Cincinnati Pops Orchestra brings music again to Riverbend

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra brings music back to Riverbend

Updated: 11:29 PM EDT July 2, 2021

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ABOUT THE COMEBACK. >> THIS IS BN THEEE’S SIDE OF A GREATER CINCINNATI MUSICAL TRADITION FOR DECAS. THIS WEEKEND THE MUSIC IS COMING BACK TO THE STAGE. THE POPS ON JULY FOURTH IN RIVERBEND IS A GREAT SUMMER TRADITION OF CINCINNATIS. LAST SUMMER, IT WON’T HAPPEN. NOW, THE PS OPIS BACK. I THINK OF INDEPENDENCE DAY THINK, WE TRADITIONALLY CELEBRATE THE FOURTH OF JYULS AN INDEPENDENCE DAY, IT’S ALSO ANOTHER INDEPENDENCE DAY. HOW WE VEHA HAVE OUR WAY THROUGH THE PANDEMIC. >> THE ORCHESTRA IS FAMOUS WORLDWIDE THAT SELLS MILLIONS OF RECORDINGS A YEAR. ONE OF THE SIGNATURE EVENTS IS THE ANNUAL RED WHITE AND BOOM CONCERT IN THE RIVERBEND. OUR CONCERT ON JULY 4TH WILL BE ON STAGE FOR THE FIRST TIME OUR ENTIRE ORCHESTRA, SHOULD TERO SCHULTER. WHEN I THINK OF EIGHT CONCERT ON JULY 4th IT’S ALL ABOUT AMERICAN MUSIC. I CANNOT THINK OF ANYTHING MORE PATRIOTIC THAN JZAZ OR BROADWAYOR, BLURAEGSS OR FUNK. THIS IS OUR MUSIC. WE SHARE THE ELOQUENCE OF OUR AMERICAN MUSIC ETHOS WITH OUR WHOLE COMMUNITY >> RIVERBEND’S CAPACITY IS ABOUT 20,000 PEOPLE. THEY POPS OFFER FREE LAWN SEATING FOR CHILDREN AND UNDER 17. AND FIVE DOLLAR TICKETS FOR ACTIVE AND RETIRED MILITARY

Cincinnati Pops Orchestra brings music back to Riverbend

Updated: 11:29 PM EDT July 2, 2021

Riverbend has hosted a summer musical festival in Greater Cincinnati for several decades. This weekend the musical tradition returns to the stage. The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in Riverbend is one of the great traditions of Cincinnati and it didn’t happen last summer because of the pandemic. The concert is called Red White and Boom. “Our July 4th concert will be the first time our entire orchestra has stood shoulder to shoulder on stage,” said John Morris Russell, conductor. Russell said it was a great opportunity to share the eloquence of American musicals with the community. This is the first concert at the venue in more than a year. The capacity in Riverbend is approximately 20,000. The Pops offers free lawn tickets for children 17 and under and a five-dollar ticket for active and retired military personnel for the concert on Sunday.

CINCINNATI –

Riverbend has hosted a summer musical festival in Greater Cincinnati for several decades. This weekend the musical tradition returns to the stage.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra in Riverbend is one of the great traditions of Cincinnati and it didn’t happen last summer because of the pandemic. The concert is called Red White and Boom.

“Our July 4th concert will be the first time our entire orchestra has stood shoulder to shoulder on stage,” said John Morris Russell, conductor.

Russell said it was a great opportunity to share the eloquence of American musicals with the community.

This is the first concert at the venue in more than a year. The capacity in Riverbend is approximately 20,000. The Pops offers free lawn tickets for children 17 and under and a five-dollar ticket for active and retired military personnel for the concert on Sunday.