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POPS AND CIVIC PERFORMANCES The Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra performs concerts at civic celebrations throughout the Merrimack Valley. Rogers Center Pops 2001 -2011. We were featured at Castle Hill for the Independence Day celebration from 1999 - 2008. Click here for photos. Selections from our September 26, 2004, fourth pops concert at our home in Rogers Center for the Arts at Merrimack College. Topics on this page: Current season pops performances Orchestra civic performances; contact information Small group out-reach performances; contact information

2012 - 2013 POPS PERFORMANCES

	Rogers Center POPS 2012 September 23, 2:30 PM Rogers Center for the Arts
	This is a fundraiser for the Rogers Center for the Arts. Tickets must be purchased directly from them. Call 978-837-5355 for tickets and reservations

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ORCHESTRA PERFORMANCES FOR CIVIC EVENTS

The orchestra's repertoire includes a variety of pops and light classical favorites for your event . Listen to selections from our September 26, 2004 Rogers Center Pops Concert. (Three mp3 files which the webmaster hopes will stream smoothly for dialup connections.) Complete CD of this concert for sale at MVPO performances.

• Richard Hayman, Pops Hoedown (2.2 MBytes)
• George Gershwin, Walking the Dog with Louis Stewart on piano (0.9 MBytes)
• José Padilla, El Relicario (1.0 MByte)

From its founding 50 years ago, the Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra has been pleased and privileged to participate in a wide variety of community events. Examples:

• Pops concerts for the Rotary in Lawrence in the 1970's;
• Haverhill Rotary September Fest for 16 years at Bradford College and later at Haverhill High School.
• Lawrence's 150th Homecoming Celebration at Catholic Central in 1977;
• Leornard Bernstein's 65th Birthday Celebration at Veterans Memorial Stadium in Lawrence in 1983;
• Fourth of July celebrations at Salem, New Hampshire, Stadium Field, 1984 - 1988;
• Merrimack Valley United Fund celebration at Collins Center in 1991;
• Ayer Mill Clock Tower Restoration celebration in 1991;
• Pops concerts at the Maudslay Art Center in Newburyport, 1992 -1998;
• Fourth of July celebrations at Castle Hill, Ipswich, 1999 -2008.
• Rogers Center for the Arts Pops Concerts 2001 - 2009.

If you would like to include the orchestra in your community event, please contact Beverly Whitney Abegg or call the orchestra at (978) 685-3505.

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MVPO SMALL GROUP PERFORMANCES

On occasion musicians from the orchestra participate in community events when the orchestra as a whole has been unavailable or inappropriate. Andover's 350th celebration at Phillips Academy included orchestra musicians. The orchestra provided ensembles for Christmas program for the Salvation Army at the Rockingham Park Mall in Salem New Hampshire in 1995 and Lawrence Community Day Charter School in 1998.

Since 2000 the orchestra has had an Outreach Program for supplying ensembles for concerts, lectures, and demonstrations at smaller venues.. A sampling of small ensemble appearances:

• North Andover Stevens-Coolidge Estate in 2000;
• North Andover Edgewood Retirement Home in 2000;
• Lawrence Post Office issuance of the Leonard Bernstein stamp at Lawrence Heritage State Park Visitors Center in July 2001.
• Ipswich Castle Hill Picnic Concert Series in 2001.

To arrange for a Merrimack Valley Philharmonic Orchestra ensemble, please call the orchestra at (978) 685-3505.

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