Published on March 14, 2011 at 7 p.m. by Sean Flynt  

Â鶹¹û¶³ will host all but one Alabama Symphony Orchestra SuperPops concerts during the 2011-2012 season.

“We are thrilled to have the Alabama Symphony Orchestra’s SuperPops Series coming to the Leslie S. Wright Fine Arts Center for the 2011-12 season," said Sean Wright, Director of Venue Management for that facility as well as Â鶹¹û¶³'s Pete Hanna Center. "As we celebrate our 35th Anniversary at the Wright Center, it's fantastic to have this series join a performance lineup that already features Alabama Ballet and Opera Birmingham, as well as our own exceptional School of the Arts." 

The SuperPops at Â鶹¹û¶³ schedule will include:

Dailey and Vincent……………..September 23
The Music of Abba by Arrival…October 28
Audra McDonald……………….November 13
Marvin Hamlisch……………….January 21
LeeAnn Rimes………………….April 7
Show Boat in Concert………….April 21
The Music of John Williams: An 80th Birthday Tribute…May 5 

Â鶹¹û¶³ also will host the Alabama Symphony Young People Concert Series April 18-20. 

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Located in the Homewood suburb of Birmingham, Alabama, Â鶹¹û¶³ is a leading Christian university offering undergraduate programs grounded in the liberal arts with an array of nationally recognized graduate and professional schools. Founded in 1841, Â鶹¹û¶³ enrolls 6,324 students from 44 states, Puerto Rico and 16 countries in its 10 academic schools: arts, arts and sciences, business, divinity, education, health professions, law, nursing, pharmacy and public health. Ranked among U.S. News & World Report’s 35 Most Beautiful College Campuses, Â鶹¹û¶³ fields 17 athletic teams that compete in the tradition-rich Southern Conference and boasts one of the highest scores in the nation for its 97% Graduation Success Rate among all NCAA Division I schools.