Staples Students To Perform Under Stars At Westport Pops Concert

WESTPORT, CT — The Westport Pops Concert at the Levitt Pavilion for the Performing Arts returns this year on Friday, June 8. Featuring instrumental and vocal ensembles from Staples High School, this musical tradition is one of a handful of special “pre-Summer Season” presentations by the Levitt Pavilion this June.

This sell-out event, opens at 5:30 p.m. on the lawn of the Levitt, with pre-concert musicians and food trucks on the premises, according to a release. The concert begins at 7 p.m. Tickets, which are free, can be acquired at staplesmusic.org beginning Monday, May 14 at 9 a.m. on a first-come, first-served basis.

In the event of inclement weather, the concert will be performed in the Staples High School auditorium at 70 North Avenue, where tickets will be honored.

The concert, modeled on Boston’s fabled Pops on the Esplanade Concert Series, will feature a program of popular classical and contemporary music from the repertoire of the school’s Symphonic Orchestra and Band, Jazz Band and the elite Orphenians vocal ensemble. This annual tradition is a gift from Westport Public School musicians to the community.

“The Pops is a vision come to life," Westport Music and Arts Coordinator Thomas Scavone said in a release. "It is an honor to have our students perform on that marvelous stage. Through the tireless efforts of the school administration, the Levitt Pavilion team and community members, our shared vision of this event has been realized. The Pops allows the Westport community another chance, besides Candlelight, to celebrate the musical accomplishments of our students, who have been awarded a National Best Community for Music Education for the sixth straight year in a row. We look forward to Pops every year. It should be a memorable musical experience under the stars.”

For further information, please contact staplesmusic@westportps.org. For more information about the Levitt Pavilion and its upcoming special events and Summer Season, please visit www.levittpavilion.com.

To sign up for Westport breaking news alerts and more, click here.

Photo credit: Lisa Marriott