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  Erich Kunzel and The Cincinnati Pops Orchestra
  to Perform in Beijing as Part of Summer Olympic Festivities

Amethyst Performing Arts (APA) ManagementI has organized two performances featuring famed conductor Erich Kunzel and the Cincinnati Pops Orchestra. The Cincinnati Pops is the only orchestra invited by the Beijing Organizing Committee for the Games of the XXIX Olympiad (BOCOG) to perform inside the Olympic Park as part of the festivities of the 2008 Summer Olympics in Beijing. 

"It is incredibly humbling to be asked to perform as part of the prestigious Summer Olympic Opening Weekend ceremonies. It is a great honor for the City of Cincinnati, and indeed for the United States of America" said Erich Kunzel. It is like a dream come true to celebrate athletic talent and musical talent across cultures. 

The two performances connected to the Olympic Games include: The Gala Olympic Concert at the new concert hall at the National Centre for the Performing Arts on Saturday evening, August 9. This performance is for the dignitaries associated with the Olympic Games. An outdoor concert on the Olympic Green at the Olympic Grounds on Sunday evening, August 10. Hosted by BOCOG, this performance is open to all the people attending the Olympic Games.

The programming will highlight music that has been written especially for Olympic Games of the past and will include traditional Chinese folk songs. The concert finale will feature Medley for Peace in the World, arranged by Julie Spangler and Steven Reineke.

Broadway Vocalists Steven Morgan and Michael Scott Lowe are the accompanying guest artists for the tour. Both have been popular guests on the Music Hall and Riverbend stages with the Cincinnati Pops. A Children's choir from Beijing will be joining the Pops and soloists onstage. 

 In 2007, he guest conducted the Hong Kong Philharmonic and the Shenzhen Symphony Orchestra.