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 SUMMER POPS 2010
The 30th Anniversary Concert
Produced
and Performed by The Chorus of Westerly
Presenting Major Sponsors:
Foxwoods
Resort Casino and The Washington
Trust Company
Saturday, June 19, 2010 (Rain Dates June 20/21)
Wilcox Park, Westerly, Rhode Island
Pre-show begins at 6:30 pm
Features the URI JAZZ BAND, WESTERLY MORRIS DANCERS,
AND CELTIC FIDDLE PLAYER DAMON LEIBERT
WITH ROBERT ELLIOT, VOCALS/GUITAR
& CHRIS MURPHY, PERCUSSION
Main show begins at 8:00 pm
THE CHORUS OF WESTERLY • THE BOSTON FESTIVAL
ORCHESTRA
George Kent, conductor
The Artillery Company of Newport, RI
Fireworks by Grucci
The Bells of Christ Church - Ryan Saunders, carilloneur
Featured guest soloists THE COMPAQ BIG BAND
This is a free event that is open to the entire region. No tickets required.
Click to see the program published by The Westerly Sun.
IMPORTANT NOTES
Blankets may be put down in the park beginning at 5 pm on Friday, June
18.
Blankets MAY NOT be put down before 5 pm.
Prohibited in the
park for the event:
Animals, fires, grills, candles, alcohol,
skateboards, bikes, scooters, et cetera.
You may not leave bags
or coolers or similar items unattend. Unattended items will be removed
from the park by Westerly Police Department.
The stage area and back stage
area is for performers only. The back stage restrooms are for
performers only. There are ample restroom facilities for the public in
the parking near the library and post office.
As of Thursday,
June 17, 7 PM:
The weather forecast for Saturday is very
good.
Unless the forecast changes, the
performance will be held on Saturday as scheduled.
Rehearsal
(all welcome to listen) begins at 4:15 pm in the park with the
orchestra. The Chorus will join the rehearsal at 5:15 pm.
Rehearsal with the orchestra begins at 4:15 pm
Rehearsal with the chorus and orchestra begins at 5:15 pm
Rehearsals are open, you may come early and listen.
Pre-show
begins at 6:30 pm
Main event begins at 8 pm
NOTE FROM WESTERLY POLICE DEPARTMENT
The 2010 Summer Pops is scheduled to be held on
Saturday, June 19th, 2010. As such, the following restrictions will be
enforced.
- Grove Avenue will be closed to all vehicular traffic
as of 5:00pm. Exceptions will be made for those needing
handicapped parking until all spaces are filled. Other motorists will
be detoured onto Newton Avenue or other adjacent streets.
- Wilcox Avenue will be closed off to all vehicular traffic at 5:00pm.
- Handicapped parking will be available on Grove Avenue, Broad Street,
across from the Westerly Town Hall and extending to the Westerly Public
Library, as well as parking areas in front of the United States Post
Office.
PARKING RESTRICTIONS WILL BE STRICTLY ENFORCED.
Unattended coolers and/or any other items WILL NOT
BE ALLOWED TO BE LEFT within the park prior to the event. THESE
ITEMS WILL BE REMOVED. If items such as these are to be brought to the
event, we are encouraging that they be brought with those attending at
the time of the event. Also, any coolers and/or any other items left
unattended during the event WILL BE REMOVED.
Please note no
bicycles, scooters, skateboards, or similar riding devices are
permitted in the park. Dogs are also prohibited in the park for the
event. Fires, grills, candles or other similar items are
prohibited in the park. At the conclusion of the event, all vehicular
traffic will be delayed for approximately (10) ten minutes to (15)
fifteen minutes to allow pedestrians to freely return to their
vehicles.
Motorists on Railroad Avenue heading south will be directed onto
Canal Street in a westerly direction. Motorists on Canal Street heading
east will be directed onto High Street in a northerly direction in order
to alleviate the congestion in the Downtown Westerly area. Officers and/or traffic control signals will control all other traffic.
Captain Edward St.Clair Westerly Police Department
ABOUT THE EVENT
In 1981, as a salute to the entire region for helping to fund its first international concert tour that year, the Chorus of Westerly held a huge festive "Summer Pops" concert in downtown Westerly. Meant as a one-time performance, the audience was so enthusiastic with the event that many asked if the Chorus would do it again and think about doing it annually.
Thankfully, the Chorus agreed to give it another try, and soon the audience grew from 5,000 to 10,000 to, within five years, 25,000 people attending the "Summer Pops" concert annually. This June, the Chorus will triumphantly present its 30th (!) Summer Pops in Westerly's beautiful Victorian strolling park, Wilcox Park! The concert will not only includes the Chorus of Westerly and Boston Festival Orchestra, but will also feature fireworks by Grucci, canons from the Newport Artillery, and the pealing church bells of Christ Church in the breathtaking finale of the concert, Tchaikovsky's world famous Overture of 1812.
We are so very proud to say that since 1981, over a half a million people have experienced Summer Pops and have made it their annual kick-off to summer. Pretty good for a concert that was supposed to be a one-time deal!
This year's performance will be the 30th! Highlighting our program will be the Compaq Big Band who join us as guest soloists. The 30th annual Summer Pops is presented thanks to generous support from our major presenting sponsors, Foxwoods Resort Casino and Washington Trust.
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