Oregon Symphony Nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award
Oregon Symphony has announced its recording of Aspects of America: Pulitzer Edition, conducted by Music Director Carlos Kalmar, has been nominated for a 2021 Grammy Award in the Best Orchestral Performance category. This is Oregon Symphony’s third Grammy nomination in the category under Kalmar.
Boston Pops Announce Spring 2018 Season
The 2018 Boston Pops spring season, May 9-June 16, under the direction of Keith Lockhart, will celebrate the centennial of Leonard Bernstein, one of the greatest international musical figures of the last century-an iconic American musician whose multidimensional talents spanning the worlds of composition, performance, education and conducting greatly influenced the culture at large throughout the mid- and late-20th century, resulting in a legacy that is sure to inspire music lovers far and wide for countless generations to come. The Boston Pops has an especially proud association with Leonard Bernstein, as he made his professional orchestra conducting debut leading the ensemble during a performance in the Hatch Shell on the Charles River Esplanade in 1941, on the cusp of establishing himself as one of the foremost musicians the country had ever seen.
Seth MacFarlane Launches Boston Pops' 2016 Season Tonight
The 2016 Boston Pops season opens and closes with the debuts of two widely popular artists from the entertainment world: TONIGHT, May 6, the season opens with Seth MacFarlane singing American Songbook classics from the '40s and '50s; the season closes on June 17 and 18 with Brian Wilson performing Pet Sounds, widely acclaimed as one of the greatest albums of all time.