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CONTENTS 4
Letter From the President
20 Members of the Philadelphia
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Program
6
Michael Krajewski
21 Members of the St. Thomas
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The Philly POPS
Boys Choir & Chorale Gospel Choir
10 David Charles Abell
22 Board of Directors
12 Angela Brown
22 Corporate and Community
13 Peter Richard Conte
Support
14 POPS Festival Chorus
23 Friends of the Philly POPS
15 Philadelphia Boys
26 Giving Levels
27 The Robert H. Rosen
Choir & Chorale
16 St. Thomas Gospel Choir
18 Members of the Philly POPS
30 Sing-a-Long
Marketing Initiative
18 Administrative Staff 19 Members of the POPS
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LETTER FROM THE PRESIDENT Dear Friends, We are thrilled to announce that our 35th Anniversary Season Sponsor is Parx Casino — the #1 casino in Pennsylvania. Parx Casino exemplifies all that is best in corporate citizenship. They understand the importance of quality cultural programming and its role in strengthening the bonds within a community. Thanks to their generous social investment and philanthropy, many of our area’s most treasured traditions have bright futures. It is with great pride that we welcome Parx Casino as our 35th Anniversary Season Sponsor! Joining the Philly POPS as guest conductor is the sensational David Charles Abell from London, England, one of the world’s most admired maestros who spent some of his formative years in Philadelphia. Special guest and Metropolitan Opera star Angela Brown is a breathtaking soprano known for her sheer vocal power and luxurious finesse, all wrapped in a captivating, larger than life personality. You will thrill to the glorious sounds of the Philadelphia Boys Choir and the African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir. Celebrated organist Peter Richard Conte will be at the helm of the country’s largest concert hall organ, and, of course, our very own POPS Festival Chorus will delight and amaze you with their exhilarating vocal renditions of your favorite holiday songs. And yet another treat is in store for you at four of our concerts this season, as the Philly POPS and B101 Christmas Choir Competition School champions perform for you live on stage! B101 is a wonderful partner, and we share their commitment to arts in the schools. The perfect Christmas gift awaits you in the lobby — it’s “Philly-Opoly,” Philadelphia’s very own version of the famous Monopoly real estate game! Not only is it fun to play, but it also benefits a good cause: A portion of the proceeds from every game sold will go towards the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia’s new ambulatory care center, the Buerger Center for Advanced Pediatric Care, slated to open in 2015. It truly is the most wonderful time of the year, and this is the perfect time to thank you all for making this season such a spectacular success for your Philly POPS. From our first ever POPS Ball to the Christmas Spectacular, your enthusiastic support and generosity inspires us. I would like to personally thank our POPS musicians and Music Director Michael Krajewski for their talented generosity, and the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania for their steadfast commitment to keeping our arts community vibrant and healthy. I would also like to thank a longtime friend and supporter of the Philly POPS, Robert H. Rosen, for his most generous personal contribution. Mr. Rosen’s gift is dedicated to maintaining the high orchestral standards of the POPS and the continued growth of our audience. You, too, are welcome to join Mr. Rosen, the Parx Casino, and many others in demonstrating your support for this wonderfully unique institution. Become an official “Friend of the POPS” through your donation — inside your program book is an envelope and details on how you can contribute and participate. So here we are, with our families and our friends for the most wonderful of Christmas traditions, the Philly POPS Christmas Spectacular. Through the years, we hope you will keep the memory of tonight’s performance in your heart, and, on behalf of everyone at the Philly POPS, have a wonderful Christmas holiday and a Happy New Year!
Best Regards,
Frank Giordano | President and CEO Encore Series, Inc., The Philly POPS
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PROGRAM
David Charles Abell, conductor FEATURING
Angela Brown, vocalist Peter Richard Conte, organist Tom Baust, vocalist POPS Festival Chorus
CHRISTMAS SPECTACULAR
Philadelphia Boys Choir African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir
Festival Fanfare for Christmas
arr. John Wasson
It’s the Most Wonderful Time of the Year
arr. Victor Vanacore
An Evergreen Christmas: Oh Christmas Tree, The Holly and The Ivy, Deck the Halls
arr. Robert Wendel
Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairy, Russian Dance
arr. Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Bell Carols
arr. Randol Bass
March of the Toys
arr. Peter Richard Conte
This Is Chanukah
arr. Robert Wendel
Ave Maria (E-flat)
arr. Carmen Dragon
Feliz Navidad
arr. José Feliciano
Little Bolero Boy
arr. Robert Wendel
Oh, Holy Night; Go Tell It on the Mountain
arr. Jason Carr
INTERMISSION The First Noël
arr. Carmen Dragon
God Rest Ye, Merry Gentlemen; O Tannenbaum
arr. Carmen Dragon
Gesù Bambino
arr. William Ryden
I’ll Be Home for Christmas
arr. Mark Hayes
Sleigh Ride
arr. Mel Tormé
Wait, Say I
arr. Vincent Leonard
King of Kings
arr. Mark Cumberland
Here Comes Santa Claus
arr. Lucas Richman
A Holly Jolly Christmas
arr. Lucas Richman
SING-A-LONG – see pages 30 & 31 for lyrics Jingle Bells
arr. Robert Wendel
O Come, All Ye Faithful
arr. Robert Wendel
Angels We Have Heard on High
arr. Robert Wendel
Silent Night
arr. Robert Wendel
We Wish You a Merry Christmas
arr. Robert Wendel
Hallelujah/Gospel Hallelujah
arr. Victor Vanacore
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MICHAEL KRAJEWSKI, music director
Known for his entertaining programs and clever humor, Michael Krajewski took the helm as Music Director and Conductor of The Philly POPS® with the beginning of The POPS’ 35th season in October 2013. He is a much sought after conductor of symphonic pops, and takes on his Philadelphia post while serving as principal pops conductor of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Houston Symphony, and the Jacksonville Symphony Orchestra. A conductor who brings an impressive list of
with the Hong Kong Philharmonic, the Iceland
symphony guest conductor experiences to his
Symphony Orchestra, and the Ulster Orchestra in
position in Philadelphia, he has worked with
concerts in Belfast and Dublin.
orchestras throughout the United States, Canada, and around the globe. In the summer of 2012, he was guest conductor with The Philadelphia Orchestra at The Mann Center. He has conducted the Cleveland Orchestra, the Boston and Cincinnati Pops, the San Francisco, Baltimore, Detroit, Indianapolis, Seattle, Dallas, St. Louis and National Symphonies, and numerous other orchestras across
A creative resource through many mediums, Krajewski is the conductor of the video Silver Screen Serenade with violinist Jenny Oaks Baker that aired worldwide on BYU Broadcasting. He has led the Houston Symphony on two recordings — both holiday albums: Glad Tidings and Christmas Festival.
the United States. In Canada, he has led Ottawa’s
His musical collaborations are just as creative
National Arts Centre Orchestra, the Calgary
and extensive. One of The Philly POPS programs
Philharmonic, and the Edmonton, Winnipeg
— The Sounds of Simon & Garfunkel, taking place
and Kitchener-Waterloo Symphonies. Other
in February — was developed by Krajewski in
international appearances include performances
partnership with touring artists AJ Swearingen and
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Jonathan Beedle. He will take this concert all over
happily practiced on an old piano. He joined school
North America. Among the list of internationally
bands, learned the trumpet, accompanied the
respected artists and groups with whom he has
school choruses and played in the pit for the high
collaborated are flutist James Galway, mezzo
school musicals.
soprano Marilyn Horne, pianist Alicia de Larrocha, guitarist Angel Romero, and pop artists Roberta Flack, Judy Collins, Art Garfunkel, Kenny Loggins, Ben Folds, Doc Severinsen, Patti Austin, Sandi Patty, Ann Hampton Callaway, the Preservation Hall Jazz Band, The Chieftains, Pink Martini, Rockapella, Cirque de la Symphonie, Classical Mystery Tour and Big Bad Voodoo Daddy. As he joins The Philly POPS, Michael Krajewski is eager to bring his sense of the unexpected and theatricality to the audiences of Philadelphia. “I think I have good instincts of what will work with Pops orchestras,” he explained recently. “I enjoy finding artists who aren’t playing with symphonies and working with them to develop programs that would be welcomed by the Pops audience. I seek them out and make new collaborations. It’s the creative process that I value most, cultivating new works for Pops audiences — like when I encouraged James Stephenson to compose the ‘Concerto for Cell Phone,’ which we’ll be doing in Philadelphia during the April concert series.” Music has always been important to Michael Krajewski. He grew up in Dearborn, Michigan, and discovered he was fascinated and energized by the open-air orchestral music played in the summertime by the nearby Detroit Symphony. “That huge sound coming from the stage hit me
As a music education major at Wayne State University in Detroit, Krajewski assumed he found a career path where he could fully devote himself to music. Yet when he became a music teacher, he quickly felt he had not reached his full potential as a musician. In a life-changing moment of clarity, he applied to the graduate program in conducting at the University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music. As Krajewski furthered his training at the Pierre Monteux Domaine School for Conductors, his gifts were recognized. He became a Dorati Fellowship Conductor with the Detroit Symphony and later served as that orchestra’s assistant conductor. “I was conducting the very same orchestra I adored as a child,” he explained. “It was thrilling. I also learned a lesson that has been an important guide throughout my professional life: If you really want something, go for it.” Krajewski never expected to be conducting the highly respected Philly POPS, but he’s thrilled he “went for it.” He looks forward to many years in Philadelphia, a city he is appreciating more with each visit. Michael Krajewski lives in Orlando, Florida, with his wife Darcy. When not conducting, he enjoys travel, photography and solving crossword puzzles.
and overwhelmed me,” he recalled with a smile, gesturing to emphasize the robust and exciting impact it had upon his whole body. Living in a community at the heart of the U.S. automotive industry, in a family with no experience with orchestras or elite music studies, he took piano lessons with the teacher from his church and
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THE PHILLY POPS® Entering its 35th year, this is the first season The Philly POPS will be under the music direction of Michael Krajewski, following Peter Nero, the founding music director of The POPS. Presented by Encore Series, Inc., The Philly POPS is a founding resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, and it is an orchestra that performs a wide variety of musical genres in entertaining its audiences. The Philly POPS orchestra boasts a blend of talented musicians from the musically rich Philadelphia region and is presented in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center, as well as various locations around the tri-state region.
HISTORY OF THE PHILLY POPS®
region, and has consistently brought audiences to
First launched in 1979, The Philly POPS® has become their feet with exhilarating performances. the largest stand-alone Pops orchestra in the United Under the leadership of President & CEO Frank States. Founded by impresario Moe Septee as part
Giordano, The Philly POPS has a new energy and
of his All-Star Forum with the highly respected Marc vitality in 2013. Giordano says, “Our goal is to Mostovoy, they had the foresight to bring a major
provide a fun-filled experience for our guests, even
national pianist/conductor to Philadelphia to serve
before they enter the concert hall. We hope to
as the music director. That was Grammy Award-
surprise our guests often because with The Philly
winning pianist Peter Nero, who not only served as
POPS, anything is possible!” Krajewski describes
the founding music director of The Philly POPS, but
The Philly POPS as “the orchestra that plays the
was also their leader for 34 years!
music audiences know and love.” Whether it’s a
With praise from critics and guest artists through
concert with Simon & Garfunkel music or bringing
the years, The Philly POPS has been called
in the original cast of the Broadway blockbuster
“America’s Pops Orchestra” in The Washington Post
hit, “Jersey Boys,” The POPS is going to reach out
and “the best pops ensemble on the planet today”
to all age audiences who connect to the music. In
in allaboutjazz.com.
fact, there are plans to expand The Philly POPS'
When The Philly POPS entered its 35th season in October 2013, Nero became Music Director
educational outreach and also introduce something brand new in POPS circles — Family POPS.
Emeritus, and Maestro Michael Krajewski took the
Throughout The Philly POPS history, the orchestra
helm as Music Director. Krajewski, who is also Pops
has been proud to have been recognized
conductor of the Atlanta, Houston and Jacksonville
throughout the country. It was designated as the
Symphonies and guest conducts throughout the
official Pops Orchestra of the Commonwealth of
country, looks forward to leading this orchestra
Pennsylvania and has always been a significant
that performs a wide variety of musical styles. The
part of Philadelphia’s cultural scene. The orchestra
Philly POPS boasts a blend of talented professional
has played a role in the City of Philadelphia’s
musicians from the musically rich Philadelphia
Fourth of July celebration since its inception, first
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as the orchestra at the City’s July 4th fireworks
Other memorable moments though the years include
festivities at the Philadelphia Museum of Art and
a performance at the Republican National Convention
then on July 3rd at the free outdoor concert in
during the summer of 2000; a Washington, D.C.,
front of Independence Hall. This immensely popular
gala performance to commemorate NASA’s 40th
annual event, which includes a musical tribute to
anniversary in 1998; Philadelphia’s “We the People”
all branches of the armed forces, draws thousands
concert, the 1987 celebration of the signing of the
of attendees. The 2008 concert also featured
U.S. Constitution, which was broadcast nationally on
Peter Nero and The POPS performing music
CBS-TV; and a debut at New York City’s Carnegie Hall
for the wedding of premier historic re-enactors
in 1984, with a return visit in 1997.
Ralph Archbold and Linda Wilde, better known to Philadelphians as Ben Franklin and Betsy Ross. On July 4, 2006, Peter Nero and The Philly POPS performed a free outdoor concert on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Their concert on the Parkway the previous Independence Day, featuring Sir Elton John, Patti LaBelle , and Bryan Adams, reached over 500,000 people. Other notables who have joined them for past city celebrations include James Earl Jones, Ossie Davis and Ruby Dee, Ray Charles, Boyz II Men, Julius Erving and Dionne Warwick. The POPS was featured on ABC-TV’s “Independence Day 2001,” a live, star-studded national broadcast, sharing the stage with such luminaries as Michael Douglas, Morgan Freeman, Kevin Spacey,
There are two recordings of The Philly POPS – Holiday POPS! with Peter Nero as pianist, music director and conductor, and featuring vocalist Ann Hampton Callaway. This is available on DRG Records. Broadway Showstoppers – Best of the Tony’s includes two CDs filled with the great music of Peter Nero, the orchestra and several guest star vocalists. For many years, The Philly POPS performed in the historic Academy of Music until December 2001, when they became the second largest resident company of The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts, a state-of-the-art, world-class venue on Philadelphia’s Avenue of the Arts.
Whoopi Goldberg, Kathy Bates, Garth Brooks
The Philly POPS is presented by Encore Series, Inc.,
and many others.
a non-profit organization enriching the cultural
The Philly POPS had the honor of performing at
life of Philadelphia through the performing arts. For
the opening of the National Constitution Center in
more information, please visit phillypops.org.
2003, and participating in National Public Radio’s
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Another highlight took place in April 2002, when Astronaut and U.S. Senator John Glenn made a guest appearance with The Philly POPS, in a special performance of Peter’s original composition Voyage Into Space at the Kimmel Center. The Heroic Theme from the piece, written and performed by Peter
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DAVID CHARLES ABELL, conductor
Conductor David Charles Abell lived in Philadelphia, his mother’s family’s hometown, from age 5 to age 12. He sang in the choir of Grace Church in Mt. Airy and attended Germantown Friends School, where he played trumpet and viola in the orchestra. After his family moved to the Chicago area, he sang
appeared with the orchestra in repertoire ranging
in the Berkshire Boys’ Choir, which was chosen
from Copland to Puccini to Kern (Show Boat in the
to participate in the world premiere of Leonard
Royal Albert Hall).
Bernstein’s Mass at the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts. During his time at Yale University, he met Bernstein again and assisted him on several projects in the 1980s. After completing his studies with Nadia Boulanger and at the Juilliard School, he made his conducting debut in Bernstein’s Mass at the Deutschlandhalle in Berlin. His association with Bernstein’s music continues to this day; most recently, he served as Musical Supervisor for Candide in London, where he has lived for the past 17 years. David has conducted many of the top British orchestras, including the London Symphony, London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham, The Hallé and Royal Scottish National. His Royal Philharmonic debut was the internationally-televised Les Misérables Tenth Anniversary Concert, and he has since
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His operatic credits include the Cincinnati Opera and Cape Town Opera (Porgy and Bess), Britain’s Opera North (Rossini’s La gazza ladra), the Royal Albert Hall (Carmen and Madama Butterfly) and Sicily’s Luglio Musicale Trapanese (Rigoletto and Manon Lescaut). For his work on Menotti’s Maria Golovin at the Spoleto Festival in Italy, he received the Pegasus Prize for artistic achievement. David made his BBC Proms debut conducting the BBC Concert Orchestra in a live telecast of Richard Rodgers’ Oklahoma! His most recent Prom was the Stephen Sondheim 80th birthday celebration in 2010. He has worked with the Concert Orchestra on many other occasions, most recently for the 2011, 2012 and 2013 Laurence Olivier Awards Ceremony. His work with the BBC Symphony Orchestra
includes Bliss’ Morning Heroes at the Brighton
La Bohème and Madama Butterfly with the Royal
Festival and a studio concert of lesser-known
Philharmonic and the recently-released Forever
music by Bernstein. David has also worked with the
with soprano Diana Damrau.
BBC National Orchestra of Wales, twice conducting Proms in the Park (broadcast live on BBC
David has conducted the French premieres of three Sondheim musicals: Sweeney Todd and Sunday in
television) as well as Copland’s Third Symphony in Swansea. His performance with Peter Donohoe of the Gershwin Concerto in F from the Swansea
the Park with George at the Châtelet in Paris and Follies at the Opéra de Toulon. He conducted the world premiere of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s
concert was featured in BBC Music Magazine.
Love Never Dies in London’s West End, going on to
David’s TV projects have included Rachel Portman’s
the Les Misérables 25th Anniversary spectacular at
opera The Little Prince and The Waltz King, a
the O2 which, was telecast worldwide. His future
drama/documentary about the Johann Strausses,
projects include a return to the Châtelet for Into
father and son (both subsequently released on
the Woods, the Pulitzer Prize-winning Silent Night
DVD). Recordings include Jonathan Dove’s Tobias
at the Cincinnati Opera, and concerts with the
and the Angel, the musicals Miss Saigon, Martin
Royal Philharmonic, Bournemouth Symphony and
Guerre and Man of La Mancha, highlights from
Orchestre de Chambre de Paris.
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ANGELA BROWN, soprano
Angela Brown personifies the ideal American
...sheer vocal power; luxurious finesse; shimmering, high pianissimos; and a charming personality larger than life.
dramatic soprano: sheer vocal power; luxurious finesse; shimmering, high pianissimos; and a charming personality larger than life. Her highly successful Metropolitan Opera debut in the title role of Aida captured instant attention from international print and broadcast media and catapulted her on to the world’s prestigious opera and symphonic stages. Headlines from The New York Times read: “At last an Aida,” and "CBS Weekend News" proclaimed: “the future of opera has arrived!” Angela has been prominently featured on the front page of The New York Times, CNN Headline News (HLN), in Oprah, Essence, and Ebony magazines, Classical Singer, Reader’s Digest, in her own televised PBS Christmas special and the national radio shows "From the Top" and "A Prairie Home Companion."
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PETER RICHARD CONTE, organist
Peter Richard Conte was appointed Choirmaster
Mr. Conte was appointed Grand Court Organist in
and Organist of St. Clement’s Church in 1991.
1989, and is only the fourth person to hold that title
Since then, he has established an internationally-
since the organ first played in 1911.
acclaimed ensemble of 18 professional singers which performs an extensive repertoire of music in the Anglo-Catholic tradition. Each Sunday, and on special feasts of the Church year, the choir offers a full setting of the ordinary of the Mass, including the Credo, several motets, and the Propers for the Mass, sung in Latin to their original Gregorian tones. The St. Clement’s Choir has recorded several compact discs on the DORIAN label, all of which have received international praise.
Mr. Conte is highly regarded as a skillful performer and arranger of organ transcriptions. He has been featured several times on National Public Radio and on ABC television’s “Good Morning America” and “World News Tonight.” His monthly radio show, “The Wanamaker Organ Hour,” airs on the first Sunday of each month and can be accessed online via WRTI.org. He performs extensively throughout the United States and Canada under the management of Phillip Truckenbrod Concert
In addition to his duties at St. Clement’s,
Artists, and was a featured artist at the American
Mr. Conte is Grand Court Organist of the world
Guild of Organists’ National Convention in 2002,
famous Wanamaker Organ in Macy’s in Center
and at the International Organ Festival in Aosta,
City Philadelphia. He performs on the six-manual,
Italy, in September 2004. He has performed
28,500-pipe instrument twice daily, six days per
with the Philadelphia Orchestra, The Philly POPS,
week. The Wanamaker Organ is the largest
and with Delaware and Allentown Symphonies.
fully-functioning musical instrument in the world;
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POPS FESTIVAL CHORUS
The POPS Festival Chorus is a 125-voice ensemble that performs with the Philly POPS for the Holiday
JEFFREY KERN, chorus master Jeffrey Kern joined the faculty of the University
POPS! Christmas Spectacular performances in
of the Arts in 1991, where he currently holds the
the Kimmel Center. Under the direction of Jeffrey
rank of Associate Professor. His responsibilities
Kern, the POPS Festival Chorus began performing
include applied voice, conducting, advanced piano
in 2002 and since then has performed in each
classes, advanced sight reading, vocal pedagogy
Holiday POPS series. The 2013-2014 season marks
for teachers, musicianship, jazz ear training, styles
the premiere of the chorus performing in the
and diction for vocalists, and classes for the Musical
Philly POPS subscription series.
Theater Minor. He conducts the University Chorus,
The POPS Festival Chorus is an auditioned volunteer
Handbell Ensemble, and various small vocal ensem-
organization comprised of singers ranging from
bles, while serving as head of the Voice Depart-
high school students to retired professionals. The
ment. He has also acted as music director in the
chorus has performed with many professional
theater department’s productions of The Mystery
artists including, Faith Prince, Capathia Jenkins,
of Edwin Drood, Cabaret, A Chorus Line, Rodgers
Ashley Brown, Lisa Howard, Lauren Kennedy, Ra-
and Hart Revue, On the Town, and Weird Romance.
chel York, Alice Ripley, Ann Hampton Calloway, and
In 1998, he received the Louise Beitzel Award for
The Von Trapp Family Children.
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excellence in teaching.
PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR & CHORALE
The Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale continues
also performed in New York City on the “Today”
its mission of bringing the finest choral music to
Show, “Saturday Night Live,” and “Good Morning
audiences both in the tri-state area and
America,” and at the home opening game of
around the globe. Currently, the Choir includes 85
the Phillies for the past 30 years. Their 2012-2013
boys, and the Chorale includes 35 men.
season included performances at the Kimmel
Its achievements include world tours with performances for heads of state, recordings with internationally-renowned orchestras and
Center and Carnegie Hall.
JEFFREY SMITH, music director Mr. Smith has been the full-time Music Director
conductors, and praise from critics and audiences
of the Philadelphia Boys Choir & Chorale
worldwide. The Choir takes pride in having
since 2004. Under Smith’s direction, the choir
accumulated over 2 million miles in touring history
has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra,
throughout the world, most recently traveling to
Pennsylvania Ballet, The Philly POPS, Opera
France in July, performing at Notre Dame de Paris
Philadelphia, and Curtis Institute. Venues have
and other cathedrals throughout the country.
included the Kimmel Center for the Performing
The Choir has entertained five U.S. presidents
Arts, the Academy of Music in Philadelphia, and
and performed at the White House. They have
Carnegie Hall in New York City.
Boys between the ages of 7-12 who like to sing are encouraged to audition for the Choir. Please call 215-222-3500 or e-mail us at info@phillyboyschoir.org to arrange an appointment. Visit our website at phillyboyschoir.org.
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ST. THOMAS GOSPEL CHOIR
WALT BLOCKER, music director
The A. E. Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir currently consists of 58 spirit filled, energetic,
Walt Blocker is the minister of music and director
and anointed musical ambassadors of song. With
of the gospel choir at the historic Episcopal Church
evangelism being a very important factor in the
of St. Thomas in Philadelphia. Under his leadership
choir’s ministry, the St. Thomas Gospel Choir shares
and God’s grace, the St. Thomas Gospel Choir
their music ministry at over 100 services, programs,
(STGC) has made three CD recordings, which
concerts and celebrations every year.
display his and the choir's diverse styles of gospel music. Walt and STGC have traveled as far as Costa Rica, won numerous competitions, and regularly sing and write music with The Philly Pops and for The Washington National Cathedral.
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MEMBERS OF THE PHILLY POPS 1ST VIOLINS
CELLOS
HORNS
Luigi Mazzochi
Uli Boeckheler
John David Smith
Wallace dePue
Jon Fink
Angela Bilger
Carlos Rubio
George Atanasiu
Austin Larson
Rachel Mathey
Brooke Beazley-Cyzewski
Jonathan Clark
Reina Inui
Glenn Fischbach
Robert Vieira
Pat Daniels
TRUMPETS
Blake Espy
BASSES
Bob Gravener
Miles Davis
George Rabbai
Anne Peterson
Joe Fallon
Stephen Groat
TROMBONES
FLUTE AND PICCOLO
Brian Pastor
Edward Schultz
Michael Purdy
Ron Kerber
David Cianci
Frances Tate
TUBA
OBOE
Brian Brown
Sarah Dubois
David Schneider
TYMPANI & PERCUSSION
Greg Teperman
OBOE AND ENGLISH HORN
William Kerrigan
Diane Barnett
Joe Rotella
David Nelson
VIOLAS
CLARINET
Davis Barnett
Joseph Smith
DRUM SET
Scott Wagner
Kaj Hansen
Chris Hanning
Marjorie Goldberg
BASS CLARINET
ELECTRIC BASS
Kaj Hansen
Steve Beskrone
BASSOON
HARP
Norman Spielberg
Andre Tarantiles
Michael Pedrazzini
GUITAR
SAXOPHONES AND REEDS
Dave Cullen
Ron Kerber
KEYBOARD
Lisa Vaupel Guillaume Combet Genaro Medina
2ND VIOLINS Erica Miller Michelle Bishop Tamae Lee Alexandra Cutler-Fetkewicz Louis Lanza
Ellen Trainer Sarah Sutton Gerry Rice
Matt Gallagher
Tom Blanchard
Kaj Hansen
Jeff Smith
Joe Rotella Joseph Smith
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF: Encore Series, Inc. Michael Krajewski, Music Director
Larry Simpson, Director of Development
Peter Nero, Music Director Emeritus
Barbara Alton, Development Associate
Frank Giordano, President and
George Muller, Director of Artistic
Chief Executive Officer
Administration
Louis Scaglione, Executive Vice President
Mark Gisi, Marketing Consultant,
and Chief Operating Officer
Tabula Creative
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MEMBERS OF THE POPS FESTIVAL CHORUS
Bob Arndt
Lisa Harrelson
Hannah Lorimer
Maura Schwartz
Michelle Balentine
Peggy Hayward
Susan Maier
Chuck Scott
Morgan Barlow
Gene He
Esther Mansor
Allison Silver
Paul Barnett
Don Henry
Naomi Mansor
Tina Stanfa
*Tom Baust
Richard Henry
Seth Mansor
Cynthia Stockton
Jason Beckmann
Krystal Hipkins
Jeffrey Marcoccia
Jonathan Storace
Dan Bishop
Sandra Hirsch
Kathy Margolis
Hsi Tai
Connie Bosna
John Holohan
Della Matlock
Diane Tan
Gillian Boss
Jonathan Hurd
Maryann McKenzie
Kim Nurick Tarnoff
Linda Boss
Kristina Hurd
Gail Fowler Middleton
Laura Teal
Ned Brouillette
Connie Jones
Sandra Montimore
Arienne Thaw-Bolton
Fabiene Brown
Kasayla Jones
Permelia Mullen
Elijah Thomas
Beth Burkhardt
Nancy Kadwill
Michael Nahill
Jane Tonkin
*Bob Campbell
*Brian Kain
Ted Newell
Nick Trawick
Edra Chandler
Helena Kan
Mark A. Olsen
Linda Welte
Francesca Contino
Genestra Kappotis
Betty Pannell
LaToya Williams
Joey Contino
Maureen Keeney
Theresa Dorsch Peltz
Vivian Williams
Kate Coyne
Jim Kelsh
Ryan Peteraf
Katie Winner
Julie Cutter
Heeya Kim
Mark Pfeifer
Deshana Wooden
Lauren Darkes
Frank Kitchmire
Rich Pisula
Claire Wunderlich
Philip Davis
Nick Kolodinsky
Marilyn Radley
Constance Yetke
Mary Kate DeFlaviis
Patricia Koontz
Scott Radley
Eric Yu
Joe Desiderio
Joan Labosh
Liv Rand
Linda Zanella
Ray DiSandro
Michael Labosh
Shalimar Reddy
Melina Zhang
Tina DiCroce
Richard LaRossa
Brian Reid
Tom Dwyer
Vicky Lee
Betsy Rich
Jeffrey Kern,
Amy Farinella
*Chris Lenz
David Riegel
chorus master
Devin Farrell
Jayne Lester
*Owen Robbins
Lauren Gagliardi
Amy Lewis
Lindsay Ronaldson
Tom Baust,
Patricia Garver
Alex Li
Jane Rose
accompanist
Jennifer Gottschalk
Joanne Lipa
Alfred Sauter
Calli Graver
Jie Noland Liu
Mary Anne Saveoz
Evan Graver
Shurong Liu
Laura Schmidt
Siobhan Groves
Nick Lombardelli
Joe Schwartz
* Voices of the POPS
Bud Scheerer, Manager of Ticket Sales and
Vincent Leonard, Music Librarian
Customer Relations
Jeffrey Smith, Assistant Conductor
Sharla Feldscher, Public Relations
Jeffrey Kern, Chorus Master
Patricia Wells, Office Manager and
Anne Peterson, Orchestra Contractor
Executive Assistant to the President
Jerry Grabey, Stage Manager
Seth Hanes, Marketing Assistant
Debra Lobel, Stage Manager
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MEMBERS OF THE PHILADELPHIA BOYS CHOIR & CHORALE SOPRANO 1
Michael Lowry
Adam Ruiz
Aiden Barrow
Gavin Rasmussen
Jacob Salmon
Samir Buch
Tyler Reester
Evan Stanger
Jaden Connelly
Sam Rekulak
Alexander Wiesner
Kendrick Daniels
Brandon Rohn
Joshua Xavier
Luke Domenick
Michael Schaming
Samuel Ziegler
Dylan Forland
Aden Siegel
Owen Geiger
Michael Sleeper
ALTO 2
Jackson Graham
Michael Smith
Noe Bunster
Christopher Houdeshel
Justin Sporn
Julian Bates
Camron Kaiser
Chase Sullivan
Anders Elzey
Hunter Kaminski
Charles Witmer
Christian Franck
Tejas Kaushik
Michael York
Karl Gray Noah Haggerty
Will McQuoid Elijah Morman
ALTO 1
Dellis Hernandez
Matthew Moskovitz
Carlos Bollar
Blake Howe
Josh Nessler
Gavin Bowman
Early Jackson
Owen Reece
Jonathan D’Souza
Tyler Krasting
Yeshwin Senkuratri
Samad Dunbar
Joey LaScala
Henry Stefan
Damien Ferraro
Nash McBride
Nicholas Vitagliano
Daniel Hicks
Stephen Oliva
Alden Walker
Brennon Hunter-Chamberlain
Thomas Russell
Andrew Zaayenga
James Jabbour
Stephen Schmitt
Isayas Johnson
Jamir Smith
SOPRANO 2
Nigel Johnson
Tyler Southern
Gabriel Allen
Jacob Madden
Evan Umstead
Max Cass
Carrington Mizelle
Brandon Williams
Paul DiGerolamo
Michael Naddeo
Lamont Gee
Sidhant Nair
Gabriel Johnson
Andrew Newman
Isaac Kramer
Austen Reid
Troy Larsen
Brian Rudolph
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MEMBERS OF THE ST. THOMAS GOSPEL CHOIR SOPRANO
ALTO
Daryn Stewart
Alexis Campbell
Adrienne Logan
Demetrius Miller
Ana Miles
Anita Guess
Devvyn Holloway
Aneesa Donahue
Antionette Matthews
Gregory Natson
Angela Mackrey
Autumn Simmons
Gregory Ryles
Audrey Northington
Ava Anderson
Harry Wescott
Betty Myers
Carmella Holloway
James Stewart
Brenda Battle
Carol Campbell
Justin Trotman
Charlene Gordon
Cheryl Hawkins-Norris
Muhammad Johnson
Debbie Stewart
Clare Mae Daniels
Scott Nichols
Deborah Dixon
Egypt Stoute
Vincent Gumbs
Deborah Otey
Gladyce DuBrey
Delois Whiters
Jacqueline Sampson
MUSICIANS/DIRECTOR
Donna Foster
Janet Manning
Dr. Jay Fluellen
Dynita Jones
Khrista White
Nate Jordan
Earlene Ford
Lois Toney
Robert Myers
Gloria Dixon
Marcia Joy Mayfield
Walt Blocker
Jenelle Wilson-Johnson
Mary Ann Phillips
Joy Holland
Michelle McKee Ayers
Lenoria DeVine
Nakeshia Worthington
Leslie Dix
Nancy Jean-Sewell
Lynn Gant
Nanola Randolph
Lynne Galloway
Norma Albritton
Sabrina Gilmore
Pamela Galloway
Sandra Smith
Patricia Akins
Susan Patricia Ben
Shaleen Manning
Veronica Barbee
Shanae Williams
Wanda Hill
Theresa Corson
Wendella Fox Zelda Wilburn
TENOR Anthony Nixon Charles Holloway Clyde Stanford Corey Jefferson Curtis P. Mason Dale Williams Darren T. Cottman
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BOARD OF DIRECTORS 2013-2014
CORPORATE AND COMMUNITY SUPPORT
Salvatore M. DeBunda, Esq.
The Philly POPS is extremely grateful for the generous support
Chairman
received from the following corporations, foundations,
Frank Giordano
and government agencies. Their support is vital to The POPS'
President and Chief Executive Officer Gary A. Frank, J.D. Vice Chairman
commitment to music excellence.
35TH ANNIVERSARY SEASON SPONSOR
SEASON SPONSOR
Charles Keates, Esq. Secretary Louis K. Habina, Esq. Treasurer Wilbert D. Abele George J. Awad, Esq.
CORPORATE PARTNERS
D. Walter Cohen, DDS Chairman Emeritus
Official Airline of The Philly POPS
Media Sponsor
Official Percussion Supplier
Marketing Support
Paul Conaway Charles J. Davidson Joseph Del Raso, Esq. Daniel DiLella Mark D. Lupke Barry Magarick
theArts in Philadelphia
Charles D. Mandracchia, Esq. James M. Matour, Esq. John J. Meko, Jr. Gregory Montanaro Richard F. Pagano Al C. Rinaldi Andrew J. Santacroce Louis Scaglione Anthony Serafine Gary Silvi Carmen Tomassetti Deborah Smith Webster
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FOUNDATION AND GOVERNMENT PARTNERS
FRIENDS OF THE PHILLY POPS
The Philly POPS greatly appreciates the many patrons who have made an Annual Fund contribution as Friends of the POPS. Thank you! Your support helps make our exceptional concerts possible.
AMERICAN SONGBOOK SOCIETY — $100,000 and ABOVE
ENCORE CIRCLE — $5,000 to $9,999
MUSICIAN CIRCLE — $2,500 to $4,999
Commonwealth of Pennsylvania
AJM Insurance Management
Charles Jacquin et Cie., Inc.
Parx Casino
Tony Mahon
Mr. Stanton Remer
President
CFO
Archer and Greiner, P.C.
Jana and Frank D’Andrea
ORCHESTRA SOCIETY — $50,000 to $99,999
Salvatore M. DeBunda, Esq.
Cookie Angstadt-Simpson and
Robert H. Rosen
Donna and Jon Boscia
Larry Simpson
MAESTRO CIRCLE — $25,000 to $49,999
D. Walter Cohen, DDS
Monica and Dan DiLella
GMIH, LLC
East River Bank
Recycling Management Services
Mr. Christopher P. McGill
Mr. Anthony Serafine
President and CEO
Anonymous
Independence Blue Cross Republic Bank Mr. Harry D. Madonna Chairman and CEO The City of Philadelphia
CONCERT MASTER CIRCLE — $10,000 to $24,999
President and CEO
Exact Designs
Mr. and Mrs. William A. Graham IV
Mr. Richard Walling
LCG, Ltd.
Jacobs Music
Gary A. Frank, J.D.
Gabrielle and Al Rinaldi
Chairman and CEO
Legacy Advisors, LLC
Rochelle and Barry Magarick
Mr. Michael T. Piotrowicz,
Anne and Tom Caramanico
Mandracchia and McWhirk, LLC
President
The Caramanico Foundation
Mr. Charles D. Mandracchia, Esq.
Mr. James M. Matour
CBS Channel 3 and Philly 57 Radio
Managing and Founding Partner
Edythe and Robert Mazer
CFI, The Knoll Dealer
Susan and Chase McDaniel
Susan and Chase McDaniel Mr. David R. McShane
Dottie and Frank Giordano
Pepper Hamilton, LLP
Greater Philadelphia Traditions, Inc.
Joseph V. Del Raso, Esq.
Gregory Montanaro
Philadelphia Cultural Fund
President
Selma and Sam Savitz
Muller, Inc.
Susan and Michael Selverian
Sandra Muller
Mr. Louis Scaglione
President The Philadelphia Foundation The Snider Foundation US Airways Wells Fargo Bank Yamaha
Brenda and J. W. Nixon Joan Sacks and Lee Paynter Stradley Ronon Stevens and Young, LLP Ten Pennies Florist and Event Planners
Mr. Harvey Stein The Union League of Philadelphia Mr. Jeffrey P. McFadden General Manager Vanguard Charitable
Ms. Ann Catania President Ms. Deborah Smith Webster William Penn Foundation
Wanamaker Entertainment Group
BATON CIRCLE — $1,000 to $2,499
Mr. Paul Conaway
Joan and Wilbert D. Abele
Chairman/CEO
ASL Transportation Group
ZAC Management Group
Mr. James R. Donnelly
Endowment Program
Mr. Anthony D. Zingarelli President and CEO Principal/COO
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Bob Andrews Group, LLC
Robin Hauner and Mike Scott
Cynthia and Dr. Steven Sinclair
Mr. Robert C. Andrews, Jr., P.E.
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Smukler
S.T. Hudson Engineers, Inc.
President and CEO
Tot-Time Child Development
Rebecca and Brooks Van Pelt
Dr. Sucha and Mr. Michael Asbell
Centers, Inc.
Kathy and Dr. Michael Warhol
Amany Mansour-Awad and
Ms. Donna M. Parisi
Mr. Martin B. Wilensky
George J. Awad
President and Chairman
Ms. Marilyn White
The Right Reverend Charles E.
Verizon
Bennison, Jr.
Janet G. and Harold J. Whartnaby
PERFORMER — $300 to $499 Mr. Paul Berenato
Pam and Terry Brennan
Ms. Jane Windle
Suzanne and Norman Cohn
Zook Dinon PA
Sandra and Mark Colatrella
Anonymous
CTO Music Artists
PRINCIPAL PLAYER — $500 to $999
Sarah and Joseph M. Corvasce
Dr. and Mrs. Barry Ashmen
Suzanne and Charles Davidson
Julie and Rick Frost
Sandy and Vince Basanavage
Dr. Philip W. Deibert
Lucy and Jack Geraghty
Mr. and Mrs. A.J.* Clegg
Nina and Alan Kirschner
Mr. Kevin Collins
Dr. Joseph D. Fecher, Jr.
Shelly and Gerald Little
Eleanor and Carl Dunn
Mr. Thomas Giangiulio
Debbie and Elliot Maser
Mr. Jack Emas
Barbara and *Carl Goldenberg
Dr. Catherine A. Michon
Maris and Roger Evoy
Mr. Bernard Jaffe
Mr. Howard and Dr. Barbara Mitnick
Julie and Richard Frost
Just Born, Inc.
Patricia and Gordon Munson
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Frueh
Mr. Leroy E. Kean
Patricia and Michael Pence
Mr. Donald Gagnon
Charles Keates, Esq.
Penn Virginia Corporation
Mr. Peter H. Gistelinck
LaRosa and Associates, LLC
Rochelle and Stephan Perchick
Mr. Wayne Griest
Certified Public Accountants
Drs. Domenic and Dorothy Pisano
Cheryl D. Gunter and Paul A. Rabe
Mr. Leon A. LaRosa
Mr. Brian Pultro
Louis K. Habina, Esq.
Chair, Consulting Services
Regina and John Riordan
Mr. Edward W. Hoy
Ms. Theresa M. Lucianetti
Ralph Riviello, MD
Dr. and Mrs. Robert Keidel
Jerome Marcus, MD
Mr. Theodore Robb
Ms. Jacqueline S. Klein
Christine and John Meko
Dr. Larry and Bonnie Seidman
Stephen and Randy Klein
Ms. Elaine Meltzer*
Mr. Clifford Sporn
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Levine
Dr. and Mrs. William Mestichelli
Mary Anne and John Sullivan
Lenore and Brian Locke
Theresa and Paul Murtagh
Ms. Joyce Ann Swoyer
Mr. Mark D. Lupke
National Penn Bank
Barbara and Joseph V. Weber
Virginia and Thomas J. Lynch
Hon. Paul and Nancy Panepinto
Ms. Elizabeth Weinreb
Jeannine and Gerald McMenamin
Ms. Eliana Papadakis
Ms. Linda M. Werner
Mr. Thomas Nowakowski, Sr.
ParenteBeard LLC
Bonnie Brown and Don Wynne
Mr. Richard F. Pagano
Mr. Robert J. Ciaruffoli, CPA
Partnership for Giving
Chairman and CEO
Susan and Michael Petrone
Barbara Petrone and Bill Suter
Leatrice and Herbert Pincus
Cynthia and Gary Porter
Mrs. Lisa Procz and
PWGraphics, Inc.
Ms. Marilyn Levin
Mr. Paul D. Welde
Ms. Lorraine E. Rodgers
President
Curtis G. Shaffer and
Mr. Theodore Robb
Thomas F. Kelly
Dr. Harry Rosenthal
Sandra and John Stouffer
Mr. Andrew J. Santacroce
Mr. Gary Ruff
Mr. Wayne M. Schuh
Roberta and Marvin Schimmel
Carmen Tomassetti President
Ms. Rosanne Hinrichs and
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Ms. Mary Louise Burgoyne Mary and Francis Burke Ms. Anne Congdon Mr. Charles J. Coyle
ENTHUSIAST — $150 to $299 Ms. Phyllis Abrams Donna and Al Abramson Maria and Melville Ackerman Ms. Sarah Allebach Mr. Irving Altman Mr. Michael I. Amon Gwenne and Ron Baile Ms. Mona Ballard Ms. Roslyn Barefield Mr. James F. Beach Mr. Gary Beaver
Ms. Charlene B. Beck
Ms. Barbara Hecht
Leslie and Joseph Moyer
Eileen and Bill Belanger
Ms. Cleta Higgins
Mr. Harry Mullins
Mr. George Benes
Ms. Rosemarie Hilpert
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Murphy
Dr. and Mrs. Benjamin Blank
Mr.* and Mrs. C. Clark Hodgson, Jr.
Mr. C. Raymond Nelson
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Bortz
Mr. and Mrs. Roger A. Holler
Ms. and Mr. Patricia O’Connor
Ms. Sheila Branyan
Ms. Kathryn Hopkins
Mr. Frank C. Palopoli
Ms. Kimberly Brooks
Joanne and Carl Hudson
Ms. Melodee Park
Ms. Bonnie Brown and Don Wynne
IBM Corporation
Temmie and James Pearson
Ms. Mary Burgoyne
Marilyn and Richard Jacobson
Ms. Barbara Petrone
Ms. Dorothy Burke
Mr. Robert Jaffe
The Reverend Lucy E. Pierre
Ms. Rhonda Cook and
Mr. Joseph Jaworowski
Leatrice and Herbert Pincus
Ms. Amy Carroll
Joanne M. and G. Daniel Jones
Ms. Sue Piper
Mr. Joseph Cassidy
Rona and Bob Josephs
Dr. Anthony and Latona Pisa
Dr. and Mrs. Richard J.* Citta
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Kahn, Jr.
Ms. Patricia Proudman
Ms. Burnetta J. Clarke
Dr. and Mrs. Ronald Kaiser
Ms. Susan Pyle
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Cloues
Ms. Irene Katz
Mr. Robert Racciatti
Ms. Josephine Cohen
Patricia and Stephen Kelly
Mr. Robert Rau
Ms. Anne M. Congdon
Ms. Elizabeth Kimmel
Regina and John Riordan
Sarah and Joseph M. Corvasce
Mr. Matthew Charles Kisielius
Ralph Riviello, MD
Antoinette* and Charles Coyle
Margarita and Peter Kind
Mr. and Mrs. Bernard Roseman
Dr. and Mrs. Andrew Czulewicz
Nina and Alan Kirschner
Mr. and Mrs. Marvin Rounick
Joan and Irvin Davis
Drs. Linda K. and Jeffrey W. Knauss
Mr. Mike Ryan
Mr. Thomas P. Davis
George F. Koch Jr. and
Ms. Nancy Salandra
Mr. and Mrs. James Deever
Santo A. DiDonato
Mrs. Valerie L. Schmid-Sadwin and
Ms. Mary Diamond
Mr. Jerry Koffler
Mr. Stuart G. Sadwin
Mr. Sam Diener
Ms. Terri Kovalski
Mr. David Schneider
Mr. Joseph Dragon
Robert and Phyllis Lambeck
Mr. Gary Silvi
Mrs. Chantal Dubeck
Ms. Christine Lange
Anne and William Simpson
Mr. Edward J. Dugan, Jr.
Mrs. Patricia Levitt
Linda and Alan Sohn
Mr. Carlton Dunn
Fran and Leon L. Levy
Dr. and Mrs. Clifford Sporn
Jane and Jack Easton
Ms. Mary Linde
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Stein
Barbara and Marvin Epstein
Mr. Michael A. Lipareli
Ms. Jeanne Stemmer
Joyce and Sheldon Eveloff
Dr. and Mrs. Charles Macy
Mary Anne and John Sullivan
Mr. and Mrs. Paul Fau
Mr. Anthony Magdalinski
Judy and Hal Taylor
Mr. Jerold Feinstein and
Dr. Edward Mahaney Jr.
Mr. Judd Tirnauer
Mr. Albert Facchiano
Nancy and Daniel J. Marakowski
Mr. Michael Trick
Ms. Ruth Fox
Ms. Marianna Marchese
Patricia and Frank Urso
Drs. Barbara and Len Frank
Mr. John Marsella
Ms. Helen J. Van de Grift
Mr. and Mrs. John R. Fulton III
Lynn and Jerome Marshall
Mr. Earl Varney
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Geraghty
Mr. Stanley W. Mathews
Mr. Dennis Watson
Nancy and Henry Geyer
Susan and Ted McCullough
Mr. and Mrs. John A. Watson
Mr. Louis Giorgi
Ms. Maryann McGinley
Ms. Elizabeth F. Weinreb
Linda and Bruce Goldstein
Mr. and Mrs. Gerald McMenamin
Mr. Joseph J. Whalen
Mr. Norman Goodman
Mr. Nana Minkah
Ms. Nancy Zindel
Ms. Judith L. Gorrell
Harriette Mishkin and
Anonymous
Dr. William J. Greenberg
Ronald Friedman
Ms. and Mr. Rhoda Haber
Ms. Barbara Mitnick
Ms. Toi Hammond
Mr. Carl G. Moore, Jr.
Dr. John Harman
Ms. Jane M. Morrison
* Deceased Current membership as of 11/7/13
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GIVING LEVELS JOIN THE FRIENDS OF THE PHILLY POPS TODAY! If you love the NEW Philly POPS and want to become a Friend, please use the enclosed envelope to join others who share a passion for the Great American Songbook. Your tax deductible gift makes a significant difference in the lives of thousands of fellow patrons by allowing our beloved stand-alone orchestra to continue to play the music you know and love to hear.
FRIEND — $75 to $149
BATON CIRCLE — $1,000 to $2,499
(Benefits valued at $10)
(Benefits valued at $100)
• Priority seating change request for your
PRINCIPAL PLAYER BENEFITS, PLUS:
subscription
ENTHUSIAST — $150 to $299 (Benefits valued at $22)
FRIEND BENEFITS, PLUS: • Acknowledgment of your contribution in the concert program • 10% discount on single tickets (box seats excluded)
PERFORMER — $300 to $499
• A private backstage visit and photo opportunity with Michael Krajewski • Free ticket exchange of your subscription tickets
MUSICIAN CIRCLE — $2,500 to $4,999 (Benefits valued at $125)
BATON CIRCLE BENEFITS, PLUS: • A baton signed by Michael Krajewski in a presentation box
(Benefits valued at $42)
ENCORE! CIRCLE — $5,000 and above
ENTHUSIAST BENEFITS, PLUS:
(Benefits valued at $600)
• Two complimentary tickets to a special
MUSICIAN CIRCLE BENEFITS, PLUS:
backstage tour
PRINCIPAL PLAYER — $500 to $999 (Benefits valued at $92)
• A private tour of the Kimmel Center • A private dinner with Frank Giordano, President and CEO of The Philly POPS
PERFORMER BENEFITS, PLUS: • Exclusive intermission receptions with musicians and the Board of Directors
All membership benefits are designed for two people. You may also waive all benefits, making the full amount of your contribution tax-deductible. For additional information on individual giving, or to talk with us about Planned Giving options, such as charitable gift annuities, gifts of stock, or a charitable bequest, please call our Development office at 215-735-2841. To donate online, go to phillypops.org.
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THE ROBERT H. ROSEN MARKETING INITIATIVE: A COMMITMENT OF $50,000 Dear Friends, For over 20 years, my family, friends and I have reveled in the excitement of wonderful concerts and fun times. I love our new Philly POPS! Let’s keep the music coming! Recently, I asked the Philly POPS what we could do together to keep the quality of our orchestra strong and to expand our audience for the future. We decided to create a campaign for the POPS – one that will use existing marketing activities, including a subscription campaign, telemarketing, direct mail, traditional advertising, e-mail communications and social media. I ask you to join me in this exciting venture by helping to raise at least another $100,000 in contributions for this project. Our success will guarantee that future generations of concert goers
"Let's keep the music coming!"
will continue to enjoy the gift of the Philly POPS. Thank you.
Robert H. Rosen
For more information on The Robert H. Rosen Marketing Initiative, please contact Larry Simpson, Director of Development, The Philly POPS, at lsimpson@phillypops.org or 215-735-2841.
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SING-A-LONG
JINGLE BELLS
O COME, ALL YE FAITHFUL
Dashing through the snow
O come, all ye faithful, joy—ful and triumphant
In a one-horse open sleigh
O come ye O come ye to Bethlehem;
O'er the fields we go
come and behold him born the King of angels;
Laughing all the way.
O, come let us adore him, O come let us adore him
Bells on bobtail ring
O, come let us adore him, Christ the lord.
Making spirits bright. What fun it is to ride and sing a sleighing song tonight!
Jingle bells, jingle bells, jingle all the way. Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one horse open sleigh. Jingle bells, jingle bells, Jingle all the way; Oh! what fun it is to ride In a one-horse open sleigh.
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ANGELS WE HAVE HEARD ON HIGH Angels we have heard on high Sweetly swinging o’er the plains. And the mountains in reply, echoing their joyous strains. Gloria…. In excelsis deo.
SILENT NIGHT Silent night! Holy night All is calm, all is bright Round young virgin mother and child Holy infant so tender and mild Sleep in heavenly peace! Sleep in heavenly peace!
WE WISH YOU A MERRY CHRISTMAS We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year. Good tidings we bring To you and your king Good tidings for Christmas And a Happy New Year. We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas We wish you a Merry Christmas And a Happy New Year.
SHARE TO WIN Post a photo of your Holiday POPS! Christmas Spectacular experience on Instagram, Facebook or Twitter with hashtag #phillypops for a chance to win a pair of tickets to any upcoming 2013-14 season concert.* *subject to POPS! availability Holiday Christmas Spectacular 2013 • 31
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