The Boston Pops Orchestra
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. Read more on Last.fm
The Boston Pops Orchestra has 11 songs that have been featured in movies like Drop Dead Gorgeous, History Rings True: Red Sox Opening Day Ring Ceremony, The Other Sister and Without Limits. What is your favorite song by The Boston Pops Orchestra?
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