"Spontaneity" and "involvement" have certainly become hallmarks of the Boston Pops Holiday Concerts during Keith Lockhart's tenure. They'll surely be found in abundance again this season, either on tour or in Symphony Hall. These concerts attract large numbers of youngsters who sway in time to the music and enjoy themselves greatly. Still, nothing can compare with the glowing looks on the faces of these children when Santa Claus makes his grand entrance through the audience and heads to the stage to banter with Lockhart and to lead a sing-along of holiday favorites. One grandmother witnessed the phenomenon for the first time last year and remarked, 'This has definitely made my Christmas!" That may have truly been the case-and she didn't have to get run over by a reindeer to experience it! Merry Christmas everyone!
The Boston Pops will be performing their "Holiday Pops" concerts at Symphony Hall from December 7th through 24th. For more information or to buy tickets go to bso.org.
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Joe Panarello is one of those people who have most certainly been born with theater in their blood. As an actor, Joe has played such varied roles as Harry Roat in Frederick Knott's Wait Until Dark, Jimmy Smith in No, No Nanette and Lazer Wolf in Fiddler on the Roof a vehicle he's performed in several times and designed the sets for on one occasion. He's also directed productions of Thornton Wilder's Our Town, Neil Simon's Barefoot in the Park and Henrich Ibsen's Peer Gynt. Joe is a respected author and although his latest work, The Authoritative History of Corduroy won't be published until this summer, it is already being translated into several different languages by a group of polyglot nuns in Tormento, Italy.. The proceeds from their labors will go to the restoration of the nearby Cathedral of Gorgonzola. |
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