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DeMeester Outdoor Performance Center
Sunday, September 16, 2018 at 7:00 PM

PROGRAM

László Veres, Music Director/Conductor
Gregory Helseth, guest conductor

Tritsch Tratsch Polka J. Strauss, Jr.
The Carousel Waltz R. Rodgers
Roman Carnival Overture H. Berlioz
Semper Fidelis March J.P. Sousa
Oliver! Selections L. Bart, arr. A. Reed
Huapango C. Moncayo
Gregory Helseth, conductor

INTERMISSION

Pop and Rock Legends: Stevie Wonder arr. J. Wasson
March From 1941 J. Williams, arr. P. Lavender
Holiday for Strings D. Rose
“I’ve Heard That Song Before” J. Styne
The Little Train of Caipira H. Villa-Lobos
Fiddler on the Roof – Symphonic Dances J. Bock, arr. I. Hearshen
“America the Beautiful” S. Ward, arr. C. Dragon

Gregory Helseth, Guest Conductor

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Gregory Helseth began playing Horn in his school band in 1972 and has since played in orchestras, bands and chamber ensembles across the United States, Mexico, France, Scotland, England, Germany and Brazil. His first jobs were Fourth Horn with the South Dakota Symphony, Sioux Falls, SD, and Second Horn with the Sioux City Symphony, Sioux City, IA. He then joined the Tucson Symphony in 1985 as Third Horn. In 1989 he left Arizona to play Principal Horn with the Omaha Symphony, Omaha, NE.

After 13 seasons, he and his wife, Lynn, moved to Allentown, PA, where he played Principal Horn with the legendary Allentown Band, and began his career as a Freelance Hornist. In 2004 he and his wife returned to Tucson where he has been the happy stay-at-home Dad for two girls.
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Mr. Helseth has served as Adjunct Professor of Horn for The University of Nebraska at Omaha, The University of South Dakota, and The University of Arizona and was a featured soloist at the 49th International Horn Symposium (2017) He remains busy as Principal Horn with Lincoln’s Symphony Orchestra, Lincoln, NE, and as soloist, clinician, and on-call hornist in Southern Arizona.

CONTACT
​Email: [email protected] 
Phone: (520) 722-5853
Tucson Pops Orchestra 
P. O. Box 43114 
Tucson, AZ 85733
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There is a limited amount of seating at DeMeester which fills up quickly. Please bring folding chairs or a blanket.

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  • Concerts
    • May 11, 2025
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  • About
    • Khris Dodge, Conductor, Music Director
    • Music Under the Stars >
      • Georges DeMeester, 1955-1973
      • Charles “Bucky” Steele 1973-1997
      • László Veres, Conductor 1997-2022
    • Musicians
    • BOD and Staff
  • Support the Pops
    • Friends of the Pops
    • Donate
  • Sponsors
    • Sponsorship Packages
  • livestreams
  • BEER GARDEN
  • Contact
  • Photos/Videos
    • May 12, 2024 - Photos and Videos
    • May 19, 2024 - Photos and Videos
    • May 26, 2024 - Photos and Videos
  • JIM CLICK RAFFLE