GROUP SALES | 2017 SEASON
B O S T O N
POPS
KEITH LOCKHART CONDUCTOR
CELEBRATING LIVING LEGEND
Laureate Conductor
JOHN WILLIAMS
DEAR GROUP LEADERS
As you read this, I hope you and your family are enjoying the holiday
season. In keeping with the spirit of gift giving, I am delighted to
offer this first glimpse of our upcoming Boston Pops Spring schedule.
This year we will celebrate living legend, Pops Laureate Conductor
John Williams, highlighted by screenings of Jaws in Concert (world
premiere) and E.T. in Concert with the Boston Pops playing his
thrilling scores live in sync with the films. I am personally delighted
to be presenting the symphonic world premiere of Sondheim
on Sondheim with the music and stories of one of our greatest
American musical theater writers, performed for the first time with
a full orchestra and a cast of Broadway stars and rising talents from
the Tanglewood Music Center. Other highlights include the Pops
performing the music of ABBA (bring your mom for Mother’s Day!),
rocking out with the B-52s, and rare concert appearances with the
incomparable Queen Latifah and Hamilton star Leslie Odom, Jr.
I look forward to seeing you at Symphony Hall!
All my best,
OPENING NIGHT WITH
QUEEN LATIFAH
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Wednesday, May 10, 8pm
Thursday May 11, 8pm
Celebrate Opening Night with film and
music legend Queen Latifah! With a
Grammy award and six nominations for
albums in jazz, pop and rap, an Oscar
nomination for her role in Chicago, and
dozens of other film and television
roles, this Renaissance woman defies
genres with her compelling voice and
presence. Join us for these rare symphonic
performances.
See Queen Latifah prices.
E.T. IN CONCERT
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Friday, May 12, 8pm
Saturday, May 13, 3pm* & 8pm
Relive the magic of Steven Spielberg’s great
family adventure, E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial, a
best picture nominee and one of the most
popular films of all time. Thrill to John
Williams’ Academy Award®-winning score
performed live by the Boston Pops while the
movie plays on the silver screen.
™ & © Universal Studios
Academy Awards © A.M.P.A.S.
See E.T. in concert prices. *
*3pm matinees are 50% off tickets
for kids 17 and younger.
SPECIAL PRE-SEASON EVENTS:
HAPPY BIRTHDAY,
JOHN WILLIAMS!
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Friday, April 7, 8pm
Saturday, April 8, 8pm
Be a part of Boston Pops history as we
celebrate the legacy of our Laureate
Conductor, John Williams. This is your
chance to hear not just the great classics,
but the rarities like Goodbye, Mr. Chips
and Towering Inferno. This concert will
include over 55 years of material from
John’s six decades as a film composer
and will be recorded for a CD release in
the spring.
Prices: $115, $79, $59, $45
Please note: seating for this concert will
be theatre-style (not tables) on the floor.
MAMMA MIA!
MOTHER’S DAY WITH
THE MUSIC OF ABBA
Arrival from Sweden, special guests
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Sunday, May 14, 3pm*
Monday, May 15, 8pm
The Boston Pops and Arrival From Sweden
celebrate ABBA, one of the world’s most
successful pop bands. With 500 million
records sold and countless hits, you’ll be
singing and dancing along to Dancing
Queen, Mamma Mia, Waterloo, Fernando
and all your favorites! Take the entire family
to a pre-concert brunch on Mother’s Day.
*3pm matinees are 50% off tickets
for kids 17 and younger.
BEN FOLDS
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Wednesday, May 17, 8pm
Thursday, May 18, 8pm
Ben Folds is widely regarded as one of the
major music influencers of our generation.
His genre-bending musical works include
pop albums as frontman for Ben Folds Five,
multiple solo rocks hits, music for film and
TV as well as a role as a judge on NBC’s The
Sing-Off. He joins the Boston Pops for the
first time since 2012 to perform his hits
and the Boston premiere of his criticallyacclaimed Concerto for Piano and Orchestra.
IN CONCERT
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Thursday, May 25, 8pm
Friday, May 26, 8pm
The original summer movie blockbuster,
with an Academy Award®-winning score
that made John Williams a household
name, Jaws is the ultimate film-with-liveorchestra experience! Join Keith Lockhart
and the Boston Pops as they perform
the world premiere of this concert with
the entire score in sync with one of the
greatest motion pictures of all time.
™ & © Universal Studios
Academy Awards © A.M.P.A.S.
ARTHUR FIEDLER NIGHT
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Harvard 50th Reunion Night
Tuesday, May 23, 8pm
Join us for this joyful tribute to the legendary conductor
whose name was synonymous with the Boston Pops
for nearly fifty years. The program will include Boston
Pops favorites from the Fiedler era, and a tribute to the
magical film music of Fiedler’s successor, John Williams.
JOHN WILLIAMS’ FILM NIGHT
John Williams & Keith Lockhart, conductors
Wednesday, May 31, 8pm
Thursday, June 1, 8pm
Boston Pops Laureate Conductor John Williams shares
the podium with Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart
for this signature concert. The brilliant composer and
conductor behind films including Jaws, Star Wars,
Indiana Jones, and the Harry Potter series, brings you a
night of some of the most memorable movie music of
all time. This is a concert not to be missed!
See Film Night prices.
CIRQUE DE LA SYMPHONIE
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Friday, June 2, 8pm
Saturday, June 3, 3pm* & 8pm
Boston Pops is excited for the return of Cirque de la
Symphonie’s magical fusion of circus with live orchestral
music. Aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers,
jugglers, balancers and strongmen are among the
talented artists who take the stage as the Boston
Pops perform their own spectacular musical feats.
Don’t miss these performances that critics are saying
“mesmerize adults and children,” with “a breathtaking
display of agility and incomparable beauty.”
*3pm matinees are 50% off tickets for kids 17 and younger.
LIGHTS! CAMERA! MUSIC!
THE MAGIC OF
JOHN WILLIAMS
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Tuesday, May 16, 8pm
Wednesday, May 24, 8pm
Journey with the Boston Pops through some
of the most magical film music by John
Williams. Keith Lockhart leads the Pops in
classic favorites, as well as gems that you
may not know. You’ll enjoy music from Hook,
Harry Potter, E.T., and many others.
series sponsor
LESLIE ODOM, JR.
THE BEATLES & BEYOND
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Tuesday, June 6, 8pm
Steve Hackman, conductor
Larry “Cha-Chi” Loprete, host
Thursday, June 8, 8pm
Saturday, June 10, 8pm
Sunday, June 11, 7pm
Triple-threat Leslie Odom, Jr. is best
known for originating the Tony-winning
role of Aaron Burr in the original cast of
Broadway’s Hamilton, and for his role in
the TV series Smash. His recent self-titled
album hit #1 on the Billboard Jazz chart.
This concert will also feature the winners
of the Fidelity Investments Young Artists
Competition.
Featuring the Winners of the
2017 Young Artists Competition
Fifty years ago, four lads from Liverpool
changed the course of popular music
forever, and their influence still reverberates
throughout the music world. Come hear the
music of The Beatles—and their many great
rock successors—in breathtaking symphonic
arrangements, hosted by WZLX Breakfast
with the Beatles host, Cha-Chi Loprete.
25th ANNIVERSARY OF
GOSPEL NIGHT
Charles Floyd, conductor
Special guest to be announced
Saturday, June 17, 8pm
The Boston Pops and the Boston
Pops Gospel Choir raise the
roof of Symphony Hall for this
annual tradition, celebrating its
25th year! The evening’s music
will have you on your feet and
singing along with joy!
PARTY WITH THE B-52s
AND THE BOSTON POPS!
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Tuesday, June 13, 8pm
Wednesday, June 14, 8pm
Now celebrating their 40th anniversary,
it is well known that the B-52s are The
World’s Greatest Party Band. Over 20
million albums into their career, there can
be no doubt as to why they remain one of
rock music’s most beloved and enduring
bands. The Pops starts the party by
SONDHEIM ON SONDHEIM
Keith Lockhart, conductor
Sarna Lapine, director
Phillip Boykin, Carmen Cusack,
Gabriel Ebert, and Lisa Howard, vocalists
Tanglewood Music Center Vocal Fellows
Thursday, June 15, 8pm
Friday, June 16, 8pm
Hailed as “a funny, affectionate, and
revealing tribute to musical theater’s
greatest living composer and lyricist,”
the world premiere of the symphonic
Sondheim on Sondheim with the
Boston Pops is not to be missed! This
retrospective of the life and work of
America’s finest contemporary musical
theater creator is told through his own
words via film, live performers, and his
amazing music. Experience this acclaimed
sampling of Sondheim’s extraordinary
output, now for the first time with lush
new arrangements for full orchestra.
TO RESERVE TICKETS:
Please complete the enclosed advanced group order form and include a $200 non-refundable deposit.
The minimum order for group sales is 20 tickets. You will receive a contract via email confirming your
seats. Once we receive your final ticket count and payment, tickets will be mailed to you. Final payment due
is 45 days prior to your concert. Groups that fall below the group minimum are subject to a $6.50 per ticket
handling fee.
Visit our website at bostonpops.org/groups.
2017 GROUP PRICES
regular prices
opening night/
queen latifah
Orchestra $81, $61, $36
1st Balcony $55, $49
2nd Balcony $28, $25
Orchestra $150, 115, $85
1st Balcony $99, $82
2nd Balcony $65, $45
film night & e.t. in concert
Orchestra $102, $81, $55
1st Balcony $70, $61
2nd Balcony $47, $38
3pm matinees are 50% off regular ticket prices for kids 17 or younger.
Group Sales
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WORKING WITH THE MASTERS
Offering custom educational
workshops and masterclasses
for visiting ensembles.
The Boston Pops is honored to welcome our returning colleges and universities.
Tufts Night May 19
Since 1901
BU Night May 20
Since 1914
Harvard Night
May 27
MIT-Tech Night
Since 1897
June 9
The Boston Pops gratefully acknowledges the 2017 sponsors:
official hotel
official chauffeured
transportation
official airline
opening night and season sponsor
2017 SEASON CALENDAR
SUNDAY
MONDAY
TUESDAY
WEDNESDAY THURSDAY
FRIDAY
SATURDAY
May 10
11
12
13
OPENING
NIGHT AT
POPS WITH
QUEEN
LATIFAH
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
17
QUEEN
LATIFAH
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
E.T. IN
CONCERT
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
E.T. IN
CONCERT
3pm* & 8pm
Keith
Lockhart
18
19
20
BEN FOLDS
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
BEN FOLDS
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
TUFTS
NIGHT†
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
BOSTON
UNIVERSITY
NIGHT†
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
14
15
16
MAMMA
MIA!
MOTHER’S
DAY WITH
THE MUSIC
OF ABBA
3pm*
Keith
Lockhart
21
MAMMA
MIA!
THE MUSIC
OF ABBA
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
LIGHTS!
CAMERA!
MUSIC!
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
22
23
24
25
26
27
ARTHUR
FIEDLER
NIGHT
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
LIGHTS!
CAMERA!
MUSIC!
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
JAWS IN
CONCERT
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
JAWS IN
CONCERT
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
HARVARD
25TH NIGHT †
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
30
31
June 1
2
SOLD
OUT
3
JOHN
WILLIAMS’
FILM NIGHT
8pm
John Williams
& Keith
Lockhart
8
CIRQUE DE LA
SYMPHONIE
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
CIRQUE DE LA
SYMPHONIE
3pm* & 8pm
Keith
Lockhart
6
JOHN
WILLIAMS’
FILM NIGHT
8pm
John Williams
& Keith
Lockhart
7
9
10
LESLIE ODOM, PRESIDENTS
AT POPS˚
JR
8pm
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
THE BEATLES
& BEYOND
8pm
Steve
Hackman
MIT
NIGHT†
8pm
Steve
Hackman
THE BEATLES
& BEYOND
8pm
Steve
Hackman
13
14
15
SOLD OUT
16
17
PARTY WITH
THE B-52s &
THE BOSTON
POPS
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
PARTY WITH
THE B-52s &
THE BOSTON
POPS
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
SONDHEIM
ON
SONDHEIM
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
SONDHEIM
ON
SONDHEIM
8pm
Keith
Lockhart
28
4
11
THE BEATLES
& BEYOND
7pm
Steve
Hackman
29
5
12
SOLD
OUT
SOLD
OUT
GOSPEL
NIGHT
8pm
Charles Floyd
*3pm matinees are 50% off tickets for kids 17 and younger.
˚ Tickets for the Presidents at Pops corporate gala start at $500 and are available for purchase by
calling Anne McGuire at 617-638-9272.
†
For more information about these dates, please call 800-933-4255.
Photography: Winslow Townson