{"id":3008,"date":"2009-12-08T17:42:36","date_gmt":"2009-12-08T21:42:36","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.berkshirelinks.com\/?p=3008"},"modified":"2009-12-08T17:42:36","modified_gmt":"2009-12-08T21:42:36","slug":"boston-pops-tours-northeast-with-christmas-concert","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/boston-pops-tours-northeast-with-christmas-concert\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston Pops tours northeast with Christmas concert"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Keith-Lockhart-conducts-the-Boston-Pops-12.03-Michael-Lutch1.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/idealpoetry.com\/rwc\/berkshires-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2009\/12\/Keith-Lockhart-conducts-the-Boston-Pops-12.03-Michael-Lutch-300x1991.jpg\" alt=\"Boston Pops Christmas holiday concert tour\" title=\"Boston Pops Christmas holiday concert tour\" width=\"300\" height=\"199\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-3007\" \/><\/a>The Boston Pops leave the friendly confines of Symphony Hall for a series of Christmas holiday concerts in 6 neighboring states, coincidental with their annual holiday series in Boston, which runs until Dec. 27, 2009.  <\/p>\n<p>Boston Pops also have released their new arrangement of <em>&#8220;The 12 Days of Christmas,&#8221;<\/em> by Broadway composer and arranger David Chase. Featuring the Boston Pops Orchestra and Tanglewood Festival chorus under the direction of Keith Lockhart, it was recorded live at Symphony Hall during the 2008 Holiday Pops season.  The piece is available in three formats: standard MP3 (320 kb\/sec) for $3.99; AIFF hi definition stereo for $4.99; and WMA Windows Media hi-definition for $4.99; download at www.BostonPops.org\/digital.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>December 5 &#8211; Storrs, Connecticut &#8211; Jorgenson Center for the Performing Arts &#8211; 8:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 6 &#8211; Brookville, New York &#8211; Tilles Center for the Performing Arts &#8211; 2:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 6 &#8211; Newark, New Jersey &#8211; New Jersey Performing Arts Center &#8211; 7:00 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 12 &#8211; Lowell, Massachusetts &#8211; Lowell Memorial Auditorium &#8211; 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 13 &#8211; Manchester, New Hampshire &#8211; Verizon Wireless Arena &#8211; 2:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 17 &#8211; Uncasville, Connecticut &#8211; Mohegan Sun Arena &#8211; 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<li>December 19 &#8211; Providence, Rhode Island &#8211; Dunkin\u2019 Donuts Center &#8211; 7:30 p.m.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>BOSTON POPS 2009 HOLIDAY POPS TOUR<\/h2>\n<p><em>All programs and artists subject to change<\/em><\/p>\n<p><strong>THE BOSTON POPS ESPLANADE ORCHESTRA<\/strong><br \/>\nKEITH LOCKHART, Conductor<\/p>\n<p><em>Silent Night<\/em> arr. Rathbone<\/p>\n<p><strong>SWINGLE SINGERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Christmas Canticles<\/em> arr. O\u2019Loughlin<\/p>\n<p>Presenting the Swingle Singers:<br \/>\nJoanna Goldsmith, Sara Brimer, soprano; Clare Wheeler, Lucy Bailey, alto;<br \/>\nRichard Eteson, Christopher Jay, tenor; Kevin Fox, Tobias Hug, bass<\/p>\n<p><em>Concerto Grosso<\/em> arr. Eteson<br \/>\n<em>Away in a Manger<\/em> arr. Meinir\/orch. Sebesky<br \/>\n<em>Deck the Halls\/What Child Is This?<\/em> arr. Swingle\/orch. Sebesky<\/p>\n<p><em>Tomorrow is My Dancing Day<\/em> Hollenbeck<\/p>\n<p><em>Jesu, Joy of Man\u2019s Desiring<\/em> Bach<\/p>\n<p><em>Christmas Anthology<\/em> arr. Richardson<br \/>\n<em>Gloria in the Highest &#8211; Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas \u2013<br \/>\nO Come, O Come Emmanuel &#8211; For Onto Us a Child is Born<\/em><\/p>\n<p>INTERMISSION<\/p>\n<p><em>Joy!<\/em> Sebesky<\/p>\n<p>Carol Medley arr. Rathbone<br \/>\n<em>Deck the Halls \u2013 I Saw Three Ships \u2013 We Wish You a Merry Christmas \u2013<br \/>\nThe Holly and the Ivy \u2013 The First Noel \u2013 Past Three O\u2019Clock<br \/>\nThe Twelve Days of Christmas<\/em> arr. Chase<br \/>\n<strong>SWINGLE SINGERS<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>S<em>leigh Ride<\/em> Anderson<\/p>\n<p><em>A Visit from St. Nicholas (\u2018Twas the Night Before Christmas<\/em>) Text by <strong>Clement C. Moore<\/strong><br \/>\nTBD, narrator<\/p>\n<p>Santa Medley arr. Meader<br \/>\n<em>The Man with the Bag \u2013 Santa Baby \u2013 Santa Claus is Coming to Town<\/em><br \/>\nSWINGLE SINGERS<\/p>\n<p><em>A Merry Little Sing<\/em>-Along arr. Reisman<br \/>\n<em>Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer &#8211; Have Yourself a Merry<br \/>\nLittle Christmas &#8211; Let It Snow! Let It Snow! Let It Snow! \u2013<br \/>\nWinter Wonderland &#8211; Jingle Bells<\/em><\/p>\n<h3>Swingle Singers join the Boston Pops<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Boston Pops conductor Keith Lockhart<\/strong> will lead &#8220;America\u2019s Orchestra,&#8221; joined by the young a cappella group the <strong>Swingle Singers<\/strong>, in a host of familiar holiday favorites such as the Pops\u2019 signature &#8220;Sleigh Ride,&#8221; the traditional &#8220;Santa Claus is Coming to Town,&#8221; and the Pops\u2019 show-stopping new arrangement, &#8220;The Twelve Days of Christmas.&#8221; Additionally, each family-friendly evening of classic seasonal favorites concludes with a visit from Santa and a holiday sing-along featuring &#8220;Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer,&#8221; &#8220;Let It Snow,&#8221; &#8220;The Christmas Song,&#8221; &#8220;Winter Wonderland,&#8221; and &#8220;Jingle Bells.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Boston Pops Holiday concerts began in 1974 with a three-concert series at Symphony Hall. Since then, public demand for the performances has increased dramatically, and this holiday season the Boston Pops will offer 32 concerts at Symphony Hall, in addition to its tour performances. <\/p>\n<p>The <strong>Boston Pops<\/strong> will perform three concerts in the <strong>Berkshires<\/strong> during the 2010 Tanglewood season.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Boston Pops leave the friendly confines of Symphony Hall for a series of Christmas holiday concerts in 6 neighboring states, coincidental with their annual holiday series in Boston, which runs until Dec. 27, 2009. 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