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‘Hope for a Path Forward’: Philly Pops May Not Be Over After All

By Peter Crimmins | WHYY
Published January 14, 2023 at 3:28 PM EST
The Philly Pops played the Harry Potter theme music at the announcement of Harry Potter: The Exhibition on Nov. 3, 2021.
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The Philly Pops played the Harry Potter theme music at the announcement of Harry Potter: The Exhibition on Nov. 3, 2021.

It may not be curtains for the Philly POPS, yet. The orchestra had announced in November that it could not stay financially solvent and would shut down at the end of this season. But WHYY's Peter Crimmins reports the POPS has now decided to try keep it going.

Read the full story here.

(Original air-date: 1/10/23)
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