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Summer 2025 Pops Concert
Free one-hour concert in the park!
Rain date: Wednesday, August 20, 7:00 p.m.
(Rain date is at Gillson Park if weather is good; at ETHS Auditorium if raining or still wet. Decision will be announced Thursday morning.)
Sponsored by Optima Verdana
Program
- Rossini
- Overture to The Barber of Seville
- Strauss Jr.
- Artist’s Life Waltzes, Op. 316
- Tyzik
- Hot Soul Medley
I Heard It Through The Grapevine, My Girl, Touch Me In The Morning, Reach Out I’ll Be There, Love Machine
- Saint-Saëns
- Bachanalle from Samson and Delilah
- Schwartz/arr. Rickets
- Highlights from Wicked
No One Mourns The Wicked, The Wizard and I, Dancing Through Life, Popular, Defying Gravity
- Williams
- Theme from Schindler’s List
(Julie Fischer, violin)
- Williams
- Imperial March from The Empire Strikes Back
- Sousa
- Stars and Stripes Forever
Family friendly. Something for everyone.
We will be partnering with Baker Demonstration School, which will provide fun child activities before and during the concert, including an instrument petting zoo.
Please note that food and drinks are not allowed in the auditorium.
This project is partially supported by a grant from the Evanston Arts Council, a city agency supported by the City of Evanston, and the Illinois Arts Council, a state agency.
Activities for children provided by Baker Demonstration School
Evanston Township High School Auditorium
1600 Dodge Avenue, Evanston
See map.
Audience members may park in "Lot 1" off of Dodge Ave. at ETHS. You may then enter at "Door 6" across the street for easiest access to the auditorium. Please see the maps for locations of "Lot 1" [PDF] and "Door 6" [PDF].