Drexel University’s ExCITe Center Director Youngmoo Kim and Play On Philly (POP) Program Director Jessica Zweig continue hosting Creative Conversations for a Changing World, a free online series of discussions with Philadelphia cultural, education, and technology leaders centered around innovation through the COVID-19 pandemic. The third and final discussion will focus on will talk about...

click here to watch the POP Virtual Winter Showcase! On Friday, December 18th, we invite you to celebrate our students' work, including the premiere of an original composition written together with Dr. Iman Habibi and performed by our students. We will also share our students' collaborative works created in partnership with BalletX and Fleisher Art...

This virtual performance will feature works performed by POP's chamber groups, including our string quartets, brass and wind quintets, woodwind trio, and percussion ensemble.

In this series of virtual concerts, Astral and Play On Philly have joined together to create small groups of chamber musicians of all ages and levels of experience. Each concert pairs works from the Mural Arts collection with a specific instrument group- brass, percussion, woodwinds, harp, and strings. Every day at from Monday, April 26th...

This virtual performance will feature POP's chamber groups and solos by students from the POP Emerging Artist Collective (PEAC). PEAC students express an interest in pursuing music in their educational and occupational futures and receive one-on-one instrumental instruction. Join us to celebrate the progress that these young musicians have made over the school year! For security...

Watch the recorded performance! In this milestone performance, we highlighted the musicianship and dreams of our students while reflecting on POP's achievements as we head towards a new decade of transformative music education. Community members from around the world joined us to celebrate through a series of virtual musical performances by POP ensembles of all...

Due to COVID concerns, we had to cancel our in-person Winter Concerts scheduled for this month, but our staff is pulling off another miracle at the very last minute to create a recorded performance in their place. Our Teaching Artists and students have demonstrated flexibility and dedication as we pivot, working hard to get ready...

We invite you to our annual Jubilee concert to celebrate the accomplishments of our dedicated young musicians in-person! This will be the first time many students from our Music Centers will perform live for friends and family. Join us to give our students a triumphant POP cheer! *We are committed to providing a safe and...

We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, students, families, and community at large. All attendees are required to wear a properly fitting mask while inside the building.

Join us for the final Showcase of the summer! We are committed to providing a safe and healthy environment for our staff, students, families, and community at large. All attendees are required to wear a properly fitting mask while inside the building.

The POP Brass and Percussion Ensemble will perform as part of the 2nd Annual Sunday in the Square! Come watch our brass and percussion students perform alongside their Teaching Artists. Visit the Anthenaeum of Philadelphia to learn more.

Join us for our first in-person winter concert and celebrate the accomplishments of our young musicians in the pre-Children's Orchestra and Children's Orchestra 1.   Play On Philly is a TPAC Arts Partner.

Join us for our first in-person winter concert and enjoy orchestral and chamber performances by our upper-intermediate and advanced POP musicians! Play On Philly is a TPAC Arts Partner.

Young musicians of the Marian Anderson Young Artist Program will perform solo works in the inaugural Anderson Artist Honors Recital.

Join Astral Artists, Play On Philly, and BalletX for a Young At Art concert on Saturday, March 11th at 2 PM at the Teatro Esperanza, hosted by the Esperanza Arts Center. The focus of Young At Art is experiencing the arts through fresh eyes, seeing new connections through artists of different genres, ages and levels...