Pirates of the Caribbean & Grand Rapids Symphony? Aye Matey!

You're in for another special treat Friday, March 8 through Sunday, March 10 at DeVos Performance Hall. The hall will be full of pirates as the Grand Rapids Symphony plays to the film "Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl."

Film buffs know that behind every epic, blockbuster film you’ll find, not only a great script and superlative acting, but also top-notch costumes, sets, designs and musical scores to set the time, place and mood.

Epic franchises such as “Star Wars,” “Lord of the Rings” and “Harry Potter” have lush, cinematic orchestral scores to match the panorama that unfolds on screen.

Grand Rapids Pops’ 2018-19 Popcorn Package winds up the season with its fourth and final film, “Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl” with three performances next weekend, Friday through Sunday, March 8-10, in DeVos Hall.

Associate Conductor John Varineau, the “movie maestro,” leads the GR Pops in Klaus Badelt’s swashbuckling score while the full-length film is shown in HD on a 40-foot screen.

Single tickets for the Fox Motors Pops series start at $18 and are available at the Grand Rapids Symphony box office, weekdays 9 a.m.-5 p.m. at 300 Ottawa Ave. NW, Suite 100, (located across from the Calder Plaza), or by calling 616.454.9451 x 4. (Phone orders will be charged a $2 per ticket service fee, with a $12 maximum).

Tickets are available at the DeVos Place box office, weekdays 10 a.m. - 6 p.m. or on the day of the concert beginning two hours prior to the performance. Tickets also may be purchased online at GRSymphony.org.