Pops LIVE! Series
Another fantastic season of musical entertainment is ready for your delight at the 2008-2009 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, seasonal favorites, and, for the first time, music to do acrobatics by! There’s something to love for everyone at every concert! Won’t you join us?
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
Friday, October 3, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, October 4, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
The best aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen in the world bring the magic of cirque to Robinson Center Music Hall, sharing the stage with the ASO. Watch their thrilling athleticism and high-energy acrobatics, choreographed to live music by the orchestra. Unique, breathtaking!
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YULETIDE SPECTACULAR
V
Friday, December 19, 2008, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, December 20, 2008, 2:00 p.m and 8:00 p.m.
David Itkin, conductor
Featuring Mary Ann Robinson, Matt Newman, Leslie Harper, and Mary Kaitlin Ward
With The Old School Bluegrass Band, Lark in the Morning, Central Arkansas Youth Choir, ASO Yuletide Chorale and the dancers from Shuffles & Ballet II
The ASO's dazzling Yuletide Spectacular V is Little Rock's favorite way to get into the holiday spirit! Your whole family will enjoy the beautiful music, exciting choreography and brilliant effects that make this concert a great addition to your holiday traditions. This year's program celebrates the best of the past fifteen Christmas concerts with David Itkin. It will be a holiday spectacle like no other!
Come early to the Saturday matinee for the "Deck the Halls" Children's Fair.
MANCINI A
ND MOONLIGHT
Friday, February 13, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, February 14, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Rosena Hill, vocalist
Aaron Lazar, vocalist
Share a romantic night with your Valentine at the symphony. It’s all hearts and flowers, music and moonlight, with lush arrangements of favorite tunes by two great songsmiths, Johnny Mercer and Henry Mancini, including “Moon River”, “The Days of Wine and Roses,” and “Baby Elephant Walk,” and music from Peter Gunn, The Pink Panther, and Victor Victoria.
A LITTLE 
NIGHT MUSIC
Friday, March 13, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, March 14, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
David Itkin, conductor
Semi-staged and performed in partnership with the Arkansas Repertory Theatre, Robert Hupp, stage director
The bittersweet dreams of a summer weekend in Sweden reflect the complicated world of romance in Stephen Sondheim’s Tony Award-winning musical. Its wry, witty songs—all scored in three-quarter time—recall the elegance of an earlier era. Highlights you’ll love include the opening waltz sequence and the iconic “Send in the Clowns.”
THE MAGIC
AL MUSIC OF DISNEY
Friday, April 10, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Saturday, April 11, 2009, 8:00 p.m.
Geoffrey Robson, conductor
Walt Disney movies have been enchanting generations of kids of all ages. You’ll laugh (and maybe brush away a tear) when you hear beloved songs from animated film classics, played against a backdrop of memorable stills projected above the stage. Enjoy your favorite tunes from Beauty and the Beast, Mary Poppins, The Hunchback of Notre Dame, The Lion King, and more!
