Boston Pops - 129th Season - Podcast

The always innovative EdgeFest continues to redefine the musical boundaries of rock and tradition with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls on June 19 and 20, performing for the first time ever with orchestra. Rock bands are pigeonholed into ever-increasingly minuscule sub-categorizations, but The Dresden Dolls continue to defy explanation and classification. While some have called it theatrical rock, punk cabaret, manic-musical, neo-glam-torch,...eventually even the most clever and creative describers shrug and say: "You just have to hear it to believe it."

The always innovative EdgeFest continues to redefine the musical boundaries of rock and tradition with Amanda Palmer of The Dresden Dolls on June 19 and 20, performing for the first time ever with orchestra. Rock bands are pigeonholed into ever-increasingly minuscule sub-categorizations, but The Dresden Dolls continue to defy explanation and classification. While some have called it theatrical rock, punk cabaret, manic-musical, neo-glam-torch,...eventually even the most clever and creative describers shrug and say: "You just have to hear it to believe it."

The 2008 Boston Pops season is filled with legendary songs and performers from the worlds of classical, jazz, gospel, pop, and more. Award-winning singer/songwriter Natalie Cole, best known for her interpretations of her father's classic hits on her Grammy-winning album "Unforgettable," is the special guest for the opening night concert of the 2008 Boston Pops season on Wednesday, May 7. Opening Night also marks the beginning of a season-long tribute to Massachusetts' own musical legend Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 90 years old this year.

The 2008 Boston Pops season is filled with legendary songs and performers from the worlds of classical, jazz, gospel, pop, and more. Award-winning singer/songwriter Natalie Cole, best known for her interpretations of her father's classic hits on her Grammy-winning album "Unforgettable," is the special guest for the opening night concert of the 2008 Boston Pops season on Wednesday, May 7. Opening Night also marks the beginning of a season-long tribute to Massachusetts' own musical legend Leonard Bernstein, who would have turned 90 years old this year.

The 2008 JazzFest showcases this quintessentially American art form with the incomparable Cuban-born trumpeter and pianist Arturo Sandoval on June 10 and 11. The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, featuring a host of renowned musicians including James Moody, Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, John Lee, Lewis Nash, and Cyrus Chestnut, take the Symphony Hall stage on June 21 and 22.

The 2008 JazzFest showcases this quintessentially American art form with the incomparable Cuban-born trumpeter and pianist Arturo Sandoval on June 10 and 11. The Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars, featuring a host of renowned musicians including James Moody, Slide Hampton, Claudio Roditi, John Lee, Lewis Nash, and Cyrus Chestnut, take the Symphony Hall stage on June 21 and 22.

In its World premiere, "Judy Garland In Concert" brings together the legendary Judy Garland and the symphonic sound of the Boston Pops through historic footage and modern technology! The legendary voice of Judy and the symphonic sound of the Boston Pops combine in this remarkable concert event to present her dynamic life in song.

In its World premiere, "Judy Garland In Concert" brings together the legendary Judy Garland and the symphonic sound of the Boston Pops through historic footage and modern technology! The legendary voice of Judy and the symphonic sound of the Boston Pops combine in this remarkable concert event to present her dynamic life in song.

Folk and pop music are reinvented on the Pops stage in this special performance by the unmistakable, original voice behind the band 10,000 Maniacs. Featuring her lyrical vocals, this Pops presentation showcases Natalie Merchant's extraordinary solo career - the singing, songwriting, and producing expertise that has earned her the marks of a true musical innovator.

Folk and pop music are reinvented on the Pops stage in this special performance by the unmistakable, original voice behind the band 10,000 Maniacs. Featuring her lyrical vocals, this Pops presentation showcases Natalie Merchant's extraordinary solo career - the singing, songwriting, and producing expertise that has earned her the marks of a true musical innovator.

Granted political asylum in July 1990 and US citizenship in 1999, Sandoval and his family now call Miami, Florida home. A protégé of the legendary jazz master Dizzy Gillespie, Sandoval was born in Artemisa, a small town in the outskirts of Havana, Cuba, on November 6, 1949, just two years after Gillespie became the first musician to bring Latin influences into American Jazz.

The legendary voice of Judy Garland and the symphonic sound of the Boston Pops combine in this remarkable concert event. Experience Judy's dynamic life in song as she performs on multiple screens, accompanied by the orchestra in the classic repertoire and arrangements that thrilled worldwide audiences.

Keith Lockhart announced "Boston Pops High School Sing-Off A Best of Broadway Challenge," the first-ever Boston Pops musical theater competition for Massachusetts High school students, slated for the Pops' spring season in May and June of 2008. Students from high schools throughout the state of Massachusetts, working closely with their music and drama teachers, are encouraged to submit audition videos of musical theater vocal works for solo, duet, trio, quartet, or quintet to the Boston Pops anytime between now and May 9. The live portion of the competition will take place during four concerts in June, at which time the contestants will have their first chance to sing accompanied by the orchestra at a Boston Pops concert at Symphony Hall.

Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops in three concert performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical 'Carousel', featuring Broadway luminaries Rebecca Eichenberger and Aaron Lazar and four talented singers from the Tanglewood Music Center.

Keith Lockhart leads the Boston Pops in three concert performances of Rodgers and Hammerstein's beloved musical 'Carousel', featuring Broadway luminaries Rebecca Eichenberger and Aaron Lazar and four talented singers from the Tanglewood Music Center.