ANNUAL INDEPENDENCE DAY FESTIVAL FEATURES POPS ON INDEPENDENCE WITH DISNEY PRINCESS SUSAN EGAN, POPS AT THE CELEBRATION OF FREEDOM, HONORING PATTI LABELLE, AND POPS ON THE PARKWAY WITH INTERNATIONAL SUPERSTAR JENNIFER HUDSON

PARTNERSHIP INCLUDES A NEW SLATE OF THE PHILLY POPS PERFORMANCE AT THE MET PHILADELPHIA

FINAL CONCERT OF 40TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON WILL FOCUS ON THE BANDSTAND YEARS AND THE MUSIC THAT PUT PHILLY ON THE MAP

FREE ALL-DAY JAZZ FESTIVAL WILL FEATURE LOCAL HIGH SCHOOL AND UNIVERSITY STUDENTS AND PROFESSIONAL JAZZ MUSICIANS

STAFFORD’S APPOINTMENT WILL INCREASE ALL-CITY JAZZ PROGRAMMING AND MERGE THE JAZZ ORCHESTRA OF PHILADELPHIA WITH THE PHILLY POPS

PRINCIPAL GUEST CONDUCTOR AND KISS ME, KATE EXPERT DAVID CHARLES ABELL CONDUCTS THE POPS, CATHERINE RUSSELL, LISA VROMAN, AND BEN DAVIS IN THIS SMOKING PERFORMANCE

THE POPS MAKES ITS MET PHILADELPHIA DEBUT IN THIS ONE-NIGHT-ONLY PERFORMANCE, AUGUST 5, 2019

THIS “PHILADELPHIAN RHAPSODY” MARKS THE POPS FIRST PERFORMANCE AT THE HISTORIC RENOVATED VENUE