The Boston Pops Return to the Providence Performing Arts Center this Holiday Season

The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra returns to the Providence Performing Arts Center (PPAC) to perform their beloved Holidays Pops concert on Friday, December 22 at 8P. The Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra is conducted by Keith Lockhart.

The Providence engagement of the 2017 Holidays Pops Tour is sponsored by Marcum LLP, with media sponsors WPRI 12 and The Providence Journal.

Capturing the magic of the Holiday season and the winter charms of New England, the Boston Pops will perform their signature Sleigh Ride, as well as other holiday classics, and new arrangements of seasonal favorites. They are joined by the Metropolitan Chorale, known as one of Metro Boston's premier choral ensembles. Santa Claus himself will make a guest appearance during the concert's finale followed by the traditional Boston Pops Holiday Sing-a-long to bring this special performance to a close.

Tickets are on sale now at the PPAC Box Office, located at 220 Weybosset Street in downtown Providence; online at www.ppacri.org and by phone at (401) 421-ARTS (2787). Tickets are $130 - $58; all ticket prices include a $3 per ticket restoration charge and are subject to change without notice.

To order tickets for groups of 15 or more, please contact Group Sales Representative Paul Hiatt via email: phiatt@ppacri.org or (401) 574 - 3162.

The Boston Pops are celebrating their 132nd Season, and Keith Lockhart is entering his 23rd year as esteemed conductor for the orchestra. Holiday Pops began in 1973 under the leadership of Arthur Fiedler with a three-concert series at Symphony Hall called "A Pops Christmas Party." Since that time, public demand for the performances has continued to grow and the season has expanded to include well over 30 performances each holiday season. In 1978, the orchestra began a new Christmastime tradition of bringing its unique Holiday Pops concerts to venues throughout New England and the Northeast.