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  2. Boston Pops - Wikipedia

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    In 1881, Henry Lee Higginson, the founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, wrote of his wish to present in Boston "concerts of a lighter kind of music".The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded to present this kind of music to the public, with the first concert performed on July 11, 1885, under the leadership of Adolf Neuendorff.

  3. Pops orchestra - Wikipedia

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    A pops orchestra is an orchestra that plays popular music (generally traditional pop) and show tunes as well as well-known classical works. Pops orchestras are generally organized in large cities and are distinct from the more " highbrow " symphony or philharmonic orchestras which also may exist in the same city.

  4. 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 .

  5. 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.

  6. Arthur Fiedler - Wikipedia

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    In 1924, Fiedler formed the Boston Sinfonietta, [1] a chamber music orchestra composed of Boston Symphony members, and started a series of free outdoor concerts. Fiedler conducting the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1969. Fiedler was appointed the eighteenth conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra in 1930. [1] While the position of conductor of the ...

  7. 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.

  8. List of symphony orchestras in the United States - Wikipedia

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    [4] The five were the New York Philharmonic, Boston Symphony Orchestra, Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Philadelphia Orchestra, and Cleveland Orchestra. But the concept and the list are now outmoded. But the concept and the list are now outmoded.

  9. 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.