Performances are scheduled for
the following locations and dates
Citizens Bank’s Narragansett
Town Beach, July 12
Rhode Island Foundation and
City of Providence present Roger Williams Park, Providence, Aug. 7
TACO/The White Family
Foundation’s Independence Park, Bristol, Sept. 1
Pawtucket Teachers Alliance and
City of Pawtucket’s Slater Park, Pawtucket, Sept. 14
The RI Philharmonic
Orchestra & Music School announced 2019’s Summer Pops concert series, which
will include four concerts at the following locations: Narragansett (Friday,
July 12), Providence (Wed., Aug. 7), Bristol (Sunday, Sept. 1) and Pawtucket
(Saturday, Sept. 14). The concerts are free and open to the public.
Francisco Noya, RI
Philharmonic Orchestra’s resident conductor, will conduct the performances.
At a Glance
Friday, July 12, 8 p.m., Rhode Island Philharmonic Summer Pops presented by Citizens Bank: Narragansett Town Beach, 39 Boston Neck Rd., Narragansett. 248-7000, riphil.org. 8 p.m. Rain date: Saturday, July 13, 8 p.m. Free.
Wednesday, August 7, 7 p.m., Rhode Island Foundation andCity of Providence Presents RWP Pops with the RI Philharmonic
Orchestra: Roger Williams Park, Temple to Music, 1000 Elmwood
Ave., Providence. 248-7000, riphil.org. 7 p.m. Rain
Date: Thursday, Aug. 8, 7 p.m. Free.
Sunday, September 1, 6 p.m., Rhode Island Philharmonic Summer Pops presented by TACO/The White
Family Foundation: Independence Park, Thames Street, Bristol.
248-7000, riphil.org. 6 p.m. Rain Date:
Monday, Sept. 2, 6 p.m. Free.
Saturday, September 14, 5:30
p.m., Pops in the Park: Rhode Island Philharmonic presented by Pawtucket
Teachers Alliance and City of Pawtucket with Bristol County Savings Bank
sponsoring the fireworks: Slater Memorial Park, Armistice
Boulevard, Pawtucket. 248-7000, riphil.org. 5:30 p.m. Rain Date:
Sunday, Sept. 15, 5:30 p.m. Free.
Summer Pops Program
Please note that this program is subject to change.
Pieces are not performed in the order listed below.
Please note that this program is subject to change.
Pieces are not performed in the order listed below.
Giuseppe Verdi: Overture: La forza del destino
Strauss: Opening: Also sprach Zarathustra
Strauss: On the Beautiful Blue Danube
Jules Massenet: Le Cid: “Aragonaise”
and “Navarraise”
Lyun Joon Kim, arr., John Fraser: Elegy
John Williams: The Jedi Steps and Finale from Star Wars: the Force Awakens
Richard Wagner: Prelude to Act III: Lohengrin
James Horner: Music from Apollo 13
Mauro Colangelo: Adagietto
John Philip Sousa: The Thunderer
Morton Gould: American Salute
Samuel A. Ward, , Carmen Dragon: America the Beautiful
Piotr Tchaikovsky: 1812 Overture