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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
8 years
Amazing Opening Night Concert tonight with @SethMacFarlane !!!!
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@TheBostonPops
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7 years
It's such a thrill to have the inimitable @IAMQUEENLATIFAH performing with the Pops for our season opener tonight!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
8 months
Backstage photos with soloists @HattoriMone and @880hz from our John Williams tribute last weekend (9/22-9/23)! 📸: Hilary Scott and Winslow Townson
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
6 years
Tony Award winner @sfosternyc took the stage tonight singing the very best from Broadway! See her tomorrow night & take 30% off tickets with the code pops30
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
3 years
. @JonBatiste at the #BostonPopsJuly4th Spectacular dress rehearsal!
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@TheBostonPops
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8 months
Last weekend (9/22-9/23), Symphony Hall was full for a special tribute to our own John Williams, with film excerpts, an exclusive interview of John Williams discussing his work, and dazzling soloists @HattoriMone and @880hz . 📸: Hilary Scott and Winslow Townson
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
Pop into the New Year with The Boston Pops and special guest @SethMacFarlane this New Year's Eve! Reserve your tickets:
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
In celebration of music’s power to connect us, enjoy this special Boston Pops' performance, with #JohnWilliams himself, of “Summon the Heroes”, dedicated to all of the front-line workers: Keep the music playing and give now:
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
The best gift of the season is on sale now! 🎁 Save your seat for the #HolidayPops2022 celebration →
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@TheBostonPops
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5 years
A very happy 87th birthday to our Conductor Laureate John Williams! Share your wishes with #happybirthdayJW & enjoy this clip of "Hooray for Hollywood" (arranged for orchestra by John Williams) from a 1987 episode of Evening at Pops. Clip provided by @wgbh & BSO Archives.
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
8 months
More photos from a full weekend (9/22-9/23) at Symphony Hall for a special tribute to our own John Williams, featuring soloists @HattoriMone and @880hz . 📸: Hilary Scott and Winslow Townson
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@TheBostonPops
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Today, we celebrate the 90th Birthday of our very own Conductor Laureate, #JohnWilliams ! Take a look back into the BSO Archives with us as we salute one of the world’s most beloved musical icons. #HBD #HappyBirthday
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
🎶 #WeDontTalkAboutBruno , no, no, no! 🎶 Last night at #SpringPops2022 , audiences were treated to a special encore of @Lin_Manuel 's hit song from @EncantoMovie , orchestrated by Gonzalo Grau. #Encanto #LinManuelMiranda #MirabelMadrigal #BrunoMadrigal
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@TheBostonPops
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Last Saturday (8/5), John Williams’ Film Night returned to @TanglewoodMA ! Williams himself took the podium along with @dnewmanm5 for a memorable evening of movie magic. 📸: Hilary Scott
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
The 2018 Spring Pops season is here! Join us this Symphony Hall with special guests @andygrammer , @leslieodomjr , @AlfieBoe , @sfosternyc , @mdoolittle , @TheLesleyWarren and more! #Pops2018 tickets on sale 2/26 at 10 a.m. + more info:
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
8 years
We are very excited for when @sfosternyc comes to Boston to perform in May!
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@TheBostonPops
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1 year
(1/2) As we celebrate #JohnWilliams ' 91st #Birthday today, we're delighted to announce an audio preservation reformatting project, "Preserving a Conducting Legacy: John Williams with the Boston Pops (1979-1991)," funded through grants awarded by the @GRAMMYMuseum and @CLIRnews .
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@TheBostonPops
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7 years
The Pops performed Classic Quadrophenia with #PeteTownshend , @billyidol , & @AlfieBoe last night at #Tanglewood !
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@TheBostonPops
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7 months
Sharing these incredible memories from a whirlwind tour in Japan! 🇯🇵
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
The Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus perform the Ukrainian National Anthem in tribute to the people of Ukraine.
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@TheBostonPops
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8 years
Don't miss when @sfosternyc comes to #Boston later this month!
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@TheBostonPops
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1 year
Just released: a limited number of premium seats for @RickStevesEur : A Symphonic Journey on Thursday 6/8! Can't make the Thursday show? Catch @RickSteves again on Friday 6/9.
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
3 years
The familiar sound of a phone ringing... but it's being played by the orchestra!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
7 years
Keith Lockhart & the Pops were joined by @BenFolds tonight @ Symphony Hall! Come see him again tomorrow night:
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
This July 4, we're proud to present "A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes"! Available only on TV, radio, and digital media, join us to pay tribute to the front line workers and honor those who have lost their lives during this epidemic, while also celebrating our diverse nation.
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
5 years
Keith Lockhart & the Boston Pops kicked off the #HolidayPops season tonight with special guests @LauraOsnes and @RedSox icons @Jerry_Remy & Alex Cora. Watch @Jerry_Remy conduct the orchestra in "Sleigh Ride." The season continues now through December 24:
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
7 years
Tune in right now to Bloomberg Television and to watch the full concert.
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@TheBostonPops
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The marquee is lit for a full weekend of concerts celebrating #JohnWilliams at #SymphonyHallBoston !
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
🎉🎉 Please join us in wishing our maestro, Keith Lockhart a very Happy Birthday! 🎉🎉
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
9 years
We're thrilled to announce @OfficialBPeters to perform with Keith and @TheBostonPops at Tanglewood on July 5! http://t.co/a1BSJQN2f2
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
5 years
It's the final countdown! Grab your family and friends and get ready to celebrate the 4th of July on the Esplanade! #BostonJuly4 Want the most up to date info for the Boston Pops 4th? Head to for all the details!
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
And now the 1812 Overture! #BostonPopsJuly4th
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
The Pops and Tanglewood Festival Chorus perform The Star Spangled Banner at #BostonJuly4 .
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
Thank you for tuning in! Happy July 4th! #bostonjuly4
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
From Berkeley...Bob Calonico, director of bands who is retiring after 28 years at Cal, with student drum major Sarah Manthorp. #calday
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
We're wishing a very #HappyBirthday today to our very own #KeithLockhart ! 🎂🎉
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
This is a #JohnWilliams and #KeithLockhart appreciation post. #FriendshipGoals #Tanglewood2021 📸: Hilary Scott
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
Last Friday at "Film Night," #JohnWilliams and #KeithLockhart took the stage with the Boston Pops @TanglewoodMA for a special evening of movie magic! ✨ 🎥
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
We join the world in mourning the loss of the Queen of Soul, @ArethaFranklin . We look back to Opening Night at Pops when she joined John Williams and the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall on May 13, 1993.
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@TheBostonPops
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8 years
Great Scott! Don't miss Back to the Future at Symphony Hall December 30 & 31!
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
. @ChakaKhan has the crowd on its feet! #bostonjuly4
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
6 years
Just announced! In addition to watching the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular on July 4 on @BloombergTV , #Boston area residents will be able to tune into the show live on @7News - WHDH Boston! More information at #BostonJuly4
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
Hey, @iamjohnoliver we heard on @colbertlateshow that you’re an accomplished violist! Our violists wanted to invite you to join them to be part of America’s Orchestra...
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@TheBostonPops
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. @heatherheadley with a beautiful rendition of “Somewhere Over the Rainbow” at #BostonJuly4 !
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@TheBostonPops
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9 months
At John Williams' Film Night last Saturday (8/5) at @TanglewoodMA - we caught John Williams, Katie Woolf (BUTI Young Artists Vocal Program Chorus Conductor), and @dnewmanm5 backstage! 📸: Hilary Scott
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@TheBostonPops
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1 year
#SymphonyHallBoston is the place to be tonight (6/3)! Video Games Live will feature conductor Emmanuel Fratianni and the Wellesley High School Keynote Singers alongside the Boston Pops with special guests Marty O’Donnell and Jason Hayes.
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
7 years
Don't miss Back to the Future this weekend at Symphony Hall. $95 orchestra seating is now available!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
3 years
We had a surprise appearance from #JohnWilliams himself at tonight’s concert!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
5 years
Thank you to everyone that came out and celebrated with us yesterday, we hope you had as much fun as we did! And now the countdown for next year's celebration begins :) #BostonJuly4
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
We're thrilled to launch #BostonPopsatHome with our first playlist! Tune in weekly for favorite Boston Pops Orchestra recordings. This week features #JohnWilliams with a collection from the album "Lights, Camera... Music! Six Decades of John Williams":
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
In case you missed it - "Summon the Heroes", with an appearance by #JohnWilliams himself, on tonight's July 4 broadcast!
@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
In celebration of music’s power to connect us, enjoy this special Boston Pops' performance, with #JohnWilliams himself, of “Summon the Heroes”, dedicated to all of the front-line workers: Keep the music playing and give now:
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@TheBostonPops
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#HappyBirthday , John Williams! In celebration of our very own Conductor Laureate turning 90 years old today, we recorded some special messages for him. Here are just a few of those well-wishes →
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
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This image starts popping up every year around this time and never gets old! #peeps #peepstakethepops
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@TheBostonPops
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2 years
The view from the top of the Hatch Shell at the @EsplanadeBoston ! #bostonjuly4 #bostonpopsfireworksspectacular
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
7 years
Congratulations to @thebostonpops Laureate Conductor John Williams who just won a Grammy Award for the best Score Soundtrack for Star Wars!
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@TheBostonPops
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1 year
6/8 & 6/9 see @RickSteves with @RickStevesEur at Symphony Hall!
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@TheBostonPops
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11 months
“Stars and Stripes Forever” from #BostonJuly4 with @armyfieldband . Thanks to our sponsors @MorganStanley , @Bloomberg , and @MeetBostonUSA .
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
6 years
Thanks to all those who came out tonight for the #bostonjuly4 preview concert (and braving the rain!). Join us tomorrow night or tune in from home!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
1 year
It was a delight to have Ron Della Chiesa — the former voice of @CRBClassical ’s @BostonSymphony broadcasts for over three decades — narrate “A Visit from St. Nicholas (’Twas the Night Before Christmas)” at #HolidayPops2022 opening night last week! 📸: Emily Gringorten
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@TheBostonPops
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It’s #bostonjuly4 ! Don’t miss out on incredible performances including songs from “Ragtime: The Symphonic Concert” with @WhiteAlton , Elizabeth Stanley, and Andrea Jones-Sojola.
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
6 years
Happy 2018!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
5 years
Queen Latifah and Arlo Guthrie join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops on the Charles River Esplanade July 3 and 4. Find out how you can be there at
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
Time for fireworks over Boston Common! Thanks for joining us for the #BostonPopsJuly4th Spectacular!
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@TheBostonPops
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5 years
What a way to end the season! Congratulations to the @Patriots on taking home your 6th #SuperBowl trophy! And big congratulations to our friend (and sometimes conductor) @Edelman11 on winning #MVP !
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@TheBostonPops
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7 years
Don't miss @meganhilty when she performs at #HolidayPops on December 7!
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@TheBostonPops
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7 years
Details out about Spring Pops including first-ever season-long celebration of the music of John Williams !
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
Here's some #WednesdayMotivation for today! Watch an excerpt of #KeithLockhart conducting the Boston Pops in the "Love Theme" by #JohnWilliams from Superman.
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@TheBostonPops
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1 year
We had a great time cheering the @NHLBruins on to a win at the @NHL Winter Classic yesterday at @fenwaypark !
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@TheBostonPops
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5 years
The best seats in the house have opened! Get ready for a Spectacular show! #BostonJuly4
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Beloved around the world, this Ukrainian Bell Carol — known as The Carol of the Bells — was written by Mykola Leontovych in 1914 with lyrics by Peter Wilhousky.
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@TheBostonPops
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6 years
Happy 4th of July! Help us continue this spectacular tradition and text POPS to 27722 to donate $10! #bostonjuly4
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
8 years
John Williams led @thebostonpops in some of his famous @starwars themes tonight! (Photo by Winslow Townson)
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
To say we’re excited is an understatement. Our first Pops concert of the #Tanglewood2021 season starts in two hours and we’re honoring #JohnWilliams !
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
2 years
Two very special guests will be joining us this Friday (7/15) @TanglewoodMA !
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@TheBostonPops
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3 years
Academy Award winner @JonBatiste is ON NOW! #BostonPopsJuly4th
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Boston Pops
3 years
Starts tomorrow → Keith Lockhart leads a tribute to legendary film composer and Boston Pops Conductor Laureate #JohnWilliams . Learn more about this newly recorded Boston Pops 2021 Spring Celebration concert: 📸: Toby Oft, BSO Principal Trombone
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
5 years
The Pops were honored to perform Shine w/ #StonemanDouglas students last night at @browardcenter . @ShineMsd See the full video on Facebook!
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Arrived at #SymphonyHallBoston , #StarWarsInConcert has! Join us through June 4 for a screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” with live accompaniment of #JohnWilliams ’ iconic score.
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@TheBostonPops
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Look behind-the-scenes at a rehearsal on tour in Japan with Keith Lockhart last week!
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@TheBostonPops
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5 years
Thank you @BloombergTV for your sponsorship for the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular! #BostonJuly4
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
2 years
We found the perfect #HalloweenCostume this year!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
We're continuing to wish a very #HappyBirthdaySeiji with this archival photo of #JohnWilliams , Harry Ellis Dickson, #SeijiOzawa , and Frank Epstein performing Leroy Anderson's "The Typewriter" with the Boston Pops in 1994. 📸 BSO Archives / Photography by Miro Vintoniv
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
2 years
#StarWarsInConcert starts tonight! Join #KeithLockhart and the Pops in a galaxy far, far away (a.k.a. #SymphonyHallBoston ) for a special screening of “The Empire Strikes Back” through June 4 →
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@TheBostonPops
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(2/2) After her historic performance today, we're thrilled to share this throwback to the 2019 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular where she delivered this dynamic performance of her poem “Believer’s Hymn for the Republic.”
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
6 years
Tonight, @AlfieBoe rocked Symphony Hall with the Boston Pops, The Rock the Pops Festival Band and Rock the Pops Festival Chorus! Tickets are still available for Wednesday night's performance, don't miss out!
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Due to incoming weather, we are asking all guests to evacuate and seek shelter. The entry gates have been closed and will reopen as soon as it is safe to do so.
@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
11 months
UPDATE for #BostonJuly4 on the Esplanade: We are temporarily closing the gates because of impending weather. Please stay tuned for updates from us!
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
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. @TheBostonPops Keith Lockhart with @leslieodomjr @bstokesmitchell @andygrammer Alan Menken and Melissa Etheridge!
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4 years
Announcing details of A Boston Pops Salute to Our Heroes! This July 4, the 2020 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular broadcast will feature both new content and retrospective highlights from many of the most beloved performers from the past three years:
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@TheBostonPops
Boston Pops
4 years
How is Keith Lockhart celebrating on his first 4th of July off in 25 years? Share your celebration with us using #GreatAmericanPicnic and tagging @TheBostonPops to enter our sweepstakes. More details and info on our broadcast tonight can be found at .
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Join us in wishing our very own Conductor of the Boston Pops #KeithLockhart a #HappyBirthday ! 📸: Keith Lockhart at the 2023 Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular. Photo by Michael Blanchard.
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Keith Lockhart takes the podium to lead the John Williams' Film Night Tribute! May 29-31
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