How the West Was Sung
June 20, 21

Saddl’up with us for an evening of High Noon adventure under the stars, when Cowboy poet and singer Michael Martin Murphy joins The POPS in bringing the romance, mystery and inimitable beauty of the wild, wild west to resounding life. “(Murphy) is among America’s best songwriters,” says Country star Lyle Lovett. Also traveling with us on this memorable musical journey back to America’s Home on the Range is an extraordinary cast of cowboys and cowgirls— including Hoss, Ben Cartwright and Little Joe, Annie Oakley, and Billy the Kid. We’re westward bound…and look forward to welcoming you on the trail beside us.

In the Heat of the Night
July 18, 19, 20

Night, like music, wears many guises—from sizzling and sexy to soothing to spooky. Night sings lullabies. Night swings. Night is On Bald Mountain and Where the Wild Things Are.. Most of all, night is when the stars come out—stars like the POPS’ favorite baritone, Nmon Ford. Together, with Nmon and the orchestra, meet the composers inspired by “that good night”— Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Stephen Sondheim, Cole Porter and Quincy Jones, among others—and enjoy a great evening of A Little Night Music.

America the Beautiful
August 15, 16, 17

From “sea to shining sea,” America is as beautiful musically as it is visually. Experience how helluva towns like San Francisco, Chicago and New York have inspired composers from Leonard Bernstein to Johnny Mercer…and see them, too! Our ‘accompaniment’ will include aerial footage of America’s great cities. Also on our evening’s ‘itinerary’ are western classics first made famous by orchestras from Boston to Dallas to Minneapolis… Meet us in St. Louis and cheer Hooray for Hollywood as we head off on a spectacular tour of America’s top ‘musical’ metropolises and places—led personally by our very own Maestra, Rachael Worby.

Summertime...and the Listening is Easy
September 5,6,7

Not just June is Bustin’ Out All Over when we celebrate Those Lazy, Hazy, Crazy Days of Summer. As fall rapidly approaches and, with it, a return to our usual hectic, crammed workaday schedules and obligations, join us as we explore the distinctive allure and evocative sounds of marvelous, magical Summertime…when the livin’—and listening—is easy. Discover how generations of composers—from Haydn and Vivaldi to Prokofiev, Piazzola and Michel Legrand— have paid tribute to this most special season. All of us hold fond memories of summers past—some even as far back as The Summer of ’42. Why not add yet another, A Midsummer Night’s Dream in a beautiful, moonlight-dappled garden, surrounded by the stars and a galaxy of great medleys? This concert is a ‘keeper’—one to replay in your heart for years to come.