The Pops has played symphonic versions of Broadway show tunes, movie scores and popular music, while the Orchestra has stuck to classical symphonic – and the two have been “marketed to different potential patrons” and “attended by audiences with little duplication.”īut starting last year, Philly Pops says the Orchestra has been jumping into the pops space and trying to put its smaller rival out of business. Philly Pops claims that it has long peacefully co-existed with the Orchestra, one of America’s so-called Big Five symphony orchestras. Universal Music Group Acquires Classical Label Hyperion Records
