Boston Pops Host Over the Rainbow Sing-along Video Collage Contest

The Boston Pops is inviting singers and music fans from around the country to submit video renditions of "Over the Rainbow" for possible inclusion in a video collage to be shown at Boston Pops performances throughout the 2011 Boston Pops season, May 11-June 26. Participants of all ages can submit video of themselves singing all or part of "Over the Rainbow," by uploading a video to YouTube and emailing a link, contact info, and geographical location to overtherainbow@bso.org. Videos chosen to be part of the "Over the Rainbow" season-long video collage will also be featured on the Boston Pops YouTube channel and on the Boston Pops website www.bostonpops.org. All video submissions are due by Tuesday, April 26, 2011.

"Whether an amateur, professional, or just a shower singer, we hope singers of every age and level of ability will submit videos for consideration in the Boston Pops "Over the Rainbow" season-long video collage," said Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart. "Creativity is encouraged!"

HOW TO SUBMIT VIDEO TO BE CONSIDERED FOR THE 2011 BOSTON POPS SEASON LONG OVER THE RAINBOW VIDEO COLLAGE

Participants should submit a video tape of themselves-alone or with family and friends--singing "Over the Rainbow" and upload the video to YouTube.
Participants should then email a link of their YouTube video, along with their contact information and geographical location, to overtherainbow@bso.org
Participants should keep the original video file handy, as the Boston Pops will need the original file of all chosen participants for use in the 2011 Boston Pops season long video collage.
All video submissions are due by Tuesday, April 26, 2011. The Boston Pops will send the owners of all chosen submissions an email to let them know when the video collage is up on YouTube.

OVERVIEW OF 2011 BOSTON POPS SEASON
Continuing a 125-year tradition of bringing the best American music to audiences in New England and across the country, the legendary Boston Pops and conductor Keith Lockhart present a spring season brimming with a rich variety of American popular music and favorite light classics, May 11 - June 26, at Symphony Hall in Boston, MA. A kaleidoscope of American musical styles, including jazz, bluegrass, Dixieland, country, gospel, pop, rhythm & blues, and the show-stopping songs of Broadway and Hollywood, will be featured during the 2011 Boston Pops Season, as the orchestra performs many of the most celebrated styles of our national musical legacy. The season showcases the phenomenal talents of musical theater greats Linda Eder, Julia Murney, and New York Pops conductor Steven Reineke; Boston Pops Gospel Night conductor Charles Floyd; film music master and Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams; jazz trumpeter and vocalist Byron Stripling; bluegrass king Ricky Skaggs and his band Kentucky Thunder; Ray Charles protégé Ellis Hall; pop music all-star Kenny Loggins; New Orleans jazz ambassadors Dukes of Dixieland; and the great interpreter of the American Songbook, Michael Feinstein.

With many programs drawn from the ever-evolving American Songbook, Mr. Lockhart and the Pops will also present American Icons-concerts that pay tribute to some of the great artists who compose the national repertoire and give voice to its songs. These programs will include works by distinctly American composers including Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter, Dizzy Gillespie, Frank Sinatra, George and Ira Gershwin, Irving Berlin, Cab Calloway, Mahalia Jackson, and Louis Armstrong.

TICKET AND SPONSORHIP INFORMATION
TICKET INFORMATION
Tickets for the 2011 Boston Pops season at Symphony Hall, priced from $21-$121, may be purchased online at www.bostonpops.org or by phone through SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200, Monday through Saturday from 10 AM to 6 PM (with a $5.50 handling fee for each ticket ordered online or by phone). Tickets may also be purchased in person at the Symphony Hall box office, open 10 AM to 6 PM, Monday through Friday, and noon to 6 PM on Saturday. On concert days during the Pops Season, the box office remains open until 8:30 PM Most major credit cards and cash are accepted at the box office. For Group Sales of 25 or more, please call 617-638-9345 or 800-933-4255. All performances start at 8 PM with the exception of a 3 PM concert on May 4 and a 7:30 PM concert on June 26. Tickets for "Opening Night at Pops" on May 11 are priced from $40 to $121.

Ticket packages to the 30th annual Presidents at Pops, start at $5,500 and include floor and balcony tickets with a sponsor page in the evening's commemorative program book. Lead Sponsorships are available from $15,000 to $50,000, and include premium seating, full-color sponsor pages, tickets to an exclusive Pops Boat Cruise and Esplanade Concert on July 3, as well as recognition throughout the Pops season.

The Boston Symphony has a dedicated line for disabled patrons who would like to purchase tickets to BSO, Boston Pops, or Tanglewood concerts, or who need information about disability services at Symphony Hall or Tanglewood. This line can be reached by dialing 617-638-9431. For access via TDD/TTY, please call 617-638-9289. Patrons with disabilities can access Symphony Hall through the Cohen Wing on Huntington Avenue or through the Massachusetts Avenue entrance.

SPONSORSHIP
Opening Night at Pops and the entire 2011 Boston Pops season are sponsored by Fidelity Investments. The Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel is the Official Hotel of the Boston Pops, and Sponsor of the June 15th American Icons concert. The Hooray for Hollywood Series (May 25 - 28) is sponsored by Arbella Insurance Group Charitable Foundation. Commonwealth Worldwide is the Official Chauffeured Transportation Provider of the Boston Pops. American Airlines is the Airline Partner of the Boston Pops.
All programs are subject to change.

 

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