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Musicians to hold own version of summer pops
Thursday, July 3, 2008
BY JEFFREY SHEBAN
Central Ohioans will get a chance to picnic with the pops this summer after all. Seeking to fill the void left by the cancellation of the Columbus Symphony’s outdoor summer concerts, orchestra musicians will hold two pops concerts next week.
The self-produced concerts will be next Friday in Dublin (outdoors) and July 12 Downtown (indoors). Proceeds will benefit symphony musicians, who have been without pay and benefits since June. The symphony’s board of trustees suspended operations June 1 amid projected budget deficits and canceled the popular summer pops series.
Meanwhile, talks aimed at producing a new labor contract, last held on Memorial Day, will resume Monday, this time with the help of two mediators. The parties would like to negotiate a new contract in time to salvage the 2008-09 symphony season, which starts in October.
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COLUMBUS, OH – The musicians of the symphony remain committed to Columbus by holding their Light Classics Concert Series at Veterans Memorial after the Columbus Symphony Orchestra cancelled its Picnic with the Pops summer concerts. The concert series will begin at 7:30pm on Saturday, July 12 and continue on July 26 and August 2.
From 1956 to 1970, the Columbus Symphony Orchestra held its concerts at Veterans Memorial before moving to the Ohio Theater in 1970 due to scheduling conflicts. Since then, they have continued rehearsing their summer Picnic with the Pops at Veterans Memorial and are very familiar with the facility.
“I am excited to be working with the musicians and hope that we will broker a stronger relationship with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra when all is said and done,†said John Loree, General Manager at Veterans Memorial.
During the concert being held on July 12, there will be a tribute to the Lima Company. The four available members of the Lima Company will be presented a plaque in recognition of their service. Songs have been selected to honor these U.S. Marines.
This show is a fundraising effort for the musicians of the Columbus Symphony who are currently without a contract with the Columbus Symphony Orchestra and therefore have not been performing. However, the musician’s passion for music drives them to continue.
Tickets for the first show will be $20 and can be purchased at the door an hour before the show.
For more information on The Musicians of the Columbus Symphony, please visit their website at http://www.mcsconcerts.org .
Anyone go this weekend?