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The conductor John Oliver, who was the Vocal and
Choral Activities Director at the Tanglewood Music Center founded this
choir in 1970. They are a
chorus of volunteers who were originally established to accompany the
Boston Symphony and Pops orchestras in their summer concerts and their
membership currently runs at around 250 artists. Internationally known, they have sung at the 1994 and
1998 Olympic Games opening and closing festivals as well as making a tour
to Japan and Hong Kong in 1994, which was their first overseas
appointment. Making numerous
recordings with the Boston orchestras, they have been heard as a virtual
backing group on a tour by James Taylor, whose wife is a member, appeared
on the TV show A Faust Symphony and they have also been heard on the
soundtracks of the movies Mystic River and Saving Private Ryan.
Boston Pops recordings
Leroy Anderson
A Christmas Festival
Philips 416 287 - 2 (CD: We Wish You a Merry
Christmas)
Conductor - John Williams
Choirmaster - John Oliver
A Christmas Festival
Sony SK 48232 (CD: Joy to the World)
Conductor - John
Williams
Choirmaster - John
Oliver
Sources:
- http://www.bso.org/bso/index.jsp?id=bcat5240070
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanglewood_Festival_Chorus
- http://imdb.com/company/co0208448/
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