Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular 2024

Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular 2024 Celebrating Keith Lockhart’s 30th anniversary as conductor of the Boston Pops The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular Independence Day special, with Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Esplanade Orchestra. This is the 50th anniversary concert of the modern July 4th celebration. Guests are Darlene Love, Kelli O’Hara and The Mavericks. Chorus is the U.S. Air Force’s Singing Sergeants. Hosts are Bloomberg TV hosts Romaine Bostick (anchor of “The Close”) and Carol Massar (co-anchor of “Bloomberg Markets”). *=features the U.S. Air Force’s Singing Sergeants SETLIST LOCAL PORTION 00:00:00 As Long As There's Loving Tonight (Malo/Walker/Miller) (The Mavericks solo [sans orchestra]) 00:05:02 Opening Titles 00:05:47 Romaine Bostick & Carol Massar Introduction 1: “Hello, Boston!” 00:07:18 Keith Lockhart Interviews Astronaut Sunita L. Williams 00:10:30 U.S. Army and Navy Enlistment Ceremonies 00:12:03 *You Will Be Found, from “Dear Evan Hansen” (2016) (Pasek/Paul; arr. Armstrong) (The Singing Sergeants solo [sans orchestra]) 00:17:18 Commercial Break 1 00:17:23 Romaine Bostick Interview 1: Keith Lockhart & Darlene Love 00:19:14 Carol Massar Interview 1: Mayor Michelle Wu (D) and BSO President Chad Smith 00:22:00 Medley (Pitney; Spector/Barry/Greenwich; arr. Podd) (Darlene Love solo [sans orchestra]) He’s a Rebel—Da Do Ron Ron 00:27:42 Commercial Break 2 00:27:43 Carol Massar Interview 2: Peter Fiedler 00:28:45 *The Star-Spangled Banner (Key/Smith; arr. R.R. Bennett) 00:30:50 *Unclouded Day (Alwood; arr. Kirchner) (acapella [sans orchestra]) 00:33:25 Keith Lockhart Introduction 1: “Hello, America!” & “Armed Forces Salute” Introduction 00:33:46 *Armed Forces Salute (arr. Werle; ed. Dossett/Romano) The Caissons Go Rolling Along (Army; Sousa)— Anchors Aweigh (Navy; Zimmerman/Miles)— Semper Supra (Space Force; Teachenor/S. Nelson)— Semper Paratus (Coast Guard; Van Boskerck)— The U.S. Air Force (Air Force; Crawford) 00:38:16 Commercial Break 3 Presenting DARLENE LOVE 00:38:18 Romaine Bostick & Carol Massar Introduction 2: Darlene Love 00:38:33 Marvelous (Hawkins; arr. Podd) 00:44:18 River Deep, Mountain High (Spector/Barry/Greenwich; arr. Podd) 00:48:53 Carol Massar Interview 2: The Mavericks 00:50:08 Commercial Break 4 00:50:12 Keith Lockhart Introduction 2: “Thank You to our Sponsors: Herb Chambers, Bloomberg, Biogen, DCR Massachusetts, the Mugar Foundation, Meet Boston and the Fairmont Copley Plaza Hotel” 00:51:24 I’m Shipping Up to Boston (Barr/Casey/Kelly/Guthrie; arr. Hollenbeck) 00:53:39 Keith Lockhart Introduction 3: “Duke Ellington’s Quasquicentennial (125th) Birthday Year” 00:54:30 Caravan (Ellington/Tizol; arr. Colón) 00:59:41 It Don’t Mean A Thing (If It Ain’t Got That Swing) (Ellington/Mills; arr. Sebesky) Presenting KELLI O’HARA 01:03:50 Keith Lockhart Introduction 4: Kelli O’Hara 01:04:32 What More Do I Need?, from “Saturday Night” (1954) (Sondheim; arr. Eliot) INTERMISSION 01:07:45 Commercial Break 5 (History of the Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular) 01:08:46 Romaine Bostick Interview 2: Kelli O’Hara NATIONAL PORTION Presenting THE MAVERICKS 01:12:25 Romaine Bostick Introduction 1: The Mavericks 01:12:35 Live Close By (Visit Often) (Malo/Oslin; arr. Huff/Lee) (solo [sans orchestra]) 01:16:26 Commercial Break 6 01:16:28 Back In Your Arms Again (Malo/Nicholson/Walker; arr. Gray) 01:21:30 Medley (Fernandes; Lennon/McCartney) Guantanamera—Twist and Shout 01:24:18 Commercial Break 7 Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings 01:24:20 Romaine Bostick & Carol Massar Introduction 3: “Commemorating the 80th Anniversary of the D-Day Landings at Normandy Beach” 01:25:00 *Hymn to the Fallen, from “Saving Private Ryan” (1998) (Williams) 01:28:57 Romaine Bostick Introduction 2: “One Voice” 01:29:05 *One Voice (Moody; arr. Stone) 01:35:02 Keith Lockhart Introduction 5: “Patriotic Sing-Along” Introduction 01:35:18 *Patriotic Sing-Along (arr. Hayman) America—Yankee Doodle—I’m a Yankee Doodle Dandy—This Land Is Your Land—You’re A Grand Old Flag—God Bless America 01:39:08 Commercial Break 8 Presenting KELLI O’HARA 01:39:10 Pure Imagination, from “Willy Wonka and the Chocolate Factory” (1971) (Bricusse/Newley; arr. Eliot) 01:41:49 Romaine Bostick & Carol Massar Introduction 4: “Beautiful City” and “America, The Beautiful” 01:42:25 *Beautiful City, from “Godspell” (2011) (Schwartz; arr. W. Van Dyke) 01:45:49 *America, the Beautiful (Bates/Ward; arr. Courage/Hollenbeck) 01:49:58 Commercial Break 9 01:50:02 Keith Lockhart Introduction 6: “1812 Overture” Introduction & Its Dedication to both Arthur Fiedler and David Mugar 01:50:46 1812 Overture (Tchaikovsky) 02:02:45 Romaine Bostick & Carol Massar Introduction 5: “Stars and Stripes Forever” 02:03:00 *Stars and Stripes Forever (Sousa) 02:05:43 Mugar Family Fireworks 02:26:10 Final Words from Keith, Romaine and Carol & Credits