I haven't lived in Boston for ten years now, but the way Ed Glick described it
is the way it's
always been done, at least to my knowledge. The orchestra you see on TV every
4th of July on
the Esplanade is commonly known as the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. It is
indeed made
up of Boston area
The Boston Pops is part of the Boston Symphony organization and is
mostly BSO musicians with some freelancers. The BSO starts performances
at Tanglewood this week.
The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra performs in Symphony Hall in June
and July and plays some free concerts at the Hatch Shell on the
I also agree that the guys in the National Symphony donLt have a choice
They need to show up and play the gig, I seriously doubt is was optional.
Now the Boston Pops/Esplanade is one of the best kept secrets in the biz. The
BSO had a pops season and still does and it's principal chair playe
The Boston Pops Orchestra is made up of members of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra minus most (if not all) of the first chair players. Because the
entire BSO is at Tanglewood during the time of the Esplanade concerts
(including the annual 4th of July program) the orchestra is necessarily made up
.
Anne Megenity
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From: "Margaret Dikel" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>
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Sent: Wednesday, July 06, 2005 8:17 AM
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> At 04:38 PM 7/5/2005, you wrote:
>
> > In its usual 8pm slot we got that aw
CBS not being honest? Why, I'm shocked. Next you'll want me to believe
they allow gambling at Rick's.
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Walter E. Lewis
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I agree with Margaret about dissing our colleagues in any form, after all,
a gig is a gig, and it's an honest engagement, and they are working at
their craft. It's not their fault they have to play the material chosen,
they just have play the best they can with what they are contracted to
play.
At 04:38 PM 7/5/2005, you wrote:
> In its usual 8pm slot we got that awful National Symphony playing in
> front of the White House.Guess that was better than nothing, but just by
> a hair!
I really don't think it's kind to diss the National Symphony in that way.
Their players are excellent mus
It started at 9pm central time here in St. Louis, meaning we caught the 1812
overture and just a few other songs before the fireworks kicked in. We were a
bit more impressed with the New York Pops, since they played during the
fireworks and had some great music (plus it was in High Definition, s
hornfolk, just wondered if anyone knows why the Boston Pops 4th of July concert
wasn't broadcast til 10pm last night? Or possibly that was just here in SW
Florida?
In its usual 8pm slot we got that awful National Symphony playing in front of
the White House.Guess that was better than nothing,
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