Columbus Symphony Orchestra

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Your Destination for Summer Family Fun!

Map of Pre-Concert Activities

Pre-Concert Activities

2025 Popcorn Concerts

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Musician Roster

Nationwide Popcorn Pops 2025

June 17, 2025 - July 18, 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!

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
Koko Watanabe
Assistant 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
Pei-An Chao
Victor Firlie

BASS
Rudy Albach
Principal
Nationwide Chair

John Pellegrino

Assistant Principal
Jena Huebner
Russell Gill

FLUTE
Joseph Niles Watson
Principal
Lydia Roth
Heidi Ruby-Kushious

OBOE
Hugo Souza
Principal
Robert Royse
Jessica Smithorn

CLARINET
David Thomas
Principal
Rhoma Berlin Chair
Mark Kleine
Anthony Lojo
Celeste Markey

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
Brian Buerkle
Gary Davis
John Schlabach

TROMBONE
Vlad Petrachev
Principal
Chad Arnow
David Roode
Jack Noble
Jeremy Smith
Tom Pylinski

TUBA
Chris Blaha
Justin White

TIMPANI
Benjamin Ramirez
Principal
AEP Foundation Chair
Justin Gingrich

PERCUSSION
Cameron Leach
Principal
James Leonard
Jerry Powell
Matt Hawkins
Sam Riddick
Sasha Luthy

HARP
Abigail Bachelor
Anna Dunlap

KEYBOARD
Caroline Hong
Reinberger Foundation Chair
Tony Hagood

GUITAR
Kevin Turner

LIBRARIAN
Jean-Etienne Lederer