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The Cincinnati Pops is the alter ego of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, performing a diverse array of musical styles, all bathed in the world-renowned “Cincinnati Sound.” The Pops was officially founded in 1977 and just since 1980, the Orchestra has sold ten million recordings around the planet.

The growing list of celebrated artists who have collaborated with the Pops include Ella Fitzgerald, Frederica von Stade, Doc Severinsen, Henry Mancini, Kristin Chenoweth, Jennifer Holiday, Vanessa Williams, Dave Brubeck, The Temptations, John Williams, Rosemary Clooney, Mandy Patinkin, George Takei, Boyz II Men, Bernadette Peters, and the Mormon Tabernacle Choir.

The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra is one of the world’s most active classical pops ensembles, performing subscription concerts during the Music Hall season and concerts at Riverbend Music Center, its outdoor summer home. The Cincinnati Pops tours nationally and internationally, performing in Beijing as part of the Opening Festivities of the 2008 Summer Olympic Games. In 2005, the Pops completed a historic tour to China and Singapore performing in the Great Hall of the People in Beijing. It was the first U.S. Pops orchestra to perform in China.