Boston Pops Orchestra Tickets The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), founded four years earlier. The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded to to bring light classical music to the public, with the first concert performed in 1885. Their performances combine light classical music, tunes from the current hits of the musical theatre and an occasional novelty number. Our service, selection and competitive pricing are certain to impress you! Showtime Ticket Services has supplied preferred seating and difficult to obtain tickets for all Sports, Theater and Concert Events Worldwide for over 20 years. Boston Pops Orchestra Tickets available now! ShowTime Ticket Services specializes in tickets for all shows. Boston Pops Orchestra Tickets continued. Loading...

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Sat, 18 Jul 2009 8:30 PM	Boston Pops Orchestra  J	Tanglewood Lenox, MA
Sun, 26 Jul 2009 8:30 PM	Boston Pops Orchestra	Tanglewood Lenox, MA
Fri, 7 Aug 2009 8:30 PM	Boston Pops Orchestra  Boston Pops	Tanglewood Lenox, MA
Sat, 22 Aug 2009 8:00 PM	Boston Pops Orchestra	Bethel Woods Center For The Arts Bethel, NY
Sun, 6 Dec 2009 7:00 PM	Boston Pops Orchestra  Boston Pops	New Jersey Performing Arts Center Newark, NJ

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The Boston Pops Orchestra did not adopt its own official conductor until 1930, when Arthur Fiedler began a fifty-year tenure as the Pops conductor. Fiedler's career as the conductor of the Pops brought worldwide acclaim to the orchestra. He was unhappy with the reputation of classical music as being solely for elite, aristocratic, upper-class audiences. Fiedler made efforts to bring classical music to wider audiences. Under Fiedler's direction, the Boston Pops Orchestra allegedly made more commercially available recordings than any other orchestra in the world, with total sales of albums, singles, tapes and cassettes exceeding 50 million. Of the many musical pieces produced over the years, the Boston Pops Orchestra's most famous and popular work is Fiedler's production of Leroy Anderson's "Sleigh Ride".

After Fiedler's death in 1979, the conductorship of the Boston Pops Orchestra was taken over by Academy Award-winning composer John Williams in 1980. Williams continued the orchestra's tradition of bringing classical music to a wider audiences, initiating the annual "Pops-on-the-Heights" concerts at Boston College and adding his own considerable library of well-known movie soundtracks (including the Star Wars and Indiana Jones movies) to its repertoire.

Keith Lockhart assumed the post of principal Boston Pops Orchestra conductor in 1995. Lockhart continues to conduct the Boston Pops today, adding a touch of flamboyance and a flair for the dramatic to his performances. Williams remains the Laureate Conductor of the Pops and conducts a week of Pops concerts most years.

The Boston Pops Orchestra regularly performers with guest artists including bands such as Aerosmith and Rockapella.

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