Community News
Bend Pops is active in the Central Oregon community, and here’s where we share our news with you! Pops musicians bring music into retirement homes and senior centers, play for fund-raising events, and bring presentations into schools, and perform other service-oriented activities – all free of charge.
If you have need for musicians to give a school presentation or would like musicians to perform for your organization or charitable event, please contact us. For upcoming concert news, go to our events page.
All Bend Pops performances are free and open to the public. If you like what we do and want to support our mission to present and promote memorable music for the enrichment of Bend and the surrounding communities, please consider making a tax-deductible donation. Thank you!
Pops Quintet Plays for Ballet School Recital
Musicians from Bend Pops provided entertainment for attendees at the Showcase Recital of Mrs. Marcelle's School of Dance. The program featured a program of Disney favorites, and our musicians got...
Small Ensemble Masterclass
On Friday, June 5, Dr. Jennifer Stevenson shared her wisdom and experience in a small ensemble masterclass open to everyone in the community. Three groups of Bend Pops musicians performed pieces,...
Composition & Arrangement Masterclass
On Tuesday, June 2, Dr. Jennifer Stevenson gave a masterclass in composition and arrangement, open to the community. People of all levels of musical ability and interest were welcomed, and all came...
Pops Musicians Play for Trinity Lutheran Concert
On Sunday, December 14, several members of Bend Pops Orchestra joined students, staff, and other community musicians at Trinity Lutheran in Bend, accompanying their high school chorus for their...
Pops Quartet Plays for Brookdale Dinner
A Bend Pops string quartet provided music for the Brookdale annual holiday dinner for residents, family, and staff. Their music was greatly appreciated and the quartet was very warmly received! Our...
Pops Quintet Plays for COSB’s Nutcracker
Our Pops wind quintet, No Strings Attached, entertained fans young and old at the 2025 production of The Nutcracker by the Central Oregon School of Ballet! Our musicians are Angela Spangenberg...
Pops Quartet Plays for Brookside Memory Care
Members of the Bend Pops String Quartet brought holiday cheer to many residents of Brookside Memory Care in Bend on Thursday, December 19. The group played carols and other holiday music for the...
String Quartet Plays Nutcracker Ballet
The Bend Pops Orchestra string quartet provided holiday music at the Central Oregon School of Ballet's The Nutcracker on Saturday December 7. The event was held this year at Mountain View High...
Pops Flute Trio Plays Three Redmond Safe Parking Sites
A flute trio of Bend Pops Orchestra members brought holiday music to participants of Mountain View Community Development's Safe Parking Program on Sunday, December 8. Redmond's Mountain View...