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Pack up the picnic baskets and grab the lawn chairs -- the North Carolina Symphony and Charlotte Symphony will return to Cabarrus County this summer for Pops in the Park concerts.
The North Carolina Symphony will be featured at the first concert, Friday, June 17 at Frank Liske Park in Concord . The Charlotte Symphony will play for the second Pops Friday, July 1, at the Village Park amphitheater in Kannapolis .
Pops in the Park is organized by the Cabarrus Arts Council and the Cabarrus County , Concord and Kannapolis parks and recreation departments.
The Frank Liske Park concert will begin at 6 p.m. with a preshow by the Brand New Bluegrass Boys. The North Carolina Symphony will take the stage at 7:30 pm.
The Kannapolis Pops will begin at 7 p.m. with a preshow followed by the Charlotte Symphony at 8:15 p.m. The evening will culminate with a fireworks show at approximately 9:30 p.m.
Under the direction of resident conductor William Henry Curry, the North Carolina Symphony will play music perfect for a summer evening. Included will be works from classical favorites such as Carmen, Phantom of the Opera and Die Meistersinger. Familiar songs from the American frontier will include The Girl I Left Behind Me, Chester, Oh Susanna, Shenandoah and America the Beautiful. The program also will feature Steven Errante’s Battleship North Carolina March and Terry Mizesko’s tribute to the 2005 U. S. Open titled Sketches from Pinehurst.
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Summer Concert Schedule
Saturday, June 4, 7 p.m.
Andrew Thielen &
the Planet Hollywood Big Band
Village Park Amphitheater, Kannapolis
Thursday, June 16, 6-9 p.m.
The Fantastic Shakers
Historic Courthouse Lawn, Concord
Friday, June 17, 6 p.m.
N.C. Symphony &
Brand New Bluegrass Boys
Frank Liske Park , Concord
Friday, July 1, 7 p.m.
Charlotte Symphony
Village Park Amphitheater, Kannapolis
Saturday, July 16 , 7 p.m.
General Johnson &
The Chairmen of the Board
Village Park Amphitheater, Kannapolis
Thursday, July 21, 6-9 p.m.
Deja Vu
Historic Courthouse Lawn, Concord
Saturday, July 30, 7 p.m.
Too Much Sylvia
Village Park Amphitheater, Kannapolis
Thursday, August 18, 6-9 p.m.
Band of Oz
Historic Courthouse Lawn, Concord
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The Brand New Bluegrass Boys are a group of multitalented musicians who bring traditional music to a new level. Featured are Jeff Whittington, who performed on the Grand Ole Opry and was a staff musician on the Arthur Smith television show; Tom Isenhour, who has won an array of musical competitions; Joe Mahaffey, a founding member of Blue Denim and former Homestead Records recording artist; Mike Lambert, who has performed throughout the Piedmont solo and with various groups; John Culbreath, who has played with bluegrass greats Vassar Clements and Mac Wiseman; and Tom Frew, a Scottish drummer often called that “amazing kid drummer.”
Concert-goers are encouraged to bring chairs or blankets and picnics. Pets should be left at home, and alcohol is not permitted in the parks. Food and beverages will be available from a variety of vendors.
The Pops concerts are made possible thanks to arts council sponors CTCommunications, First Charter and The Independent Tribune and media sponsor WDAV 89.9.
Pops is one of three major concert series the arts council is co-sponsoring this summer. The other two are the Concord Downtown Development Corporation's Union Street LIve on the third Thursday of each month on the Historic Courthouse Lawn in Concord and the Kannapolis Parks and Recreation Department's Coca-Cola Concert Series in the Village Park Amphitheater in Kannapolis
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For more information about all the concerts, please visit the Calendar. |
