The concert will be held 6 p.m. Friday at the New Ulm High School (NUHS) auditorium.

The concert marks the conclusion of the Suzuki School Summer Pops Camp held at the NUHS. The program began on Monday. Each day this past week participants would rehearse from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. each day. The rehearsals were all in preparation for Friday’s concert which will feature performance of popular songs. Many of the songs come from film, televisions and videogames.

Suzuki camp co-director Paula Anderson said the Suzuki School of New Ulm has hosted this program since the late 1980s. This year 44 musicians participated in the camp. The age of camp participants ranging from 10-years-old to adult.

Suzuki School director Mark Wamma said the program included students of all the string instruments. He provided instruction for violin and viola, but students of the cello, double bass, keyboard and percussion were also participating.

Mathias Uher raises his hand to answer a violin question posed by Suzuki summer pops camp instructor Crista Bohlman.

Wamma said all the students were working well together. He said the first day of rehearsal it was clear they would have a great Friday night concert.

“They are working well on their pieces,” he said.

This year 17-year-old Brennan Glawe is attending the camp playing viola. This is a change for him since he had previously played the violin, but said the transition has been fairly smooth.

Glawe said he was enjoying the camp because the focus was on pop music.

“We cover such a large range of music,” he said.

Seventeen-year-old Brennan Glawe tunes his viola before rehearsal at Suzuki summer pops camp. Glawe said he liked the camp program because they practiced a wide range of songs.

For those interested in hearing the summer pops concert, the performance is open to the public. Admission is $2 per person. Admission is free for children 12 and under.