Reprise: Reviews All Rave For Glendale Pops’
The Premiere 1

There are now three great reviews of The Premiere of Glendale Pops under the Sunroom Desk paperweight. With theatre businesses threatened by the economic downturn (as reported in the weekend Glendale News-Press), locals cannot take their arts venues and organizations for granted. Masterful artistic director Matt Catingub and his professional colleagues and friends can clearly provide outstanding shows; all they require are appreciative audiences.

Season tickets for 2011-2012 Glendale Pops concerts are on sale now via this link; the next performance is June 30, outdoors at The Americana on Brand (season ticket holders receive VIP seating at this free event).

Reviews of the show published this week, following this blog’s brief writeup:

Catingub, Glendale Pops dazzle in “Premiere”, Crescenta Valley Weekly, May 19, 2011. Excerpt: “Matt Catingub, the GPO’s new artistic director, emceed the concert with a sly charm and warmth that had the audience feeling as if they were being welcomed at the home of an old friend…Each number performed by the GPO was played with aplomb and immaculate finish. It’s little wonder that Glendale Arts and the GPO’s many supporters were beaming with pride when Catingub was named its artistic director.”

Glendale Pops rocks the house, Glendale News-Press, May 20, 2011. Excerpt: “The excitement generated by the conductor, orchestra and special guests Kenny Loggins, David Benoit and Monica Mancini was nothing short of electrifying and possibly the best show this reporter has seen to date at the Alex.”

Glendale Pops can’t be missed, Letter from Eric Johnston to the Glendale News-Press, May 20, 2011. Excerpt: “I would argue the Glendale Pops, led by its incomparable conductor Matt Catingub, is every bit if not more talented than any pops orchestra in the country. I am gratified that we have such a world-class orchestra in our very own backyard…How many other cities in Southern California can claim this? Kudos to the Glendale Arts organization for helping bring this exceptional entertainment to our city…Glendale aspires to be a world-class cultural arts city, and our officials are doing what they can to achieve this. However, being known as a city of the arts requires that its citizens actually support the arts.”