Led by Music Director Rotem Weinberg and Assistant Music Director Tal
Benatar, the Michigan Pops Orchestra presents “The Battle for Pops” on April 4th, 2020 at 7:00
P.M. in the Michigan Theater. As the University of Michigan’s only student-run, student-directed
orchestra, Michigan Pops is putting on a show guaranteed to excite audience-members of all ages
with music from Jean Sibelius’s Finlandia, Alan Silverstri’s Avengers, Jerry Goldsmith’s Mulan,
and much more! “The Battle for Pops” will be a dynamic and engaging show utilizing a unique
combination of vocal performers, multimedia, stage antics, and special effects.
Pops appeals to the music-lover in everyone with its diverse repertoire, ranging from classical
pieces to popular film scores. Working under the guidance of the University Activities Center,
the Michigan Pops Orchestra’s members comprise a diverse group of undergraduate and graduate
students studying anything from English to Engineering.