"Listen fresh, Listen local"™
Jennifer Sacher Wiley
Music Director & Conductor
Summer Pops!
"From Song to Shining Song: 250 years of American Music"
Repertoire, Concert Order
"Spiritual Songs of the New World", "Tunes of the Revolution", "American Folk Song Portrait", Gould "American Salute", "Original Ragtime" , "God Bless America",two songs from "Show Boat", "Rock Around the Clock", "Take Five", "Smooth", Santana's "Smooth", "Highlights from Wicked", "Deep River", Armed Forces Salute, Stars & Stripes
REHEARSALS (check below for details)
7:00-9:00 pm
Rife Performing Arts Center, Bethany Village, 325 Wesley Dr, Mechanicsburg
M 6/8, TH 6/11, M 6/15, TH 6/18 (dress open to Rife residents)
CONCERTS
F 6/19 6:30 South Middleton Park, Boiling Springs
SA 6/20 7:00 Paxton Presbyterian Church, Harrisburg
M 7:00 6/22 Fredricksen Library, Camp Hill
Rehearsal Details
Monday, June 15
7:00 Spiritual Songs (all)
7:15 American Folk Songs (cuts, transitions at 86, 127, 194-end)
7:30 Gould (all)
7:45 Original Ragtime (all)
7:50 Show Boat (cut)
8:00 Wicked (work-through)
8:20 Deep River, Armed Forces, Stars & Stripes
8:35 Ice Cream Social
Thursday, June 18
7:00 Open Dress rehearsal for Rife Residents
8:20 BREAK
8:30 TBA spots
CUTS & NOTES
for Summer Pops
Spiritual Songs of the New World: Stop for short speaking at m. 12, Fermata at m. 35 (speaking over fermata), Snare Drum pic-ups to m. 36 on cue, Play through m. 52 (no trumpet entrance in m. 52), cut to m. 73, play to end
American Folk Song Portrait: play through m. 40, cut to m. 70, play through m. 134, cut to m. 158 with two trumpet quarter-note fermatas before m. 158, play to end
Gould: Play through m. 87 (Letter I), cut to m. 108 (3 after Letter K), play through m. 137 (Letter N), cut to m. 146 (Letter O), play to end.
Upcoming Events
Sunday, 6/14 WSSO Chamber Concert, 3:00 Peace Church, Camp Hill
Tuesday, 7/28 WSSO Woodwind Quintet "Carnival of the Animals"
6:30 Amelia Given Library, Mt. Holly Springs
WSSO 2026-27 Schedule at a Glance
Sunday, November 8, 2026 Masterworks Concert #1 3:00
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate "Indian Spirit at Mesa Falls" Ravel "Mother Goose" Suite
Intermission
Guest Conductor piece TBA
Still "African American" Symphony
8 Monday rehearsals 7:15-9:30 beginning 9/14,
Dress rehearsal Saturday, 11/7, 10:00-12:30
Friday, December 11, 2026 Educational Concerts 9:30, 10:45, 12:30
3 Monday rehearsals 11/16, 11/23, 12/71 Thursday rehearsal 12/10
Sunday, February 28, 2027 Masterworks Concert #2 3:00
Bach Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 (movement(s) TBD)
Guest Conductor piece TBA
Pause
Joseph Cantaloube "Songs of the Auvergne" & Mahler "Rückertlieder" (selections)
Pause
Rachmaninoff Symphony No. 2, last movement
8 Monday rehearsals 7:15-9:30 beginning 1/4, Dress rehearsal Saturday, 2/27, 10:00-12:30
Sunday, May 2, 2027 Masterworks Concert #3 3:00
Patrick Long "Old Man & the Sea" (premiere of new orchestration)
Guest Conductor piece TBA
Concerto TBA, wind/brass/percussionist winner of competition
Intermission
Respighi "Pines of Rome"
8 Monday rehearsals 7:15-9:30 beginning 3/8, Dress rehearsal Saturday, 5/1, 10:00-12:30
"Lord of the Rings" video from November concert, courtesy of Kathy Heym (click image)
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