Boston Pops Orchestra
The Boston Pops Orchestra ( Boston Pops for short ) is a symphony orchestra based in Boston , Massachusetts , which primarily performs light classical and popular music. It was founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Symphony Orchestra , four years older . Even today, most of the musicians in the Boston Pops are also members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The orchestra has had its current name since 1900.
history
On July 11, 1885, the Boston Pops gave their first promenade concert in the Boston Music Hall under the direction of Adolf Neuendorff .
After the conductors of the Boston Pops had changed frequently in the first decades, Arthur Fiedler took over the direction of the orchestra in 1930 - a position which he would hold for almost 50 years until his death.
In 1965 the Boston Pops recorded the score for The Ship of Fools, composed by Ernest Gold .
Under Fiedler's aegis , the Boston Pops achieved great popularity. In collaboration with RCA and Polydor , an estimated 50 million records have been sold. About 400,000 people attended a concert in Boston on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of the United States' Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1976.
In 1980, Arthur Fiedler was succeeded by multiple Oscar winner John Williams . Numerous CDs have also been recorded under Williams' direction. After leaving in late 1993, Williams was made an honorary conductor.
In 1993 Keith Lockhart took over the management of the Boston Pops. Under his direction, the Boston Pops have given 1,800 concerts to date, most of them in Boston, but also in 35 states in the USA, as well as in Japan and Korea. The Boston Pops also played at major sporting events, for example at the Super Bowl XXXVI in 2002, at the NBA final in 2008 or at various Boston Red Sox events . The Boston Pops also recorded eight albums, two of which were nominated for a Grammy .
Web links
- Works by and about the Boston Pops Orchestra in the catalog of the German National Library
- Discography of the Boston Pops Orchestra at Discogs
Individual evidence
- ^ A Brief History of the Boston Pops on the Boston Symphony Orchestra website
- ↑ Allen Hughes: Arthur Fiedler, 84, Conductor Of Boston Pops 50 Years, Dies in the New York Times , July 11, 1979
- ↑ John Williams on the Boston Symphony Orchestra website (archived)
- ↑ Lockhart and the Boston Pops on keithlockhart.com