The mission of the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra is to bring the power and pleasure of live orchestra concerts performed by professional musicians to the Twin Cities community, free of charge. Since 1950 the Minneapolis Pops Orchestra has been making a difference in the community by offering summertime concerts at Lake Harriet and other park locations.

Free Coffee Concerts will be presented free of charge at Nicollet Island Pavilion on July 6, July 13, July 17 and July 26 at 10:30 a.m. These concerts will feature complimentary beverages, pastries, and door prizes.

Forty-five high school age musicians from Minneapolis South and Southwest High Schools will join the professional musicians of the Pops Orchestra to play a side-by-side concert on Saturday, July 21 at the Lake Harriet Bandshell.

New Orchestral Repertoire Project seeks to identify new orchestral works that have been premiered and are worthy additions to the standard repertoire, but have not received large numbers of additional performances. Tom Cipullo won the inaugural New Orchestral Repertoire Project contest in 2009 with his composition Sparkler.

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Photo Gallery

Check out more photos from Minneapolis Pops Orchestra performances at Lake Harriet Bandshell and Nicollet Island Pavillion.