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After a brief name change, the Philly Pops orchestra is back. In 2023, the death of longtime director Peter Nero led members of the ensemble to reestablish as the No Name Pops. The Nero family ...
The No Name Pops, formed by former musicians of the Philly POPS, will play on the same stage the POPS was evicted from. Jonathan Fink, a cellist and founding member of the No Name Pops, announces that ...
And the return of the Philly Pops, with Mann debuts for several classical artists including Naomi Woo, Jonathan Biss, and ...
The Philly Pops has been in a public battle – and a legal one – with the Philadelphia Orchestra and Kimmel Center over its eviction from Verizon Hall earlier this year. The Philly Pops ...
The once- and future-Philly Pops has named its first music director. Christopher Dragon will take up the post July 1, by which time the No Name Pops will have taken the name of its predecessor ...
The Philly POPS has named a new president and board chair on Tuesday, after having to recently postpone performances at the last minute. The orchestra has named Dr. Rollo Dilworth as the new chair ...
The Philly Pops has announced that it will cease operations at the end of the 2022-2023 season. The Pops made the announcement on its website Wednesday night, saying, “Despite our best efforts, a ...
Married musicians and Fishtown residents Jonathan Fink and Marjorie Goldberg were a part of the legendary Philly Pops when the organization shut down two years ago, but that process was anything but a ...
PHILADELPHIA (CBS) -- Members of the Philly POPS union have voted to strike, if necessary. This comes just weeks after management announced plans to dissolve the Philly POPS next year. According ...
The Philly POPS lost its longtime home last year, but it seems to have found a new home -- for the next couple shows at least. Late last year, the orchestra was forced to leave its longtime home ...
The POPS will perform the rest of the previously announced 2022-23 season, including the 10 scheduled dates and times of "A Philly POPS Christmas: Spectacular Sounds of the Season" in December.