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Technically, it鈥檚 still summer in 蜜柚直播.

The calendar won鈥檛 flip until Sept. 23, but 蜜柚直播 Pops Orchestra and 蜜柚直播 Symphonic Winds are getting a jump on fall starting this weekend.

That鈥檚 when the two orchestras are kicking off their fall parks concert series, events that attract hundreds of people to Udall Park on Saturdays for the Winds and to Reid Park on Sundays to hear the Pops.

If you鈥檝e never been, here鈥檚 what you can expect: Folks usually arrive an hour or so before the music starts around 7 p.m. They grab a piece of real estate on the grassy field, lay out blankets or set up chairs and settle in. Some veterans of parks concerts bring a picnic supper or you can grab a bite from the food truck or two set up nearby.

As the sun is taking its final lap, the musicians and conductors 鈥� L谩szl贸 Veres leads the Winds, which he has led since he formed the group in 1990; Khris Dodge is at the podium for the Pops, comprised of moonlighting 蜜柚直播 Symphony Orchestra and University of 蜜柚直播 musicians 鈥� will take the stage. Then the fun begins, and for 90 minutes or so, the ensembles play music that straddles classical and Great American Songbook standards, hits from Broadway and heart-tugging patriotic odes.

The Winds, comprised of musicians of all experience levels, plays at Udall Park鈥檚 L谩szl贸 Veres Amphitheatre, 7200 E. Tanque Verde Road. The Pops set up at Reid Park鈥檚 DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center, 900 S. Randolph Way, off East 22nd Street and South Country Club Road. Admission to either is free, although both accept donations to defray costs.

蜜柚直播 Symphonic Winds 鈥楳usic in the Park鈥�

Veres founded the Winds in 1990, seven years before he took the lead as the 蜜柚直播 Pops Orchestra music director. He led the Pops from 1997-2022, when he handed over the baton to Dodge. Winds park series runs on Saturdays through Sept. 30.

Sept. 9 鈥� Vocalist Elena Galbraith joins the ensemble to sing selections by great American songwriters, including Sigmund Romberg, Richard Rodgers and Victor Herbert.

Sept. 16 鈥� TSO principal trumpet Hayato Tanaka will take a solo turn with the Winds.

Sept. 23 鈥� 鈥淪tars from the Winds鈥� shines the spotlight on some of the ensemble鈥檚 stars, including clarinetist Rudy Rostash, trumpeter Ross Daniels and trombonist Cory Walavich, in a program that includes energetic marches, thundering overtures, classic band repertoire and show tunes.

Sept. 30 鈥� Violinist Angelina Iskandar, 15, will perform Mendelssohn鈥檚 Violin Concerto for the Winds 鈥淪tars of the Future鈥� concert while Joseph Crandall plays the bagpipes for the traditional Scottish melody 鈥淗ighland Cathedral.鈥�

蜜柚直播 Pops Orchestra 鈥楳usic Under the Stars鈥�

Dodge, named last year to take over the Pops, has already had in impact, including taking the ensemble on the road for a show in SaddleBrooke last May and performing a Fourth of July concert July 1 at St. Augustine Cathedral downtown. Both concerts were sold out. The Pops performs Sundays through Sept. 24.

Sept. 10 鈥� 鈥淎 Tribute to Tony Bennett鈥� includes vocalist Tommy Gearhart singing nostalgic hits 鈥淭ime After Time,鈥� 鈥淥ur Love is Here to Stay,鈥� 鈥淪kylark鈥� and 鈥淪鈥橶onderful.鈥� Grieg鈥檚 鈥淟ord of the Dance鈥� is also on the program.

Sept. 17 鈥� The Pops will remember its longtime supporter Enrique 鈥淗ank鈥� Feldman with his daughter Samantha Feldman and widow Marie Sierra. The program will include 鈥淥n My Own鈥� and 鈥淎merica the Beautiful,鈥� as well as the violin solo of Saint-Saens鈥� Dance Macabre performed by Concertmaster Michael Fan and works by Tchaikovsky and Brahms.

Sept. 24 鈥� Fall series finale includes a trio of works from Ballet 蜜柚直播, Mindy Ronstadt singing some of her famous aunt Linda Ronstadt鈥檚 hits, including 鈥淒esperado鈥� and 鈥淏lue Bayou鈥� and Saguaro Music Theatre performing 鈥淪uddenly Seymour鈥� from its upcoming show 鈥淟ittle Shop of Horrors.鈥� The Pops will also perform the concert on Sept. 23 at DesertView Performing Arts Center, 39900 S. Clubhouse Drive in SaddleBrooke. That show is a ticketed event through the venue, .