Disney Tim Burton’s The Nightmare Before Christmas in Concert

Led by conductor Keith Lockhart, the Boston Pops, known affectionately as “America’s Orchestra,” performs an exciting and eclectic mix of orchestral arrangements from a wide range of traditions including Broadway and the great American songbook, film music, classical, jazz, pop, country, folk, and, of course, holiday classics. The Pops was created in 1885 as the “light classical” summer-season venture of the Boston Symphony. The Boston Pops Orchestra reached its current iconic status during the 50-year tenure of the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was succeeded in 1980 by the equally renowned film composer John Williams. Keith Lockhart took the helm in 1995 and recently celebrated his 25th anniversary season. It was Fiedler who started the tradition of Pops performances on the Charles River Esplanade, including the annual Fourth of July celebration, brought the Pops to television with Evening at Pops (1970-2004), and initiated Holiday Pops, which marked its 50th anniversary in 2023. Fiedler welcomed to our stages dynamic, world-class guest artists including Ella Fitzgerald, Dizzy Gillespie, Julia Child, and Bob Hope. That tradition continues today with Keith Lockhart working with such stars as Brian Stokes Mitchell, The B-52s, Chaka Khan, Nick Jonas, and Rhiannon Giddens. With the Pops, Keith has made 81 television shows, led 45 national and 5 overseas tours, led the Pops at several high-profile sporting events including the Super Bowl, and recorded fourteen albums. Through it all the orchestra has remained of the most recorded, familiar, and beloved ensembles in the world today.

View the Boston Pops roster and musician bios

Steve Colby, Sound Designer | Pamela Smith, Lighting Designer

The Boston Pops Orchestra may be heard on Boston Pops Recordings, RCA Victor, Sony Classical, and Philips Records.

Steinway & Sons Pianos, selected exclusively for Symphony Hall.

The BSO’s Steinway & Sons pianos were purchased through a generous gift from Gabriella and Leo Beranek.

Special thanks to Fairmont Copley Plaza, Official Hotel of the Boston Pops.

New arrangements and works for the Boston Pops are generously supported by the Cecile Higginson Murphy Pops Programming Fund.

Broadcasts of the Boston Pops are heard on 99.5 WCRB.

Programs and artists subject to change.

The BSO’s 2024-25 season is supported in part by the Massachusetts Cultural Council, which receives support from the State of Massachusetts and the National Endowment for the Arts.

This project is supported in part by an award from the National Endowment for the Arts.

Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc.
Board of Trustees | Board of Advisors | Staff and Administration

In the building of his new symphony for Boston, the Boston Symphony Orchestra’s founder and first benefactor, Henry Lee Higginson, knew that ticket revenues could never fully cover the costs of running a great orchestra. From 1881 to 1918, Higginson covered the orchestra’s annual deficits with personal contributions that exceeded $1 million. The Boston Symphony Orchestra now honors each of the following generous donors whose cumulative giving to the BSO, Tanglewood, and Boston Pops is $1 million or more with the designation of Great Benefactor.    

List reflects giving as of October 15, 2024

‡ indicates a deceased donor 

TEN MILLION AND ABOVE  
Bank of America
Catherine and Paul Buttenwieser  
Julian Cohen ‡  
Fidelity Investments  
Barbara and Amos Hostetter  
Joyce Linde 
Linde Family Foundation  
Maria and Ray Stata  
Anonymous (3) 

SEVEN AND ONE HALF MILLION  
Mr. and Mrs. George D. Behrakis  
John F. Cogan, Jr. ‡ and Mary L. Cornille  
Cynthia and Oliver Curme 
Dell Technologies 
The O'Block Family   

FIVE MILLION  
Bloomberg Philanthropies
Alan J. ‡ and Suzanne W. Dworsky 
Fairmont Copley Plaza 
Germeshausen Foundation 
Ted and Debbie Kelly 
Mass Cultural Council
Cecile Higginson Murphy ‡ 
NEC Corporation 
Plimpton Shattuck Fund
William and Lia Poorvu 
Carol ‡ and Joe Reich
Caroline and James Taylor 
UBS 
Stephen ‡ and Dorothy Weber 
Samantha and John Williams 
Anonymous

TWO AND ONE HALF MILLION 
American Airlines 
Arbella Insurance Foundation and Arbella Insurance Group 
Mary ‡ and J.P. Barger 
Gabriella and Leo ‡ Beranek 
Roberta and George Berry ‡ 
Peter and Anne Brooke ‡ 
Chiles Foundation 
Mr. and Mrs. William H. Congleton ‡ 
Mara E. Dole ‡ 
Eaton Vance Corporation 
Thomas and Winifred Faust 
Jane and Jack Fitzpatrick ‡ 
Nathan and Marilyn Hayward 
Jan Brett and Joseph Hearne 
Susan Morse Hilles ‡ 
Charlie and Dorothy Jenkins / The Ting Tsung and Wei Fong Chao Foundation 
Stephen B. Kay and Lisbeth L. Tarlow / The Aquidneck Foundation 
The Kresge Foundation 
Lizbeth and George Krupp 
Liberty Mutual Foundation, Inc. 
Nancy and Richard Lubin 
Diane Holmes Lupean
Carmine A. and Beth V. Martignetti 
Kate and Al Merck ‡ 
Paul and Sandra Montrone Family
Richard P. and Claire W. Morse Foundation 
National Endowment for the Arts 
Mrs. Mischa Nieland ‡ and Dr. Michael L. Nieland 
William ‡ and Helen Pounds 
Cynthia and John S. Reed 
Patti B. Saris and Arthur I. Segel
Kristin and Roger Servison 
Miriam Shaw Fund 
State Street Corporation and State Street Foundation 
Thomas G. Stemberg ‡ 
Miriam and Sidney Stoneman ‡ 
Elizabeth B. Storer ‡ 
Dorothy Dudley and John Lowell Thorndike ‡
Anonymous (2) 

ONE MILLION 
Alli and Bill Achtmeyer 
Helaine B. Allen ‡ 
Harlan E. and Lois J. Anderson Family Foundation 
Lois and Harlan Anderson ‡ 
Mariann Berg (Hundahl) Appley 
Dorothy and David B. Arnold, Jr. ‡ 
AT&T
Lloyd Axelrod, M.D.
Liliana and Hillel Bachrach 
Caroline Dwight Bain ‡ 
Linda J. L. Becker 
William I. Bernell ‡ 
Estate of Marion Bianchi 
BNY Mellon 
The Boston Foundation 
Lorraine D. and Alan S. (‡) Bressler 
Gregory E. Bulger Foundation / Gregory Bulger and Richard Dix 
Ronald G. and Ronni J. ‡ Casty 
Citizens Bank
Dr. Lawrence H. Cohn ‡ and Roberta L. Cohn 
James and Tina Collias ‡ 
Commonwealth Worldwide Executive Transportation 
Margot C. Connell ‡ and Family
Dick and Ann Marie Connolly 
Country Curtains 
Diddy and John Cullinane 
Edith L. and Lewis S. Dabney ‡
Elisabeth K. and Stanton W. Davis ‡ 
Mary Deland R. de Beaumont ‡ 
Delta Air Lines 
Bob and Happy Doran 
Hermine Drezner and Jan ‡ Winkler 
Alan and Lisa Dynner and Akiko ‡ Dynner 
Deborah and Philip Edmundson 
William ‡ and Deborah Elfers 
Elizabeth B. Ely ‡ 
Nancy S. and John P. Eustis II ‡ 
Shirley and Richard ‡ Fennell 
Anna E. Finnerty ‡ 
John and Cyndy Fish 
Fromm Music Foundation 
Merwin Geffen, M.D. and Norman Solomon, M.D. 
Ann and Gordon Getty Foundation 
Richard and Joy Gilbert
Marie L. Gillet ‡ 
Sophia and Bernard Gordon 
Elizabeth and Phill Gross 
Mrs. Francis W. Hatch 
Mrs. Donald C. Heath ‡ 
The Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Educational, Cultural, and Environmental Foundation  
Ricki Tigert Helfer and Michael S. Helfer 
Francis Lee Higginson ‡ 
John Hitchcock ‡ 
Silka Hook
Edith C. Howie ‡ 
John Hancock Financial 
Muriel E. and Richard L. Kaye ‡ 
Nancy D. and George H. ‡ Kidder 
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation 
Audrey Noreen Koller ‡ 
Farla and Harvey Chet Krentzman ‡ 
Barbara and Bill Leith ‡ 
Elizabeth W. and John M. Loder 
Josh and Jessica Lutzker 
Vera M. and John D. MacDonald ‡ 
Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation 
Jane B. and Robert J. Mayer, M.D. 
The McGrath Family / The Highland Street Foundation
Joseph C. and Paula B. McNay, The New England Foundation 
The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation 
The Messinger Family 
Henrietta N. Meyer ‡ 
Mr. and Mrs. Nathan R. Miller ‡
William Inglis Morse Trust 
Cecile Higginson Murphy Charitable Foundation
Mary S. Newman ‡ 
Mr. ‡ and Mrs. Norio Ohga 
P&G Gillette 
Peter Palandjian and Eliza Dushku-Palandjian/ Intercontinental Real Estate Corporation 
Perles Family Foundation 
May and Daniel ‡ Pierce
Claudio and Penny Pincus 
The Pryor Family 
Mary G. and Dwight P. Robinson, Jr. ‡ 
Susan and Dan Rothenberg ‡ 
Arnold Roy ‡
Carole and Edward I. ‡ Rudman 
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation 
Wilhelmina C. (Hannaford) Sandwen ‡ 
Hannah H. and Dr. Raymond Schneider ‡ 
Carl Schoenhof Family 
The Schwedel Family 
Ruth and Carl J. Shapiro (‡) 
Marian Skinner ‡ 
Solange Skinner ‡
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation / Richard A. and Susan F. Smith ‡  
Carol and Irv Smokler 
Sony Corporation of America 
Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited 
Dr. Nathan B. and Anne P. Talbot ‡ 
Diana O. Tottenham 
The Wallace Foundation 
Edwin S. Webster Foundation 
Roberta and Stephen R. Weiner 
Dr. Christoph Westphal MD PhD and Dr. Sylvia Westphal PhD 
The Helen F. Whitaker Fund
Robert ‡ and Roberta Winters 
Marillyn Tufte Zacharis 
Helen and Josef Zimbler ‡ 
Brooks and Linda Zug 
Anonymous (11)

The Fiedler Society embodies the commitment and vision of Arthur Fiedler, our beloved Boston Pops conductor who started and continued many of the musical traditions that enrich Boston today. The Boston Pops gathers communities to connect through the power and emotion of music, creates the playlist to festive holiday celebrations, and shares the joy of popular music from film scores, Broadway, classics from the American Songbook, and bold humanities-inspired collaborations. For more than 139 years, the Boston Pops has entertained audiences around the world, and since 1995, Conductor Keith Lockhart has gracefully led the orchestra with unwavering dedication and passion. The BSO is grateful to current Fiedler Society members, whose gifts provide essential funding and support for the Boston Pops at Symphony Hall, Tanglewood, and beyond. 

With deep appreciation, the BSO recognizes Fiedler Society members whose gifts of $3,000 or more sustain the Boston Pops Annual Fund. To explore membership opportunities, please contact the Friends Office at 617-638-9276.   

List reflects giving as of October 11, 2024

‡ indicates a deceased donor 

FIEDLER VIRTUOSO $50,000–$99,999 
Mr. Nicholas Vantzelfde and Ms. Lauren Erb

FIEDLER ENCORE $25,000–$49,999
Douglas and Christine Emond
Richard and Nancy Heath
Barbara and Amos Hostetter
King-White Family Foundation
The O'Block Family
In Loving Memory of Richard O’Brien
Mitch and Hilary Pomerance

FIEDLER ENSEMBLE $10,000–$14,999
Stephen and Joan Clark
John W. Henry Family Foundation
Mr. Mark Legan and Mr. Douglas Legan
Rich and Holly Linton Jr.
Dr. and Mrs. Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr.
The McDonald Family in honor of Patricia McDonald
Joseph and Paula McNay, The New England Foundation
Paul & Joyce Mucci Family Foundation
Bob and Laura Reynolds
Barbara and Peter Sidel
Katherine Chapman Stemberg
Mr. and Mrs. Patrick J. Sullivan
Richard and ‡ Bonnie Sullivan
Jean C. Tempel
Linh Vong
Scott and Catherine Webster
Sidney and Deanna Wolk

FIEDLER BACKSTAGE $5,000–$9,999
The Blue Family
Cathy and Jack Brennan
John and Trish Brennan
Mr. Daniel Brownell and Ms. Kelley Laurel
Camille Carlstrom
Jim and Shirley Curvey
Mr. and Mrs. James Davis
Mary Dunbrack
Deirdre and Jeff Hannon
Mr. and Mrs. Blair E. Hendrix
Debbie Johnston
Frances and Tom Knight
In loving memory of Carlin F. Lynch
Emily and Malcolm MacNaught
Jennifer and Brad Moyer
The Arlene F Page and J David Page Charitable Trust
Doug and Karen Pettingell
Carmichael Roberts and Sandra Park
Joanne Zervas Sattley
Carol Searle and Andrew Ley ‡
Ms. Karin Settel
Maggie and Jack Skenyon
Tony and Martha Vorlicek
Anna Marie Wagner and Rob Sinnott
Ed and Judi Zuker
Anonymous 

FIEDLER SOCIETY $3,000–$4,999 
Mr. and Mrs. Eugene F. Barnes III
Mr. and Mrs. Eliot Beal
Mr. David R. Bolton
Franklyn Caine
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Cella
Mark Condon and Jean Hynes
Philip D’Angelo
The DeRosa Family Trust In Loving Memory of Gigi
Florence Electric, LLC
Loretta H. and Gregory J. Gailius
Dr. and Mrs. Richard Gillis
Jonathan and Ruth Goode
Mr. Herbert H. Gowen II
Dorothy A. Grady
Virginia and Paul Guarracino
Dr. Waleed Hassanein
Mary Hines
Peter Hornstra
Alan and Wendy Issokson
Mr. Timothy Johnson
Catherine Lang and Andre Girard
Thomas Lewis and Ailene Robinson
Keith and Emiley Lockhart
Joe and Liz Marconi
Sara and Forrest Milder
Karin and Leonard Monfredo
Jeffrey Moore and Barbara Southcote
Charlene and Peter Mulhern
Mr. and Mrs. Dwight Poler
Mary Jane Restuccia
Frederick J. and Bonnie M.‡ Rich
Margaret and Fred Richardson
Patricia Romeo-Gilbert and Paul B. Gilbert ‡
Connie Ryan and Tom Bales ‡
Lars and Elizabeth Schuster
Bill and Anne Marie Teuber
Mr. and Mrs. William G. Walker
Susan Sprague Walters and Richard Walters
Howard and Karen Wilcox
Leslie Will
Dr. Mary Witkowski
Dr. Xuqiong Wu
Anonymous (2)

The operating support from the following generous donors enables the Boston Symphony Orchestra to maintain an unparalleled level of artistic excellence, to keep ticket prices at accessible levels, and to support extensive education and community engagement programs throughout the greater Boston area and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The BSO gratefully acknowledges these contributors for their philanthropic support during fiscal year 2024 through major corporate sponsorships and events and BSO Business Partners.

List reflects giving as of August 31, 2024

$500,000 AND ABOVE
Fidelity Investments

$250,000–$499,999 
Bank of America
Fairmont Copley Plaza

$100,000–$249,999
Arbella Insurance Foundation
Genesis Motor America

$50,000–$99,999 
Adage Capital Management
Bayberry Financial Services
Turkish Airlines

$25,000–$49,999
Boston Business Journal
ESAI Energy LLC
Goldman Sachs
Goodwin
Hemenway & Barnes LLP
New Balance Foundation

$10,000–$24,999 
Abrams Capital
Aqueduct Technologies, Inc.
Arthur J. Hurley Company, Inc.
Cabot Corporation
Connell Limited Partnership
Elliott Management Corporation
King’s Bowl America
Kripalu Center for Yoga & Health
Medical Information Technology, Inc.
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Morgan Stanley
The Newbury of Brookline
Old Town Trolley Tours of Boston
Ruane Enterprises LLC
Tetlow Realty Associates
Thomas A. and Georgina T. Russo Family Fund
Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
View Boston
Wilmington Trust, part of M&T Bank Family

$5,000–$9,999 
The Baupost Group
Bicon Dental Implant
The Cambridge Homes
CIBC Private Wealth Management
Gallagher
Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce
Herb Chambers Companies
Jack Madden Ford
McLane Middleton
PwC
Saks Fifth Avenue
Walsh Brothers, Inc.

$2,500–$4,999 
1 800 Flowers
ACENTECH
Allen & Gerritsen
Analytix Live
Chubb
Cisco Systems, Inc.
Fiduciary Trust Company
Fire Equipment, Inc.
Goddard House
Klocke Estate Distillery
Natixis Global Asset Management
Rockland Trust
Sametz Blackstone Associates
Shift Paradigm, LLC
Vacovec, Mayotte & Singer LLC
Verrill
Welch & Forbes, LLC

The operating support from the following generous donors enables the Boston Symphony Orchestra to maintain an unparalleled level of artistic excellence, to keep ticket prices at accessible levels, and to support extensive education and community engagement programs throughout the Berkshires, Greater Boston area, and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts. The BSO gratefully acknowledges these contributors for their philanthropic support through foundation and government grants.    

List reflects giving as of August 31, 2024

$100,000 AND ABOVE
Fromm Music Foundation
Highland Street Foundation
Massachusetts Cultural Council
Massachusetts Office of Travel and Tourism 
Miriam Shaw Fund
The Nancy Foss Heath and Richard B. Heath Educational, Cultural and Environmental Foundation
National Endowment for the Humanities
Institute of Museum and Library Services

$50,000–$99,999  
Janey Fund Charitable Trust
Kingsbury Road Charitable Foundation
National Endowment for the Arts

$25,000–$49,999  
The Aaron Copland Fund for Music, Inc.
Carl and Ruth Shapiro Family Foundation
Grew Family Charitable Foundation
Edwin S. Webster Foundation
Elizabeth Taylor Fessenden Foundation
Liberty Mutual Foundation, Inc.
Richard Saltonstall Charitable Foundation
The Richard and Ann J. Prouty Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Richard and Susan Smith Family Foundation
Saquish Foundation
Miss Wallace M. Leonard Foundation
Anonymous

$10,000–$24,999
Abbot and Dorothy H. Stevens Foundation
The Alice Ward Fund of The Rhode Island Foundation
Edward A. Taft Trust
Lucia B. Morrill Charitable Foundation, Bank of America, N.A., Co-Trustee
Nancy Lurie Marks Family Foundation
Yawkey Foundation

$5,000–$9,999
Adelaide Breed Bayrd Foundation
The Alice M. Ditson Fund of Columbia University
American-Scandinavian Foundation
The Amphion Foundation, Inc.
Demoulas Foundation
Feigenbaum Foundation
Finlandia Foundation National
The Fuller Foundation
The E. Nakamichi Foundation
Jackson and Irene Golden 1989 Charitable Trust 
Koussevitzky Music Foundation
Katharine L.W. and Winthrop M. Crane III. Charitable Foundation
Mattina R. Proctor Foundation
Stevens Foundation
Stetson Whitcher Fund
William E. and Bertha E. Schrafft Charitable Trust

$2,500–$4,999
Albert O. Wilson Foundation
Brookline Youth Concerts Fund
The Clayton F. and Ruth L. Hawkridge Foundation
Feigenbaum Foundation 
Oxford Fund

$1,000–$2,499
Apple Lane Foundation
Catherine McCarthy Memorial Trust Fund
Elizabeth Grant Fund
Elizabeth Grant Trust
Max and Sophie Mydans Foundation 
Paul and Edith Babson Foundation