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Nationwide Popcorn Pops 2025
July 17 - 19, 2025
Your Destination for Summer Family Fun!

Welcome to your Columbus Symphony's 2025 Nationwide Popcorn Pops concert!
We are so glad you are here to experience these magical evenings  with us at the  Columbus Commons! 
Please make sure to share your photos and tag us at @colubussymphony on all socials and use #PopcornPops.

Map of Pre-Concert Activities

Pre-Concert Activities

Join us for some family-friendly fun at the Columbus Commons! Activities begin at 5:30 PM and continue throughout the concert.

Button-Making
Create your own one-of-a-kind souvenir! Choose your design, color and decorate it however you want, and we'll make it into a button for you to wear and take home!
Try an Instrument with the Loft Violin Shop
Touch, hold, and play real orchestral instruments!
Cloud in a Bottle with COSI
Lean the ingredients of a cloud and create your very own cloud in a bottle!
Face Painting
Choose your favorite design to adorn your face, arm, or hand!
Balloon Twisting
Get Twisted! Choose your favorite design and watch it come to life with balloons!
Airbrush Tattoos
Get a colorful body art design that can last for DAYS!
Lawn Games
Play classic outdoor games like cornhole, ladderball, and more!
Coloring with the Symphony
Color a picture of our favorite mascot, Bee-thoven!
Selfie Station
Grab a prop and snap a silly selfie! Be sure to tag @columbussymphony and use #popcornpops!
Age 4 and Under Zone
Blocks, bubbles, and more for kids under 4!
Inflatables
Ferris Wheel Bounce House, Leve-Up Slide, and Zoo Playland!
Age 5 and Up Zone
An assortment of fun inflatables and games for ages 5 and up!
Meet Bee-thoven!
Meet the Columbus Symphony’s BUZZworthy mascot as he swarms around the Commons!
Carousel
Enjoy a FREE ride on the merry-go-round, courtesy of the Columbus Commons!
2025 Popcorn Concerts
Name That Tune!
June 20
Where the Wild Things Play
July 18
Columbus Symphony Masterworks 25-26
Tickets on sale now!
Thank You to Our Sponsors

Musician Roster

VIOLIN
Joanna Frankel
   Concertmaster
   Jack & Joan George Chair
Gyusun Han
  Associate Concertmaster
Sydney Hartwick
   Principal Second
Robert Firdman
   Ross & Pat Bridgman Chair
David Edge
David Tanner
Dua waNgure
Gail Sharp
Maalik Glover
Mwakudua waNgure
Tatiana V. Hanna
William Manley
Zoran Stoyanovich

VIOLA
Karl Pedersen
   Principal
   Gay Su Pinnell Chair
Alice Risov
   Assistant Principal
Ann Schnapp
Jessica Pasternak
Kenichiro Matsuda
Spencer Ingersoll
Ye Jin Goo

CELLO
Luis Biava 
  Principal
  Andy & Sandy Ross Chair
Wendy Morton
   Assistant Principal
  Gay Su Pinnell Chair
Ha Eun Song
Luis Parra
Victor Firlie

BASS
Rudy Albach
   Principal 
Nationwide Chair 

John Pellegrino

  Assistant Principal
Jena Huebner
Russell Gill

FLUTE
Joseph Niles Watson
   Principal
Lydia Roth
Lori Akins



OBOE
Hugo Souza
   Principal
Robert Royse

CLARINET
Mark Kleine
Evan Lynch

BASSOON
Betsy Sturdevant
   Principal
   Sheldon & Rebecca Taft Chair
Douglas Fisher

HORN
Megan Amos
   Principal
Julia Rose
  Associate Principal Horn
Adam Koch
Lorenzo Robb

TRUMPET
Mark Grisez
  Principal 
    Linda & Joe Chlapaty Chair 
Jeff Korak

TROMBONE 
Vlad Petrachev
  Principal
Chad Arnow
Tom Pylinski

TUBA 
Justin White

TIMPANI 
Benjamin Ramirez
Principal
   AEP Foundation Chair

PERCUSSION 
Chris Lizak
Adam Groh


KEYBOARD 
Suzanne Newcomb

LIBRARIAN 
Jean-Etienne Lederer


Cameron Mitchell
Ohio Health
Academy
Academia
Summer Night Music
American Electric
GCAC
wosu
Nationwide
Ohio Arts
Renewal by Anderson
Masterworks on sale now
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