The Reno Pops Orchestra - Music for Everyone

The Reno Pops Orchestra is an all-volunteer orchestra which serves the Reno / Sparks community by providing free or low-cost high-quality concerts and actively promotes music education to families and children. We are a 501(c)(3) non-profit orchestra funded by grants, sponsorships, and donations.

The Reno Pops Orchestra is a community of musicians, of all ages, from all walks of life, who enjoy sharing their music with others. All Reno Pops Orchestra members are volunteers. Our goal is to educate and entertain children and adults in our community by exploring the wonders of the great music of the world.

Our Next Performance:
Pictures at an Exhibition

Monday, July 13, 2009 7:30pm
Admission: Free (Donations are accepted)
Location: Bartley Ranch Regional Park's Hawkins Amphitheater

Come hear the Reno Pops Orchestra play a wide variety of great orchestral music that explores the fascinating relationships among music, art, and color, featuring the timeless classic Pictures at an Exhibition by Modest Mussorgsky. The performance will also include Debussy’s Nuages (Clouds) with “impressions and play of lights”, color and form;  Sunday in the Park with George inspired by Georges Seurat’s pointillism painting “A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte”;  and several well-known popular pieces such as Deep Purple, Mood Indigo, Tangerine, The Yellow Rose of Texas, and music from the Muppets.

Bring your own sketch pad, as well as your family and friends, and come ready to savor yet another family-friendly artistic adventure under the stars with the Reno Pops. Purchase dinner from Men Wielding Fire or bring your own picnic to enjoy before the concert. Our instrument petting zoo -- a special opportunity for children (and the young-at-heart) to try out different musical instruments -- will be provided by Maytan Music Center , one of our major sponsors.  Come early to view a special art exhibit, including live demonstrations, by fine local artists.