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  2. Boston Symphony Orchestra - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO) is an American orchestra based in Boston. It is the second-oldest of the five major American symphony orchestras commonly referred to as the " Big Five ". [ 1 ] Founded by Henry Lee Higginson in 1881, the BSO performs most of its concerts at Boston's Symphony Hall and in the summer performs at Tanglewood .

  3. Boston Pops - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Pops is an American orchestra based in Boston, Massachusetts, specializing in light classical and popular music. The orchestra's current music director is Keith Lockhart . Founded in 1885 as an offshoot of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), the Boston Pops primarily consists of musicians from the BSO, although generally not all of ...

  4. Tanglewood - Wikipedia

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    The Boston Symphony Orchestra has performed in the Koussevitzky Music Shed every summer since 1938, except for the interval 1942–45 when the Trustees canceled the concerts and summer school due to World War II, and during summer 2020, when performances were cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

  5. Big Five (orchestras) - Wikipedia

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    In order of foundation, they are: the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cleveland Orchestra. [2] The term gained currency in the late 1950s and for some years afterwards. [3]

  6. Keith Lockhart - Wikipedia

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    He has conducted more than 1,900 Pops concerts, most of which have taken place during the orchestra's spring and holiday seasons in Boston's historic Symphony Hall. Lockhart has also led annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, 43 national tours to more than 150 cities in 38 states, and four international tours to Japan and Korea.

  7. Tanglewood Music Center - Wikipedia

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    The Tanglewood Music Center (TMC) was founded in 1940 as the Berkshire Music Center by the BSO's music director, Serge Koussevitzky, three years after the establishment of Tanglewood as the summer home of the BSO. [2]

  8. Tanglewood Festival Chorus - Wikipedia

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    The Tanglewood Festival Chorus, directed by James Burton, is a chorus which performs with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops in major choral works. The Tanglewood Festival Chorus (TFC) was organized in the spring of 1970, when founding conductor John Oliver (1939 – 2018) [1] became director of vocal and choral activities at the Tanglewood Music Center, the summer home of the BSO.

  9. Category : Music directors of the Boston Symphony Orchestra

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    Pages in category "Music directors of the Boston Symphony Orchestra" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .

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