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American West Symphony and Chorus: 2025 Pops Concert
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A free concert of movie music and patriotic themes at Sandy Amphitheater.
The American West Symphony and Chorus returns to the Sandy Amphitheater for its annual free Pops Concert. This family-friendly event features beloved movie scores and patriotic favorites in a lively outdoor setting. Deanne Foster highlights what audiences can look forward to at this community celebration of music.
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American West Symphony and Chorus: 2025 Pops Concert
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The American West Symphony and Chorus returns to the Sandy Amphitheater for its annual free Pops Concert. This family-friendly event features beloved movie scores and patriotic favorites in a lively outdoor setting. Deanne Foster highlights what audiences can look forward to at this community celebration of music.
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(upbeat music) - American West Symphony and Chorus is holding its annual free Pops Concert at the Sandy Amphitheater, featuring popular movie music and patriotic themes.
Deanne Foster is joining us today to tell us about the exciting event.
Hi there Deanne, thank you so much for being here.
- Hey, my pleasure.
- Yeah, I tell you, this is the American West Symphony and Chorus is pretty much a tradition here.
- Yeah, it's been around for quite a few years and they are phenomenal, a wonderful symphony and chorus.
And their performances are really fun to listen to.
- I know, 36 years.
- Yeah.
- Yes, and Joel Rosenberg, of course, is the conductor.
And who's the Chorus Master?
- Chorus Master is Ljuba Kelly, and she is phenomenal.
She not only has a beautiful singing voice, but she's very talented in being able to draw out the, the talent of the participants in the chorus.
- [Mary] That's great.
- So it's really fun to listen, they're really good.
- Wonderful.
Okay, and your big concert July 5th.
Okay, give us the rundown of everything people are gonna hear.
- Get ready, buckle up.
(Deanne and Mary laugh) It's going to be such a fun concert, so put it on the calendar, don't miss it.
Bring the kids, bring the teens, it's gonna be a lot of fun.
So the Pops concert is of course gonna be patriotic music, the Battle Hymn of the Republic and, and just some great, great patriotic songs for the weekend.
But there's also gonna just be some really fun, fun tunes.
They're gonna be playing excerpts and selections from Wicked which is so popular right now.
And selections from Harry Potter and MGM.
And I think the teams and the children are especially going to love the video games live.
So I think that's gonna be a lot of fun.
So selections from the all popular video games.
- That's great.
Well, a great concert for the family, and thanks so much for being here, thank you.
- Thank you.
- And if you'd like to know more about that upcoming concert by the American West Symphony and Chorus, it's their big 2025 Pops Concert, July 5th at 7:30 at the Sandy Amphitheater.
Just go to AmericanWestsymphony.com, AmericanWestsymphony.com.
I'm Mary Dickson, thanks for watching "Contact."
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