Williams to Conduct at ‘Tanglewood on Parade’ Concert

John Williams has been added to the line-up of this year’s ‘Tanglewood on Parade’ concert, which takes place on August 4 at the Koussevitzky Music Shed in Lenox, MA. According to the concert program, Williams will conduct the Boston Pops in two selections from Star Wars – “Princess Leia’s Theme” and “The Throne Room and End Title”. Earlier in the show, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra conducted by Stéphane Denève will perform Williams’ Sound the Bells, the second movement of his Violin Concerto (with Tamara Smirnova as soloist), and his latest concert piece JUST DOWN WEST STREET…on the left, which premiered on July 5Full program and ticket purchase at BSO.org