FIM Holiday Pops Celebrates the Power of Togetherness

The holiday season is the most wonderful time of the year for many reasons, but the time-honored tradition of Holiday Pops has been a community mainstay for years. The 2025 program features internationally renowned Broadway star and soprano, Meghan Picerno, as well as the Flint Symphony Orchestra, Flint Symphony Chorus, Flint Youth Chorus and Fenton High School Ambassadors, led by guest music director and conductor Abdiel Vázquez, returning to the concert for his fourth year by popular demand.

Pals & Parodies— The Stories Behind the Sound

The Flint Symphony Orchestra made their first heroic downbeat of the classical season in October, with Marika Bournaki’s stunning piano performance of Ravel’s Piano Concerto in G, and an exultant rendition of “A Hero’s Life,” by Richard Strauss. Both pieces were drawn from the personal experiences of their composers — one who viewed himself as a triumphant hero of his craft, and another who immortalized the cultures that influenced his world and musical perspectives.