Founded 2010 Website www.urbanapops.org | Principal conductor Daniel F. Southerland Active from 2010 | |
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The Urbana Pops Orchestra is a symphony orchestra based in Urbana, Illinois which focuses on both performance of orchestral pops music and education of local students.
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- Beginnings
- Concerts
- Orchestra Board
- References
Urbana pops orchestra video games live
Beginnings
The Urbana Pops Orchestra (or "UPO") was first conceived in late 2009 as an extension of Urbana's summer youth theater pit orchestra. Principal Conductor and founder Daniel Southerland formed the orchestra from community members, high school students, and students at the University of Illinois. After a conductor, staff, and guild were formed, the orchestra rehearsed for the first time in June 2010 to prepare for its summer season. Consequent rehearsals led to its first concert "Urbana Pops at the Movies" (June 2010) and "Urbana Pops Plays Broadway" (July 2010). To conclude its first season, a reduced pit orchestra served as the music for summer 2010's Urbana Youth Theater production (in its original capacity) "Once Upon a Mattress."
Concerts
To date, the Urbana Pops Orchestra has shown the following concerts.
Orchestra Board
To help support for the UPO, the Urbana Pops Orchestra Board was formed in summer 2010 with the mission of fundraising, volunteer work, and marketing for the orchestra.