The Cleveland Pops with Carl Topilow presents the highest quality symphonic pops music to entertain and enrich a wide and diverse audience; and provides educational programs to develop an enduring appreciation of music. The Pops is a non-profit 501c3 and was founded in 1993 to bring the best of symphonic pops music to Cleveland and Northeast Ohio, while working to expand that audience through yout
h education and public concerts. The 65 piece orchestra performs six subscription concerts each year, an annual holiday performance and a New Year’s Eve concert and dance. The sounds that make up the Pops includes the music of Broadway, Hollywood, jazz, big band, light classics, and patriotic marches. The Cleveland Pops Orchestra is one of the few independent symphonic pops orchestras in the nation and relies on your support to bring the finest symphonic pops music to Ohio. The Cleveland Pops has also performed a variety of concerts throughout Ohio, from outdoor performances and inaugural concerts to nationally televised specials. Actual Music, the orchestra’s principle education program, conducts in-school courses for children from pre-K to second grade, introducing underprivileged students to music rudiments, dance, vocal and instrument music performance.
