Foxfan 188 Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 Williams will be sharing the podium again with David Newman, but unfortunately it won't be the "real" Boston Pops, but rather the "Esplanade" (freelance) orchestra, as the BSO officially closes its season on Sunday, August 16th.It also appears that Mr. Williams will NOT be among the Tanglewood on Parade conductors scheduled for August 4th.If anyone wants to see our beloved Maestro this year, Boston Symphony Hall would be the better place to go (dates to be announced).http://www.bso.org/?brands=6427
Tom 5,616 Posted November 13, 2014 Posted November 13, 2014 I would say it is likely that Williams is scheduled to record either Star Wars or the Spielberg picture late July/early August and that is why he will not be performing with the BSO. It is good to see he is doing the concert in what is likely a busy summer for him.
Smeltington 1,755 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Ah yes, the time draws near for us to buy our Film Night tickets! If I remember right, tickets for the film nights in Boston went on sale in December last year?
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 I was wondering when they were going to announce his Boston dates. I went to see him up in Boston two Springs ago, in May, and it was a fabulous concert with a full Williams program. I am guessing they are not doing that concert this year? Bummer, I was really looking forward to it. Regardless, I will be there for this one if it's his only show on the East Cost in 2015.
Jay 42,494 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 Why are you assuming he's not doing it next year? He's done a concert in May/June in Boston every year for, well I dunno, at least 10+ years straight!Tickets for that concert always go on sale in December!And yea, it was super fun when you came 2 years ago!
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted November 14, 2014 Posted November 14, 2014 1,5 years actually...
Koray Savas 2,256 Posted November 15, 2014 Posted November 15, 2014 My girlfriend wanted to go to this but I'd rather hold out for a Pops concert and another JWFan meet up!
Smeltington 1,755 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 I'm there! They just need to announce those dates!
JWfangirl1992 18 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 For some reason I thought it was much earlier than December that tickets went on sale because I remember buying them during my Women in Antiquity class, haha.
Jay 42,494 Posted November 17, 2014 Posted November 17, 2014 Women in Antiquity? Sounds like a blast!I'll send you a message on FB as soon as I learn they've gone on sale
Jay 42,494 Posted January 22, 2015 Posted January 22, 2015 Bumping this thread to remind people that tickets go on sale this Sunday at 10am EST.http://www.bso.org/brands/tanglewood/features/2015-tanglewood-season.aspx
King Mark 3,834 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Hmm , is that when the announce Williams can't do it due to his minor health issue?
Director of Poltergeist 8,127 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Won't he be recording the Star Wars score around this time? Just cancel all the concerts, lock him in a room with pad/pencil and the final version of The Force Awakens, give him food and water and don't let J.J. Abrams or any of the producers have a say in anything.
Not Mr. Big 4,818 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Wouldn't April be an unusually early time to record?
King Mark 3,834 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Well, by now he could have written most of the music
Not Mr. Big 4,818 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 The film is already complete. They're holding back the release until December to screw with us!
RedBard 71 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 http://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/69830So why say it'll be the "Esplanade" when the program here clearly states that it'll be the Boston Pops?
Balahkay 629 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 They probably have a cut by now that is suitable for scoring. The effects probably aren't done at this stage, but with pre-visual effects, they can easily create a rough cut of the film for Williams to view.
Creatre 0 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 Alright, so with my San Diego trip cancelled...Do I risk getting another trip cancelled in order to see the man? Not a huge fan of David Newman.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 23, 2015 Posted January 23, 2015 I've been told he isn't a very good conductor. WilliamsStarShip2282 1
WilliamsStarShip2282 326 Posted January 24, 2015 Posted January 24, 2015 http://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/69830So why say it'll be the "Esplanade" when the program here clearly states that it'll be the Boston Pops?Because the boston symphony ( which 98% of the bso are in the pops) are going on a european tour in late august, so the program is cut short this year, the last real bso performance being august 12 i thinkAlso, I'm not sure if any of you are donors and get on the pre-order list, but the Pops spring schedule for 2015 has still yet to be set. It could be they are holding out to see if Williams will come or not, but they won't say.
Jay 42,494 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Tickets are now on salehttp://www.bso.org/Performance/Detail/69830I bought mine, we'll be in section 11The website is hammered with traffic, it took me forever to place the order
Maurizio 5,893 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Won't he be recording the Star Wars score around this time?I guess he's working on Steven Spielberg's untitled cold war thriller first (it's gonna be released in October). It's likely he's writing that one right now and will record this spring. Then he'll dive into Ep7 all summer long and will probably record in September. Of course it's all just my own speculation.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 So the Tanglewood concert has two conductors? Who not just John Williams?
Jay 42,494 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 They don't conduct at the same time. At the one I went to two years ago, Williams opened and closed, and Newman did a Pink Panther tribute in the middle.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Well of these two options I would prefer Boston, though Tanglewood being in August would enable me to save some more money.Decisions decisions....
Hlao-roo 390 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 They don't conduct at the same time.That would be awesome, though.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 It would be highly confusing for the orchestra
Hlao-roo 390 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 It would be highly confusing for the orchestraRehearsal.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 25, 2015 Posted January 25, 2015 Surely with two conductors a rehearsal would no longer be required?
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Ok I have a few questions about Tanglewood fro those who have attended these concerts before. I'm sure I could find those answers if I searched though this and especially previous threads, but that would take quote a while.1 - When it comes to getting there from Europe, is Boston Logan Airport the most logical/closest/cheapest one?2 - How hard is it to actually get to Tanglewood. From what I've read over the years and from what Google Maps tells me, it's pretty remote and hard to get to if you dont own a car.3 - Accommodation. Are there decent and affordable hotels in the area?4 - Apart from the concert, is there actually anything else to do there? There don't appear to be a lot of restaurants there.5- This is a big, open air venue. Obviously with amplified sound. How close can you actually get to the podium? Is the audience noisy? Do you get warned if you try and take a picture?6- The concert will have two conductors. Typically how much does John Williams do at these concerts? 50%?
Jay 42,494 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 1 You can google your own pricing, but you can choose between Logan in MA or JFK in NY.2 If you can drive it's not "hard", you simply drive on roads to get there If you don't drive, you're kinda fucked, cause it's in the middle of nowhere. You'd have to pay a taxi or take a bus. There might be a train / bus combo you could do.3 There are hotels everywhere, but when Marcy and I went two years ago, we just used AirBNB.4 Not much in that immediate area, no. It's really in the middle of nowhere. I can't think of anything exciting to do. Maybe others here will have some more knowledge of that.5 If you wanted to be close to the stage, you should have bought tickets the moment they went on sale. All the close seats will be long sold out by now. Don't worry about the whole "open air venue" thing - You can get very close to the stage! Only the $22 lawn seats are huge and in the open air. In front of the lawn is a covered area with normal seats that is just like going to any other venue.6 I'm sure it's different every time. When I went two years ago JW did the bulk of the concert, but David Newman conducted a Pink Panther tribute and one or two other pieces in the middle of the show
BloodBoal 7,544 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I'm sure I could find those answers if I searched though this and especially previous threads, but that would take quote a while.Quited for truth!
Jay 42,494 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 It honestly wouldn't take long at all. All you have to do is go to the search page, type in "Tanglewood", and select "titles only", and you're done. A 10 year old could figure it out.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 But reading through those threads would have taken quite a lot longer.
Jay 42,494 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Boo hoo.Anyways, I answered all your questions on the previous page.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 Yes, you are once again very helpful my friend. I hope in a few months time we can share a drink together.
Andrej 56 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I have bought one Tanglewood Aug 22 (Section 2) ticket yesterday for back-up reasons, should there be no Boston May concert happening.I'm still hoping for Boston though + have already booked airline&hotel ....but if anyone will be interested in that Tanglewood ticket just let me know.
#SnowyVernalSpringsEternal 10,949 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I'm still hoping for Boston though + have already booked airline&hotel ....but if anyone will be interested in that Tanglewood ticket just let me know. Ive been assured Boston tickets will go on sale March 23 on 10 AM local time.
Sandor 858 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 I drove a couple of hours from NYC to Tanglewood in the Summer of 2010 and the way back was quite an experience.... Almost hit 17 deers in the dark of night..! Some seriously freaky sh*t.... I would recommend spending the night in Albany or somewhere closer to Tanglewood.
Jay 42,494 Posted January 26, 2015 Posted January 26, 2015 2 years ago, Marcy and I stayed herehttps://www.airbnb.com/rooms/38156
Maurizio 5,893 Posted January 27, 2015 Posted January 27, 2015 FYI the Hollywood Bowl season has just been announced and this year there's no John Williams concert programmed. David Newman is conducting his own annual Movie Night concert on Sept 6, btw.Back to Tanglewood, on the FSM board someone says that the BSO will premiere a new Williams work on August 4 (looking for more info right now).
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