Holiday Pops in Parma

PSO to perform Holiday Pops Concert 12/4/16 at VFHS

The Parma Symphony Orchestra will perform a Holiday Pops concert on Sunday, December 4, 2016 at 3:00 PM at Valley Forge High School Auditorium located at 9999 Independence Boulevard in Parma Heights. 

Music Director Dr. Randolph P. Laycock presents a pop concert featuring: Franz Lehar’s Overture to the Opera “The Merry Widow”, Highlights from “Show Boat” by Jerome Kern, “George Gershwin in Concert”, as well as a collection of Traditional Holiday favorites including Arthur Harris’s “Medley of Well-Know Christmas Carols”, “Christmas at the Movies” selections from Miracle on 34th St, The Polar Express, Dr. Seuss’ How the Grinch Stole Christmas, The Nightmare Before Christmas and Home Alone, and Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” 

The orchestra, in its 48th season consists of 75 members of all walks of life from all over the entire Greater Cleveland area. They meet weekly for rehearsals and present at least four concerts annually. 

General admission is $10 for adults and $5 for students and senior citizens. Family passes of $20 are available for families of up to 2 adults and their children. All tickets are available at the door beginning at 2:30 PM.

The Parma Symphony Orchestra is a self-supporting community orchestra in cooperation with the Parma City Schools. For more information can be found on Facebook, web-site www.parmasymphony.org or calling Business Manager Joe Germana 440-882-2012. 

Dr. Randolph P. Laycock conducted his first performance with the orchestra on November 19, 1978. He has also conducted the Baldwin Wallace University Junior and Senior Youth Orchestras since October of 1978. Recently retired after 35 years of full time duties teaching music in the Parma City Schools, he is an adjunct professor of music history at Cuyahoga Community College. Dr. Laycock earned a Ph.D. in Music Education from Case-Western Reserve University, Master of Music performance from Bowling Green State University, and Bachelor of Music Education degree from Baldwin Wallace University. Dr. Laycock has been included in six editions of Who's Who Among America's Teachers and is listed in the 53rd Edition of Who's Who in America. He has previously been an active consultant for the Ohio Department of Education as a Praxis III assessor.