The inside story of how John Williams was secretly chosen Boston Pops conductor in 1980

[Tydirium 1,167]

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/inside-story-of-how-john-williams-was-secretly-chosen-boston-pops-conductor/article_2cf34792-1e4e-11ed-be95-1fb1e514d289.html

[BB-8 3,473]

2 hours ago, Tydirium said:

https://www.berkshireeagle.com/opinion/columnists/inside-story-of-how-john-williams-was-secretly-chosen-boston-pops-conductor/article_2cf34792-1e4e-11ed-be95-1fb1e514d289.html

Thanks, I had previously copied the link into the "Boston CD box" thread (too lazy to create a new one).

[artguy360 1,843]

Nice article. Thanks for sharing! Too bad things went south towards the end. 

[eitam 364]

25 minutes ago, artguy360 said:

Nice article. Thanks for sharing! Too bad things went south towards the end. 

 

They did ? Wikipedia says the "America, the Dream Goes On" showdown was in 1984, 9 years before the end of his tenure. Are you referring to something else ? 

[artguy360 1,843]

1 minute ago, eitam said:

 

They did ? Wikipedia says the "America, the Dream Goes On" showdown was in 1984, 9 years before the end of his tenue. Are you referring to something else ? 

I was referring to the end of JW's tenure.

[eitam 364]

Oh, so no reason to assume he left on bad terms with the orchestra or because of some internal tensions

[Tom 4,653]

1 hour ago, eitam said:

Oh, so no reason to assume he left on bad terms with the orchestra or because of some internal tensions

By all accounts, he left on very good terms.  He wanted to spend more time composing and less with all the admin and conducting time necessary as conductor.  He was in his 60s when he retired.  Plus, he has maintained an active laureate role, recorded film scores with them, and wrote several concerti for performers.  I am not sure what Artguy's issue is.