| DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR 2020 BOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR BROADCAST: A BOSTON POPS SALUTE TO OUR HEROES, UNDER THE DIRECTION OF KEITH LOCKHART, TO PAY TRIBUTE TO THE FRONT LINE AND ESSENTIAL WORKERS AND THOSE WHO HAVE LOST THEIR LIVES DURING THE COVID-19 HEALTH CRISIS |
| BLOOMBERG TO BROADCAST A BOSTON POPS SALUTE TO OUR HEROES ON BLOOMBERG TELEVISION (AVAILABLE ON CABLE/SATELLITE AND STREAMING SERVICES) AND ON BLOOMBERG RADIO ON SATURDAY, JULY 4, 8-11 P.M., EDT; SHOW TO BE SIMULCAST ON JULY 4 ON BOSTON’S WHDH-TV |
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| 2020 JULY 4 PROGRAM TO SPOTLIGHT SOME ALL-TIME FAVORITE MOMENTS FROM RECENTBOSTON POPS FIREWORKS SPECTACULAR BROADCASTS, INCLUDING PERFORMANCESBY MELISSA ETHERIDGE, ANDY GRAMMER, RHIANNON GIDDENS, ARLO GUTHRIE, LESLIE ODOM, JR., QUEEN LATIFAH, RITA MORENO AND BRIAN STOKES MITCHELL, AS WELL AS AN APPEARANCE BY AMANDA GORMAN,THE FIRST YOUTH POET LAUREATE OF THE UNITED STATES |
| A BOSTON POPS SALUTE TO OUR HEROES TO FEATURE NEW CONTENT, INCLUDING A SPECIAL VIRTUAL PERFORMANCE BY RENESE KING WITH KEITH LOCKHART AT THE PIANO ANDTHE BOSTON POPS RECENT VIRAL HIT OF SUMMON THE HEROES WITH A SPECIAL MUSICAL AND SPOKEN INTRODUCTION BY JOHN WILLIAMS |
| To view B Roll footage of other featured artists, click here. |
| KEITH LOCKHART TO PUT A SPECIAL FOCUS ON INTRINSIC MESSAGES OF THE INDEPENDENCE DAY HOLIDAY AND FUNDAMENTAL THEMES OF OUR TIMESAROUND ACHIEVING A JUST AND EQUAL SOCIETY FOR EVERYONE |
| FAVORITE BOSTON POPS JULY 4 TRADITIONS—A PATRIOTIC SING-ALONG, THE STARS AND STRIPES FOREVER, AN APPEARANCE BY THE U.S. ARMY FIELD BAND AND SOLDIERS CHORUS, AND THE 1812 OVERTURE TO FILL OUT THE PROGRAM, WITH A RETROSPECTIVE FIREWORKS EXTRAVAGANZA BRINGING THE BROADCAST TO A CLOSE |
The Boston Pops Announces Star-Studded Broadcast.
