There will be tidbits at the orchestra's series of outdoor Picnic Pops concerts at local parks. This year, the orchestra's music director, Ya-Hui Wang, decided to also entice listeners with some coming attractions from upcoming subscription concerts, such as excerpts from Mozart's Symphony No. 40 and Tchaikovsky's Symphony No. 6. The orchestra will also play a Lord of the Dance arrangement, scheduled for a St. Patrick's Day family concert in March 2002. Wang will share conducting duties with resident conductor Eric Benjamin.
Listeners are welcome to bring a blanket or folding chairs and a picnic dinner.
All concerts are free. A schedule follows. Ya-Hui Wang conducts at Lake Anna, Barberton. Fireworks follow the concert. Rain date is July 3.