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Beachwood, Mandel JCC to present Cleveland Pops for Disney sounds
The city of Beachwood and the Mandel Jewish Community Center are partnering to present “Sounds of Magic: Disney and Beyond,” a family-friendly outdoor concert at the Mandel JCC’s Safran Park at 2 p.m. Aug. 15.
Sounds of Magic: Disney & Beyond
Beachwood residents and Mandel JCC members are invited to attend a family-friendly outdoor concert on the park-like grounds of the Mandel JCC. On Sunday, August 15, Cleveland Pops Orchestra, with conductor Carl Topilow and vocalists Lauren Berry and Connor Bogart, will perform favorite musical selections, many from the big screen.
Firelands Symphony Orchestra Brings Back Holiday Cheer to Jackson St. Pier
The Firelands Symphony Orchestra (FSO) will bring holiday greetings and deck the halls of the Jackson Stree Pier. The FSO presents “A Christmas in July HOliday Pops Concert” on Sunday, July 25 at 7pm.
Firelands Symphony Orchestra Returns to Playing Live Shows
The orchestra performed a pops concert Saturday evening at Norwalk Reservoir's Veteran Memorial Lake Park, drawing about 900 people who sat in lawn chairs next to a lake and heard the orchestra play a wide variety of tunes.
Cleveland Pops Orchestra Conductor Carl Topilow Releases an Innovative Book on Conducting
Founding conductor of the Cleveland Pops Orchestra, Carl Topilow, releases The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook, for the emerging and established conductor.
The Cleveland Pops Orchestra is Back! Announcing our 2021-2022 Season
Shirley Morgenstern, Cleveland Orchestra Pops President and CEO, is happy to announce that thanks to the generosity of our patrons, sponsors, musicians and the community, we will be resuming our concert series at Severance Hall starting November 12, 2021 and at the Connor Palace Theater for our Holiday presentation on November 28, 2021!
Podium Time Podcast: Common Sense and Working with People, with Carl Topilow
Jeremy Cuebas speaks with conductor Carl Topilow all about his new book, The Orchestral Conductor’s Career Handbook. We cover his advice for young conductors and musicians wanting to start conducting, how to make sure you’re ready to win an audition, and how to pick the best school for you.
Coffee with the Maestro: Carl Topilow
Here's Silas Nathaniel Huff’s recent coffee talk and SEASON FINALE with Maesto Carl Topilow.
Audition Cafe: Interview with Conductor Carl Topilow
Andrea Beyer from Audition Cafe, recently talked with Cleveland Pops Orchestra Conductor, Carl Topilow, about what he’s been up to during the COVID-19 pandemic and how the orchestras he works with have adapted to virtual performances.
Firelands Symphony Orchestra Announces Free Outdoor Concerts
The Firelands Symphony Orchestra is announcing a series of new shows, and everyone’s invited. The full orchestra will perform an outdoor pops concert in Norwalk on Oct. 4, and there will be seven additional concerts throughout the area by smaller ensembles made up of members of the orchestra.
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Celebrated vocalist Connor Bogart and Cleveland Pops conductor Carl Topilow will take audiences on a whirlwind tour of the Great White Way in this fun program, performing cherished hits from favorite musicals.
Fort Worth Symphony Orchestra Presents Oh, What A Night!: Broadway Show-Stoppers
Celebrated vocalist Connor Bogart and Cleveland Pops conductor Carl Topilow will take the audience on a whirlwind tour of the Great White Way in this fun program, performing cherished hits from favorite musicals. There will be selections from Sweeney Todd, The Music Man, Guys and Dolls, Oklahoma, Chicago, Phantom of the Opera, Les Miserables, West Side Story, and Jersey Boys.
Cognitive Dissonance: Can you Recognize Beauty in Unconventional Spaces?
WKYC Studios tests out whether people would notice members of the Pops Orchestra playing in public.
Review: ASO Scores a Touchdown with Music and Sports Concert
It might have been chilly and snowing in downtown Allentown Saturday evening, but inside Miller Symphony Hall, the playing field was dry and comfortable, as the Allentown Symphony Orchestra prepared to face-off with guest conductor Carl Topilow, of Cleveland Pops fame.
Ring in the New Year with Cleveland Pops
For the past 23 years, one of the best New Year’s Eve parties in Cleveland, if not the best, has been hosted by Carl Topilow and the Cleveland Pops Orchestra. That tradition will continue on Tuesday, December 31 at 9:00 pm at Severance Hall when Topilow and his Orchestra ring in 2020 with music from the past 100 years — 1920 to 2020.
Father and daughter share the stage at Stars, Stripes and Sousa
Violinist Jenny Topilow has a special connection to our upcoming Stars, Stripes and Sousa concert on Nov. 15 & 16: her father is the guest conductor! Find out in our interview below what it's like for Jenny to see her dad on the podium, and how Carl Topilow creates his patriotic clarinet for this concert.
Cleveland Pops G-Clef Gala Will Honor Directors Anthony and Joe Russo
The Cleveland Pops yearly celebration—cleverly known as the G-Clef Gala—is considered one of the most anticipated fundraisers held annually in Cleveland—this year, however, the event is even more noteworthy.
Not only will the gala uphold its traditional agenda of a distinctive and prestigious silent auction along with its grand dance music provided by maestro Carl Topilow and the world-renowned Cleveland Pops Orchestra, but they will also welcome two acclaimed guests as honorees—Joseph and Anthony Russo.
Cleveland POPS with The Texas Tenors
Celebrating their tenth anniversary as a trio, The Texas Tenors starred in the captivating and wholesome opening concert of the Cleveland POPS Orchestra’s 24th season, led by music director Carl Topilow on Friday, October 4 at Severance Hall.
An American Summer Night
The world-class Cleveland Pops Orchestra, under conductor Carl Topilow, will once again bring its moving melodies to downtown Elyria on August 31 at 7 p. m.
Firelands Symphony plans six-concert 2019-2020 season
Carl Topilow, the music director and conductor of the Firelands Symphony Orchestra, said he enjoys the freedom he’s allowed when he puts together the program for the orchestra’s annual seasons.