Philadelphia, PA — In honor of the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ groundbreaking record “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” – which Rolling Stone calls the most important rock & roll album ever made – the Philly POPS will perform the album that transformed rock forever on February 3, 4, and 5 at the Kimmel Center.
“The Classical Mystery Tour specializes in performing songs of The Beatles that used orchestral arrangements... songs that they recorded in the studio but couldn’t play live,” said Michael Krajewski, Philly POPS Music Director. “That’s where the Philly POPS comes in. We have a full orchestra complete with those extra instruments. Beatles aficionados will be blown away hearing us perform these songs.”
The show will feature songs from “Sgt. Pepper's Lonely Hearts Club Band” and more Fab Four hits, including:
“With a Little Help From My Friends”
“Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds”
“When I'm Sixty-Four”
“A Day In the Life”
“Eleanor Rigby”
“Love is All You Need”
“Come Together”
“Here Comes the Sun”
“I Am the Walrus”
“Imagine”
“Yellow Submarine”
Schedule of events:
Friday, February 3
6:30pm: WMMR's Pierre Robert will participate in a free pre-concert conversation with CBS Radio Philadelphia's RJ McKay on the Plaza Stage, Kimmel Center
8pm: Sgt. Pepper Celebration, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
WMMR's Preston Elliott of The Preston & Steve Show will introduce the concert and conduct the "Rocky" theme song before the concert begins.
Saturday, February 4
1:30pm: WMGK's Andre Gardner will participate in a free pre-concert conversation with CBS Radio Philadelphia's RJ McKay on the Plaza Stage, Kimmel Center
3pm: Sgt. Pepper Celebration, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
WMGK's Andre Gardner will conduct a Beatles song during the show.
Sunday, February 5
1:30pm: Pre-concert entertainment and conversation, Plaza Stage, Kimmel Center
3pm: Sgt. Pepper Celebration, Verizon Hall, Kimmel Center
Tickets: $35-$145
http://phillypops.org/concerts-events/2016-17-season/sgt-pepper-celebration
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