10th Anniversary:A Boston Pops Celebration

DateAugust 26 1986

Can DescriptionsMaster X4280

AbstractOutdoor concert, second hour, featuring the “Spirit of Massachusetts” and popular composers Anderson, and Cohen, and swing era bandleader compositions like those of the Miller Band. Midway through the program, a sing-along is offered, and the concert closes with a presentation of the “Stars and Stripes” accompanied by a laser light show. Following a commercial break, a brief interview with conductor Dickson closes the broadcast. A news brief for the death of actor Ted Knight appears and is cut off as the recording ends. Specific Viewing Notes or Cautions: All the advertising commercials of the broadcast are included in the recording. These are for soft drinks, automobiles, clothing, and political candidates.

OtherCredits: Faneuil Hall Marketplace A Pops Celebration; with Peter Mehegan, Eileen Prose; Produced by: Richard Sher; Directed by: Bob Comiskey; Associate Producer: Francine Campbell; Story Producers: Lynne McCrea, Debbie Pettibone, Richard Sher; Assistant Directors: Brian Pellicano, Jim Lowell; Engineering Supervisor: Jack Barry; Stage Managers: Frank Gallozzi, Emmons S. Levine; Lighting Director: Wayne Smith; Assistant Lighting Director: Joe Soucar; Switcher: George Ellard; Audio: Doug DeVitt, George Nahas; Audio Assistant: Jim Hughes; Cameras: Zip Bradwell, Emeric Feldmar, Bob Marsocci, Kathy McKenna, Nancy Moloney, Ed Paolino, Roger Rice, Giles Baker; Camera Assistants: Peter MacLeod, Bob Hakkila; Video: Alan Lee, Roger Macie; Videotape: Kathy Wilcox; Transmission: Bill Kinton, Len Spaulding; Engineering Maintenance: Richard Ward; Editors: Andi Jacobs-Clark, Susan Krieger; Post Production: George Ellard; Production Manager: Ed Andre; Orchestral Camera Treatment / Score Reader: Jerome Cohen; Stage Construction: Ron Cameron; Laser Light Show: Dick Sandhouse; Graphic Design: Bill Dawson; Production Assistants: Sharon Lynch, Dorothy Aufiero, Diane Recchia; For The Boston Symphony Orchestra: Acting General Manager: Daniel R. Gustin; Orchestra Manager: Anne H. Parsons; Special Thanks To: Boston Public Library, The Bostonian Society Old State House, The Jabberwocks, John Hancock Mutual Life Insurance C., Macomber Co., Marketplace Consulting Group, The Paramount Brass Quintet, ProMotion, The Rouse Company, Tom Gilmore, Gae Polisner, Urbanimage Corporation; Eileen Prose’s wardrobe provided by: David Joseph; Executive Producer: Joseph Heston; Vice President of Programing & Public Affairs: Paul LaCamera