Boston Pops Orchestra

The Boston Pops Orchestra 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 the first-chair players. The orchestra performs a spring season of popular music and a holiday program in December. For the Pops, the seating on the floor of Symphony Hall is reconfigured from auditorium seating to banquet and cafe seating. The Pops also plays an annual concert at the Hatch Memorial Shell on the Esplanade every Fourth of July. Their performances of both Tchaikovsky's "1812 Overture" and Sousa's "The Stars and Stripes Forever" are famous for both Howitzer cannons firing and fireworks exploding (during the 1812 Overture) as well as the unfurling of the American flag that occurs as the song enters "The Stars and Stripes Forever"'s final moments. Identified with its long-time director Arthur Fiedler, the orchestra has recorded extensively, made frequent tours, and appeared often on television.

Birth and Death Data: Born Founded 1885

Date Range of DAHR Recordings: 1935 - 1950

Roles Represented in DAHR: Musical group

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Recordings (Results 26-50 of 266 records)

Company Matrix No. Size First Recording Date Title Primary Performer Description Role Audio
Victor CVE-92825 12-in. 7/2/1935 Dance of the hours Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92826 10-in. 7/2/1935 Thunder and lightning Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92827 12-in. 7/2/1935 Meditation Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler ; Robert Gundersen Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92828 12-in. 7/3/1935 The sleeping beauty Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92829 10-in. 7/3/1935 MalaguenĖƒa Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92830 10-in. 7/3/1935 Dance of the Camorristi Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92831 12-in. 7/3/1935 Prelude in G minor Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92832 12-in. 7/3/1935 Prelude in C sharp minor Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92833 12-in. 7/3/1935 Air for G string Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92834 12-in. 7/3/1935 March of the boyards Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92835 12-in. 7/3/1935 Strike up the band Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92836 12-in. 7/3/1935 Pomp and circumstance Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92837 12-in. 7/3/1935 Prelude to act 3 Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92838 12-in. 7/3/1935 Poet and peasant overture, part 1 Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92839 12-in. 7/3/1935 Poet and peasant overture Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92840 12-in. 7/3/1935 Citronen waltz (Where the citrons bloom) Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CVE-92841 12-in. 7/3/1935 Citronen waltz (Where the citrons bloom) Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92842 10-in. 7/3/1935 Drink to me only with thine eyes Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler String orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92843 10-in. 7/3/1935 Prayer of thanksgiving Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92844 10-in. 7/3/1935 Hungarian dance no. 5 Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92845 10-in. 7/3/1935 Hungarian dance no. 6 Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92846 10-in. 7/3/1935 Slavonic dance in C major, no.15 Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92847 10-in. 7/3/1935 Turkey in the straw Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor BVE-92848 10-in. 7/3/1935 Music box Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
Victor CS-102824 12-in. 6/29/1936 Aida : Ballet suite Boston Pops Orchestra ; Arthur Fiedler Orchestra Musical group  
(Results 26-50 of 266 records)

Citation

Discography of American Historical Recordings, s.v. "Boston Pops Orchestra," accessed November 7, 2024, https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.

Boston Pops Orchestra. (2024). In Discography of American Historical Recordings. Retrieved November 7, 2024, from https://adpprod1.library.ucsb.edu/names/103024.

"Boston Pops Orchestra." Discography of American Historical Recordings. UC Santa Barbara Library, 2024. Web. 7 November 2024.

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