“ ‘We can go from Yo-Yo Ma to Buckwheat Zydeco to Warren Haynes to Itzhak Perlman. It’s what the Pops is all about, the biggest tent possible.’ That’s Keith Lockhart, talking about the upcoming spring season for the Boston Pops, which opens Wednesday evening at Symphony Hall,” writes Keith Powers in Sunday’s (5/4) Enterprise (Brockton, Mass.). “The Pops has always embraced every kind of professional musician, folding them into the Symphony Hall vibe to create music with one of the greatest orchestras in the world…. This spring season brings the usual mix of Broadway performers, classical stars and ‘only the Pops can pull that off’ shows. Opening night features the return of Jason Alexander…. Warren Haynes reprises his Jerry Garcia tribute that was a Tanglewood hit last summer.… John Williams returns to conduct his popular film nights…. ‘Gatsby Night’ [will feature] the jazz band Hot Sardines, and [there will be] a performance with Billy Porter, winner of last year’s Tony Award for best actor in the musical ‘Kinky Boots.’ … Annual concerts celebrating Harvard night, Tufts night, Boston University night, City Year night and MIT Tech night also dot the schedule.”
Posted May 6, 2014
