo," Williams - "Cowboys Overture," Grofe - "On The Trail."
The cowboy concert
Major repertoire: Copland - "Rodeo," Williams - "Cowboys Overture," Grofe - "On The Trail."
Fall '05: Pops Hunts For Treasure
The pirate concert
Major repertoire: Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherezade," Smetana - "Moldau," Badelt - "Pirates of the Caribbean."
The pirate concert
Major repertoire: Rimsky-Korsakov - "Scheherezade," Smetana - "Moldau," Badelt - "Pirates of the Caribbean."
Spring '04-'05: Murder, We Note
A staged musical murder mystery featuring special guests Tom Lowe, Jess Peritz, and a theremin.
A staged musical murder mystery featuring special guests Tom Lowe, Jess Peritz, and a theremin.
Winter '04-'05: Pops Visits the Moon
The story of a lovesick astronaut and her destiny in the stars.
The story of a lovesick astronaut and her destiny in the stars.
Fall '04-'05: 'Toon Tunes
A celebration of music used in and written for cartoons, featuring a live performance of the Bugs Bunny classic "The Rabbit of Seville," and an original score to a 1924 cartoon, "The Flying House."
A celebration of music used in and written for cartoons, featuring a live performance of the Bugs Bunny classic "The Rabbit of Seville," and an original score to a 1924 cartoon, "The Flying House."
Spring '03-'04: Pops Rocks
An evening of rock-related music, from rock and roll hits , to Rachmaninoff, to that big rock in Indiana Jones
An evening of rock-related music, from rock and roll hits , to Rachmaninoff, to that big rock in Indiana Jones
Winter '03-'04: Love'll Kill Ya
An evening of songs by special guest Larry O'Keefe, composer of the off-Broadway hit, "Bat Boy."
An evening of songs by special guest Larry O'Keefe, composer of the off-Broadway hit, "Bat Boy."
Fall '03: Pops Goes to the Oscars
A celebration of all things Oscar, from Oscar Hammerstein II and Oskar Schindler to Oscar Meyer Weiners and Oscar-the-Grouch. Oh yeah, and the movie awards thing.
A celebration of all things Oscar, from Oscar Hammerstein II and Oskar Schindler to Oscar Meyer Weiners and Oscar-the-Grouch. Oh yeah, and the movie awards thing.