GRAND RAPIDS, Mich. (WOOD) – You know what we love most about summers in West Michigan? All the outdoor music! If you’re anything like us, then keep reading.
In studio we had Bob Bernhardt, Principal Pops Conductor of the GRS, and guest soprano Mela Dailey to talk about some West Michigan fun!
Grand Rapids Symphony invites us to enjoy relaxing summer evenings in the great outdoors with your Grand Rapids Pops at Cannonsburg Ski Area. This unique outdoors concert experience is a sure way to create lasting memories with friends and family. Which we love here, at eightWest!
2016 Picnic Pops opens Thursday, July 14 with classical fireworks, music heard in movies, plus musical scores written for films such as “Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone” and “E.T. The Extra Terrestrial.” Picnic Pops will end on Thursday, August 4.
Vocalist Mela Dailey will be guest soloist, joined by Grand Rapids soprano Diane Penning for a couple of vocal duets. Also, Bob Bernhardt is back for his second summer at the Picnic Pops.
Upcoming concerts include music of Queen, The Beach Boys, David Bowie, and Boyz II Men: Live in Concert.
