longtime director Arthur Fiedler, the orchestra has recorded extensively, made frequent tours, and appeared often on television.

History

In 1881, Henry Lee Higginson, the founder of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, wrote of his wish to present in Boston "concerts of a lighter kind of music". The Boston Pops Orchestra was founded to present this kind of music to the public, with the first concert performed on July 11, 1885, under the leadership

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