The 2018 season of Performances in Public Spaces presents, Philly POPS. As the largest standalone pops orchestra in the United States, Philly POPS celebrates American popular music through an expanding repertoire of innovative concert presentations and a robust set of educational initiatives featuring some of Philadelphia’s best musicians.

For this special presentation of Philly POPS in Vernon Park, Germantown, an ensemble of 8 musicians will be led by University of the Arts professors and POPS musicians Matt Gallagher and Ron Kerber.

Philly POPS will share music with a local connection including “Betcha By Golly, Wow” by the Germantown-based soul group The Stylistics, “Astonishing” from the Broadway adaptation of Little Women by Germantown-born Louisa May Alcott, and “Because the Night” by Patti Smith.

By using local connections to build the repertoire, we seek to highlight the surrounding Germantown neighborhood and the many artists that have contributed to its vibrant community.