The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded in 1885 as a subsection of the Boston Symphony Orchestra (BSO), founded four years earlier. Careful examination of the rosters of “Pops" or “Festival" orchestras, which are associated with a co-resident symphony orchestra in the same community, shows that the principal players of a “Pops" ensemble usually hold the post of assistant or associate principal of the “parent" ensemble. In general parlance, the Boston Pops is described as: “The Boston Symphony minus the first-chair players.
These are photos from concerts where Boston Pops played, so they may be of other bands that played the concert as well.
Cyndi Lauper / Arlo Guthrie / Boston Pops Jul 4, 2001 Boston, Massachusetts, United States Uploaded by Bri Guy1211
