Lauren Kennedy to Join Philly Pops for Holiday Concerts

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops will present Holiday POPS! at Verizon Hall at The Kimmel Center for the Performing Arts in Philadelphia. This year's show will feature special guest Lauren Kennedy.

The program will combine seasonal pops classics, gospel music, and the traditional favorite sing-a-long. Kennedy will appear alongside organist Peter Conte and The POPS Festival Chorus. The African Episcopal Church of St. Thomas Gospel Choir and the Lisa Bray Wilson Chorale will also return with their incredible gospel vocals.

Two-time Grammy Award winner Peter Nero has built an impressive career as a conductor, arranger, composer, and master pianist. Mr. Nero won the Grammy Award for Best New Artist in 1961, and since that time has garnered 10 additional nominations and released 67 albums.

Lauren Kennedy recently completed a run as Lady of the Lake in the Tony Award-winning Best Musical Spamalot. She also starred opposite Val Kilmer in The Ten Commandments at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, and has appeared on Broadway in Les Misérables, Side Show, and Sunset Boulevard. Her debut solo album, "Songs of Jason Robert Brown," is available on the PS Classics label.

The POPS Festival Chorus is made up of community members who audition to sing with the ensemble and rehearse over an eight-week period. The chorus is led by Jeffrey Kern, chorus director for Peter Nero, and the Philly Pops.

The performance schedule is as follows:

Wednesday, December 13th at 8 PM
Friday, December 15th at 2 PM
Saturday, December 16th at 2 PM (Sold Out)
Monday, December 18th at 8 PM
Tuesday, December 19th at 8 PM
Wednesday, December 20th at 8 PM
Thursday, December 21st at 8 PM
Friday, December 22nd at 8 PM
Saturday, December 23rd at 2 PM and 8 PM

Tickets are $26 to $100. Please call (215) 893-1999 or visit www.phillypops.org for tickets.

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