July 05, 2019
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoice
Jennifer Hudson performs with The Philly Pops under the direction of Todd Ellison at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
It was a star-studded evening on the stage at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway. Performances by Grammy Award-winning Meghan Trainer and two-time Grammy Award-winning artist Jennifer Hudson, who performed with The Philly POPS BIG Band, lit the stage.
The concert was followed by fireworks choreographed to a custom patriotic soundtrack arranged and performed live by the U.S. Army Field Band.
Below are images from the event.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceChill Moody performs at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceLouis Scaglione of Philly Pops, Jeff Guaracino, President & CEO Visit Philadelphia, Frank Giordano, President & CEO Philly Pops, Mark Segal, president of the National Gay Newspaper Guild, and Rev. Bonnie Camarda of The Salvation Army at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceGMP Artistic Director Gunnar Montana and Michael DelBene, President & CEO at Welcome America Inc. at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceSheila Hess, City Representative for the City of Philadelphia, Miguel Martinez-Valle of NBC10 Philadelphia and Alondra Anaya of Telemundo 62 at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceArveita and Lester Russell at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceRep. Movita Johnson-Harrell, Yancy Harrell, Council Woman Helen Gym and Bret Flaherty at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceThe McCormick Family - Patty, Jessica, Austin and Jim at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceMeghan Trainor brought out her father Gary Trainor, 70, to dance during “Dance Like Yo Daddy” at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway on July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceMarsh Mak, Michael Newmuis of Visit Philly, and Kevin Lessard of the City of Philadelphia at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
HughE Dillon/for PhillyVoiceFireworks over the Philadelphia Art Museum at the Wawa Welcome America July 4th Concert & Fireworks on the Benjamin Franklin Parkway, July 4, 2019.
