Auditions have been scheduled for the POPS Festival Chorus, which will perform with Peter Nero and the Philly Pops^� in its annual holiday concerts, Holiday POPS.  The chorus will perform at 10 holiday concerts December 13, 15-16, and 18-23, 2006, in Verizon Hall at the Kimmel Center under the direction of Jeffrey Kern, Chorus Director for Peter Nero and the Philly Pops. 

The auditions will be held by appointment only on Tuesday, June 20, and Wednesday, June 21, 2006, from 4:00-10:00 p.m. each day in the Merriam Theater Building, Room 506, located at 250 South Broad Street.  To schedule an audition, call the artistic office of Peter Nero and the Philly Pops at 215.893.1904 or e-mail [email protected] on or after May 30, 2006.  Singers should prepare a 16-measure excerpt of a song in any style and be prepared to sight-sing.  All participants must be at least 16 years of age.  Singers who have sung with the POPS Festival Chorus in the past must re-audition this year.  Rehearsals of the Festival Chorus will be held every Tuesday evening from 7:00-10:00 PM, beginning in mid-October, at the Chambers-Wiley Church at Broad and Pine Streets.

Peter Nero and the Philly Pops� annual crowd-pleasing Holiday POPS! concerts have grown over the years with three additional performances added in 2005 for a total of 10 performances.  The concerts are the quintessential holiday treat combining beloved seasonal pops classics, glorious gospel music, and the traditional favorite sing-along.