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It's time to make your summer POP! POP's 2025 Summer program is OPEN FOR ENROLLMENT! This year we have two options: ?? Summer POP at Temple is for rising 1st - 8th grade students and will be held at the Boyer College of Music and Dance - Temple University : July 21st – August 8th, Monday through Friday, 8:00am-5:00pm ?? Summer Chamber Program at The Howard Center for the Arts is for advanced students with 3+ years of experience: July 7th – July 18th, Monday through Friday, 9:00am – 12:30pm. Summers spent at POP are a chance to have fun, meet new friends, and grow as a musician! Enroll by April 11th: https://buff.ly/HIQKyY6 ?? : Sam Fritch #playonphilly #summer #musiceducation #summerprogram #summerenrollment #summercamp #musicprogram #summeractivities

Do you know a serious young musician who is ready to take the next step in their musical journey? Encourage them to apply to the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program! Accepted students will be fully supported through private lessons, advisement, performance experience and college and career counseling. Don’t wait, apply by April 1st: https://buff.ly/xOK79pU ?? : Sam Sirochman #playonphilly #risingmusicians #immersedinmusic #musiceducation #youngmusicians #talentprogram #musicprogram #philly

We’re hopeful for spring! #TBT to last year’s spring concert where our intermediate and advanced choir at our St. Francis de Sales School Music Center performed Give Us Hope by Jim Papoulis, arr. By Francisco Nu?ez. Want to check out this year’s spring concerts? Check out the dates for upcoming spring concerts at our Music Centers: 3/7 at 5:00 pm: Chamber program at the Howard Center 3/11 at 5:00 pm: St. Francis de Sales School 3/12 at 3:30pm: ICS West #playonphilly #immersedinmusic #spring #springconcerts #performance #choir #singing

Students at our Music Center at St. Francis de Sales School had some special guests join them for a rehearsal last month! Dr. Cates, Assistant Professor of Choral Music Education at Temple University, and three of his students joined our choir classes. In the rehearsal, they assisted Teaching Artist Andrew in teaching and modeling ways to be strong singers and musicians. #playonphilly #immersedinmusic #musiceducation #choir #youngmusicians

We’re celebrating world-renowned contralto Marian Anderson’s birthday today! Marian was the first African American to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York. Our rising musicians of the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program honored her legacy by spending a music-filled day in the Big Apple last month! They began their day with a tour of the The Juilliard School where they also met up with MAYAP Alumnus and current Juilliard student Rhyuhn Green. Our rising musicians caught the Metropolitan Opera’s matinee performance of Verdi’s Aida featuring Angel Blue. After the performance, they had the incredible opportunity to meet Angel and maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin and tour the Met Orchestra Musicians' pit and backstage! They ended the day by seeing a performance at Jazz at Lincoln Center featuring Wynton Marsalis followed by a meet and greet with Wynton after the performance! Thank you to Juilliard Preparatory’s Weston Sprott, Met Orchestra Violinist Zo? Martin-Doike, and Philadelphia Orchestra and Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin for helping to make this an inspiring day of artistry for our rising musicians! #risingmusicians #mariananderson #andersonartists #opera #singer #musiceducation

POP and Saint Francis de Sales School (SFDS) alumna and Teaching Artist Akili knows the importance of scales in music education! Check out Akili in action at our Music Center at SFDS leading the intermediate violin studio class through the D Major scale. #playonphilly #immersedinmusic #violin #strings #scales #musiceducation

Earlier this month, rising musicians of the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program held their Honors Recital at St. Martin-in-the-Fields in Chestnut Hill. We’re proud of these dedicated musicians for demonstrating their growing artistry for friends, family, and the community of St. Martin-in-the-Fields! #playonphilly #risingmusicians #andersonartists #mayap #musiceducation #philly #mariananderson

Our beginner cellists at our Music Center at ICS West shined bright in the classroom as they worked on “Twinkle Twinkle Little Star” with Teacher Marcela! Our studio classes are an important part of our young musician’s learning experience and provide them with the opportunity to sharpen their ensemble and technical skills as a section. #playonphilly #immersedinmusic #cello #musiceducation #beginnermusicians #youngmusicians

Wishing you all a happy Valentine’s Day and Eagles Super Bowl Parade day! Our hearts are filled with love for our community of students, their families, Teaching Artists, staff, partners, and friends like you who share our dedication to providing transformative music education. We hope today is filled with love, music, and pride for our Birds ?? ! #playonphilly #immersedinmusic #musiceducation #phillypride

We’re giving a loud shout out to Anderson Scholars Keith (tuba) and Zakyya (clarinet) for being accepted to Equity Arc 's National Pathways Festival Orchestra in Chicago! They will join a group of about 60 other pathways program fellows from across the country for a weekend of orchestral music making in Chicago this April. Keith and Zakyya will also perform with musicians from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the Chicago Civic Orchestras. BRAVO to these rising musicians! We’re proud of you for representing POP in the windy city this spring! ?? : Sam Sirochman #playonphilly #risingmusicians #musiceducation #clarinet #tuba #nationalpathways #youngmusicians #success #goodnews