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.
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The Boston Pops Orchestra has had 124 concerts.
The Boston Pops Orchestra is most often considered to be Instrumental, Classical, Adult Standards, Orchestra, Easy Listening, and Pops Orchestra.
The next The Boston Pops Orchestra concert is on December 06, 2024 at Hanover Theatre & Conservatory for the Performing Arts in Worcester, Massachusetts, United States.
The last The Boston Pops Orchestra concert was on December 17, 2023 at Lowell Memorial Auditorium in Lowell, Massachusetts, United States.
