Boston Pops Opening Night- Idina Menzel, The Beatles
| Hours: | 7 p.m.- 11 p.m. |
| Ages: | Teens, Adults |
| In/Outdoor: | Indoor |
| Cost: | $$$ see below |
| Category: | Music & Concerts |
For this tribute, pianist Michael Chertock joins Keith Lockhart and the orchestra for a performance of Gershwin’s Rhapsody in Blue.
The program continues under the direction of Keith Lockhart with a series of musical selections that showcase the distinctive contributions of conductor/composer John William (Pops Conductor, 1980-93). Mr. Williams is one of America’s most accomplished and successful composers for film, and this section of the concert features the orchestra in some of the special arrangements focuses on the great movie scores he has brought to life for Pops audiences.
The inimitable Doc Severinsen, the longtime trumpeter, bandleader, and irreverent sidekick on “The Tonight Show with Johnny Carson,” makes a special appearance. He is one of the very few performers to have collaborated with all three of the evening’s tribute conductors.
Keith Lockhart(Pops Conductor 1994-present) leads the program’s grand finale, which highlights the Pops’ present-day accomplishments and provides a lighthearted glimpse into what the future may hold for “America’s Orchestra.” Multiple Tony Award-winning actress/vocalist Idina Menzel, featured this spring in new episodes of the hit TV show “Glee!,” is the soloist for this portion of the program. The Broadway powerhouse sings hits from two of her most famous shows, Rent and Wicked, as well as songs from her album I Stand.
The Opening Night concert extends the opportunity to the entire audience with the world premiere of The Beatles: Rock Band Sing-Along. Produced in collaboration with videogame development company Harmonix Music (producers of the wildly popular game The Beatles: Rock Band), their parent company, MTV, and the Beatles’ record label, Apple Records, “The Beatles: Rock Band Sing-Along,” is a fully orchestrated audience sing along featuring some of The Beatles’ iconic songs synched to the groundbreaking game design projected above the orchestra on the Pops’ 44-foot-wide screen.
The Beatles: Rock Band Sing-Alongconnects past to present in that Arthur Fiedler was among the first to recognize the incredible musical force the Beatles would become when he arranged, programmed (around 1964), and recorded (“The Boston Pops Plays the Beatles” in 1969), including “Hey Jude,” “Eleanor Rigby,” “I Want to Hold Your Hand,” and more.
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$40.00 - $119.00
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301Massachusetts Avenue, Boston, MA, 02115 map
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