POPS STAR: THE LEGACY OF JOHN WILLIAMS By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page B21, December 12th, 1993 John Williams leads his final concert as conductor of the Boston Pops on Dec. 20. The statistics on his tenure…
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‘Williams Makes a Stirring Debut with the BSO’ (1993)
WILLIAMS MAKES A STIRRING DEBUT WITH THE BSO By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page 30, August 30th, 1993 MUSIC REVIEW BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA John Williams, guest conductor At: Tanglewood Saturday evening LENOX — Commentators were wondering why…
‘The Williams Whirlwind’ (1993)
THE WILLIAMS WHIRLWIND DINOSAURS, SINATRA HIGHLIGHT HIS BUSY LAST YEAR AT THE POPS By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page B1, May 9th, 1993 John Williams, still at home in California last week, called in to talk about…
‘Pops’ Williams to Retire in ’93’ (1991)
POPS’ WILLIAMS TO RETIRE IN ’93 TO LEAVE CONDUCTOR’S JOB, MAINTAIN LOCAL MUSIC TIES By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, December 20th, 1991 John Williams will retire as conductor of the Boston Pops at the close of the…
‘Hook,’ ‘JFK’ are Latest Hits with the John Williams Touch (1992)
‘HOOK,’ ‘JFK’ ARE LATEST HITS WITH THE JOHN WILLIAMS TOUCH By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page A5, January 19th, 1992 Ten of the 12 top-grossing films in the history of the medium have scores by John Williams,…
‘The Music Man’ (1990)
THE MUSIC MAN – JOHN WILLIAMS WRITES THE SOUND TRACK FOR AMERICA’S MAKE-BELIEVE By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page B23, October 7th, 1990 LOS ANGELES — The Universal Studios tour is a joyride through a land of…
‘Williams Talks of Pops’ Past, Future’ (1990)
WILLIAMS TALKS OF POPS’ PAST, FUTURE By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page 76, July 19th, 1990 LENOX — John Williams had a Pops concert to conduct at Tanglewood on Tuesday, but for the last two weeks he…
‘A New Recording Contract for Pops’ (1989)
A NEW RECORDING CONTRACT FOR POPS By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page 110, December 14th, 1989 John Williams and the Boston Pops signed a new recording contract with Sony Classical, a division of CBS records, on Monday.…
‘The Sugarplum Fairy Talks Turkey’ (1989)
THE SUGARPLUM FAIRY TALKS TURKEY By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page 24, November 26th, 1989 “All Christmas observances in our family are fairly traditional,” says Boston Pops conductor, John Williams, “with gifts and lots of slimming things…
‘You Will Be Hearing From Him’ (1989)
YOU’LL BE HEARING FROM HIM By Richard Dyer, Globe Staff The Boston Globe, page 77, August 31st, 1989 LENOX — Timothy Morrison has returned from Hollywood, where he made his first movie, “Born on the Fourth of July.” You won’t…