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Pops LIVE! SeriesAnother fantastic season of musical entertainment is ready for your delight at the 2009-2010 ACXIOM POPS LIVE! Join the musicians of the ASO as they perform the dazzling variety you’ve come to expect from this series: music from the movies, from Broadway, beloved light classics, and, our special Christmas performance. There’s something to love for everyone at every concert! Won’t you join us?
From Smokey Robinson and The Supremes to Gladys Knight and Marvin Gaye, this music is the soundtrack of your life; and on this concert Jeans ’n Classics celebrates the Golden Anniversary of Motown and the unique sound of its legendary stars! Some of the Top 40 hits you’ll love hearing again include “My Girl,” “I Heard It Through the Grapevine,” “Ain’t Too Proud To Beg,” and “Reach Out, I’ll Be There.” You be there, too, on this soul-filled journey down memory lane!
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 A LEAHY FAMILY CHRISTMAS December 18 & 19, 2009
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
It’s an all-new Christmas celebration for Little Rock and the ASO Pops! A musical powerhouse, Leahy—the 8-member brother-and-sister act (and their children, too!)—takes you on an exhilarating Christmas adventure, featuring holiday classics and carols, hymns and airs, fiery tunes and dances, and stories of the season. And the audience is invited to join in the fun of this unique holiday gathering.
 THE HEART OF BROADWAY February 12 & 13, 2010
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Christiane Noll, soprano
Doug LaBrecque, tenor
The perfect concert for Valentine’s Day: a celebration of love, Broadway-style! You and your special someone are invited to start your romantic evening at the ASO Pops with love songs from movies and musicals: from the sophisticated (Cole Porter‘s “Begin the Beguine”) to the classics (a West Side Story medley) and mega-hits (“Music of the Night” from Phantom of the Opera).
 PORGY AND BESS IN CONCERTMarch 12 & 13, 2010 Geoffrey Robson, conductor with massed chorus and soloists TBA George and Ira Gershwin's Porgy and Bess comes to life at the first-ever ASO presentation of highlights from this quintessential American classic. The denizens of Catfish Row in Charleston, South Carolina—Porgy, Bess, Clara, and Sportin' Life—sing their unforgettable songs: the gorgeous "Summertime," the romantic "Bess You is My Woman Now," the upbeat "I Got Plenty o' Nuttin'," the seductive "It Ain't Necessarily So," and the chorus intoning complex harmonies during a raging hurricane.
 SPOTLIGHT ON HOLLYWOODMay 7 & 8, 2010
Carl Topilow, conductor
Break out the buttered popcorn and settle into your stadium seats. It’s time for music from the movies at the Pops! You’ll hear selections from your favorite movie classics, past and present … including The Wizard of Oz, The Empire Strikes Back, Psycho, Pirates of the Caribbean, and Lord of the Rings. For extra fun and entertainment, our affable guest maestro and clarinetist, Carl Topilow, will test your movie knowledge with a trivia quiz.
   
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MOTOWN GOLD with JEANS ‘N CLASSICS
