Pops of the Past
Nautical nonsense filled Pops' most recent concert
Pops Rocks the Boat
Pops' Patron Saint
John Williams
The color of THE Allen shirt
Purple
This Queen masterpiece isn't a Rhapsody in Blue, but another kind altogether..
Bohemian Rhapsody
Popsies traditionally play this UK game in the park during Pops Retreat
Croquet
Pops' Other Patron Saint (from Disney)
Alan Menken
Allen loves this hobby so much he wrote a euphonium concerto all about it!
Astronomy
Our Popsie arranger wrote The Lick into this A-ha song that was supposed to close our (canceled) Spring 2020 concert
Take On Me
Pineapple Smashing
Pops' astronomical collab with the Harvard Balley Company
Out of Orbit
Bach
Allen blesses the Harvard Alumni Jazz Band with his playing of this instrument
Trombone
Pops played this crowd-pleasing medley in Fall 2018 and at Arts First (and the orchestra said, "here we go again..!")
Mamma Mia!
This weather event always precedes Pops Tuesdays
Rain
Pops ripped off Hamilton with its promotional posters in this Broadway-themed concert
Pops Breaks A Leg
You can't see him, cuz he's...
Haydn
Bad Blood
This iconic Disney song is the unofficial official Pops Party Anthem
I'll Make A Man Out of You (Mulan)
The globetrotting name of what would've been the Spring 2020 concert
Pops Studies Abroad
Leroy Anderson
Allen played this instrument in the band of the Hasty Pudding Theatricals
Clarinet
Pops got a trained opera singer to perform this Stevie Wonder hit in 2017
Superstition
Pops was missing this elusive, squeaky instrument until concert day for a performance of Bernstein's On The Town (and it still triggers Elida to this day)
Eb clarinet