Tucson Symphony Orchestra: TSO Pops! Series

	TSO Pops! Series

concerts just for kids

TSO Pops! Series
The Tucson Symphony Orchestra plays over 60 concerts every season with over 30 different programs. Some use the full orchestra, some use a small one and some use a chamber ensemble, ten people or fewer. You can read about all of our different concert series to the right. We've got music and concerts for everyone. Hope to see you there!

Holiday Spectacular!	Holiday Spectacular! - TSO Pops! Series Tucson Music Hall Saturday, December 18, 2010 at 7:30 PM Sunday, December 19, 2010 at 2:00 PM George Hanson, conductor Tucson Regional Ballet, Linda Walker and Deborah Kenner, directors Mariachi Aztlan de Pueblo High School, John Contreras, director Special guests There is no place as festive, no music as joyful, as the TSO’s traditional holiday concert! Let this be the time and place to meet with family and friends to share the joyful sounds of the season! George Hanson returns to conduct the Holiday Spectacular! for the first time since 2003!

Oz with Orchestra	OZ With Orchestra - TSO Pops! Series Tucson Music Hall Saturday, January 22, 2011 at 7:30 PM Sunday, January 23, 2011 at 2:00 PM Constantine Kitsopolous, guest conductor Follow the Yellow Brick Road to Oz with the TSO! Hear the TSO perform Harold Arlen’s timeless score live to the completely re-mastered film The Wizard Of Oz. Hum along with Judy Garland, Ray Bolger, Bert Lahr and Jack Haley as they sing all your favorite classic tunes from the movie! Experience The Wizard of Oz you know and love – with a new twist. Don’t miss this spectacular event for kids of all ages.

Lawrence Golan	A Night at the Oscars® - TSO Pops! Series Tucson Music Hall Saturday, February 26, 2011 at 7:30 PM Sunday, February 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM Lawrence Golan, guest conductor Lights, Camera, Action—A Night at the Oscars®! The TSO Pops! rolls out the red carpet for a night of blockbuster, Oscar® award-winning, classic film music. Hear your favorite hits from classic films such as Titanic, ET, Gone with the Wind, and Dr. Zhivago, plus a special medley of Disney and John Williams greats. Come dressed in your ’red-carpet’ best or as your favorite actor or movie hero and let the paparazzi snap away!

Steve Lippia	Simply Swingin’ - TSO Pops! Series Tucson Music Hall Saturday, March 26, 2011 at 7:30 PM Sunday, March 27, 2011 at 2:00 PM Steve Lippia Bob Bernhardt, guest conductor Hear the biggest hits of Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett, Bobby Darin and Nat King Cole in smooth, classic, velvety style performed by Steve Lippia with the TSO Pops! adding big band flair. Back by popular demand!

Concert Series

The Classic series use the full orchestra, about 80 people and sometimes call for many extra musicians.

The MasterWorks series uses a smaller orchestra, about 40 people. This is the size of orchestra that Mozart used.

This series uses a big orchestra, like the Classic series, but instead of playing just classical music, we play a variety of popular music, Broadway hits, movie music, jazz, just about anything!

The Ensemble series feature the chamber ensembles playing chamber music, music originally meant to be played in a small room.

The Feasts combine two of my favorite things, food and music. They're called "Moveable Feasts" because after the first mini-concert and dinner, the audience moves to a different room for Dinner and the second concert.

For each one of our main series, the Tucson Symphony presents a Concert Special. Usually we have a world-famous guest artist come and perform with us for one night only. For our MasterWorks Special, the TSO and TSO Chorus perform a very special piece of music to celebrate the holiday season, Handel's Messiah.