About
Twenty-six years of volunteer music
A City of Trees, and more than a dozen bands
26
Seasons
60+
Volunteer musicians
6
Programs a year
Sacramento is the capital of the country’s most populated state: a City of Trees, the largest rail hub in the west, and home to a proud, multicultural population. The Capitol Pops Concert Band is one of more than a dozen volunteer concert bands that enrich the region’s musical life. These bands rehearse regularly and perform for appreciative audiences all year.
The Capitol Pops began twenty-six seasons ago. It emerged from the pandemic with new leadership, a new director and increased membership. The expanded repertoire draws on classic symphonic band arrangements as well as popular folk, patriotic, swing, jazz, march, Broadway and holiday favorites, and solo and small-ensemble selections are a regular delight for audiences.
Performing membership is by invitation and audition when a vacancy occurs. Other talents and skills that support the band, and there are many, are just as welcome.
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On the podium
[A short biography of the music director belongs here: training, teaching history, and what they’ve built with the Pops since taking the baton.]