Members of the first violin section of the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra warm up prior to the start of their August 22 concert.BostonPops Brings Lighter Kind Of Music
A concert with a lighter kind of music was brought to Bethel Woods on Friday, August 22 with the third appearance in three years of the world famous Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
Also for the third year in a row the Liberty High School Jazz Ensemble and the Goshen Youth Jazz Band entertained concert goers prior to the main concert.
We love to watch the energetic style of conductor Keith Lockhart as he brings an outstanding style to the podium and interacts so well with the audience.
Adding to the great performance of this Esplanade Orchestra this year was an ensemble cast featuring America's most talented rising stars who sand selections from Mike Bernstein's Broadway musicals "On The Town", "Wonderful Town", and "West Side Story."
The history of the Boston Pops was for many years linked with the name of Arthur Fiedler, who in 1930 became the eighteenth conductor and the first who was American-born. The "Pops" concerts are performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, which is composed of members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, except for twelve of the principal players, who tour during the Pops season as the Boston Symphony Chamber Players), and by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, made up of other Boston-based musicians,
Keith Lockhart became the twentieth conductor of the Boston Pops in February 1995 and is in his fourteenth season this year.
In this their third-year at Bethel Woods Lockhart made note of the Woodstock Festival and its site as "being sacred grounds."
In paying special attention to the violin and violas section one can easily become mesmerized by seeing all the bows moving like the automated second hand on a clock....all moving in the same direction and same speed ........and this quickly puts them in the category of very professional and talented musicians.
What a night at the "Pops" to hear great songs like For Lenny, Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free, Suite from On The Waterfront and excerpts from One The Town, Wonderful Town, West Side Story and Candice.
The encore of Stars And Stripes Forever was truly a fitting conclusion to a beautiful night under the stars at Bethel Woods........and yes once again the fireworks display was more than outstanding.
A concert with a lighter kind of music was brought to Bethel Woods on Friday, August 22 with the third appearance in three years of the world famous Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra.
Also for the third year in a row the Liberty High School Jazz Ensemble and the Goshen Youth Jazz Band entertained concert goers prior to the main concert.
We love to watch the energetic style of conductor Keith Lockhart as he brings an outstanding style to the podium and interacts so well with the audience.
Adding to the great performance of this Esplanade Orchestra this year was an ensemble cast featuring America's most talented rising stars who sand selections from Mike Bernstein's Broadway musicals "On The Town", "Wonderful Town", and "West Side Story."
The history of the Boston Pops was for many years linked with the name of Arthur Fiedler, who in 1930 became the eighteenth conductor and the first who was American-born. The "Pops" concerts are performed by the Boston Pops Orchestra, which is composed of members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, except for twelve of the principal players, who tour during the Pops season as the Boston Symphony Chamber Players), and by the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra, made up of other Boston-based musicians,
Keith Lockhart became the twentieth conductor of the Boston Pops in February 1995 and is in his fourteenth season this year.
In this their third-year at Bethel Woods Lockhart made note of the Woodstock Festival and its site as "being sacred grounds."
In paying special attention to the violin and violas section one can easily become mesmerized by seeing all the bows moving like the automated second hand on a clock....all moving in the same direction and same speed ........and this quickly puts them in the category of very professional and talented musicians.
What a night at the "Pops" to hear great songs like For Lenny, Three Dance Variations from Fancy Free, Suite from On The Waterfront and excerpts from One The Town, Wonderful Town, West Side Story and Candice.
The encore of Stars And Stripes Forever was truly a fitting conclusion to a beautiful night under the stars at Bethel Woods........and yes once again the fireworks display was more than outstanding.
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