Tanglewood on Parade

The 2019 Tanglewood on Parade concert on July 23 will be led by the BSO’s active conductor roster including BSO Music Director Andris Nelsons, Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Conductor Laureate John Williams, BSO Youth and Family Concerts Conductor Thomas Wilkins, and the Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky BSO Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood Festival Chorus James Burton. This year’s annual extravaganza features the Boston Symphony, Boston Pops, and Tanglewood Music Center orchestras in a program to include “The Ride of the Valkyries” from Die Walküre; the world premiere of a new work, The Lost Words, for children’s choir and orchestra, by TFC Conductor James Burton, featuring the Boston Symphony Children’s Choir in their only 2019 Tanglewood appearance; and the traditional program finale—Tchaikovsky’s 1812 Overture, followed by a spectacular fireworks display over the Stockbridge Bowl.