JT To Host Free Video Stream For “Best Of Tanglewood On Parade”

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Coming up on Tuesday, August 18, James Taylor will be hosting a free video stream of "The Best of Tanglewood On Parade."

From the Official Press Release From Tanglewood:

DETAILS ANNOUNCED FOR VIRTUAL TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE EVENT ON AUGUST 18 AT WWW.TANGLEWOOD.ORG:

ON TUESDAY, AUGUST 18 AT 8 P.M., JAMES TAYLOR TO HOST THE BEST OF TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE, A VIDEO STREAM OF HIGHLIGHTS FROM PAST TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE CONCERTS FEATURING THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, BOSTON POPS, TANGLEWOOD MUSIC CENTER ORCHESTRA, TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS, AND BOSTON SYMPHONY CHILDREN'S CHOIR, WITH CONDUCTORS ANDRIS NELSONS, KEITH LOCKHART, JOHN WILLIAMS, JAMES BURTON, AS WELL AS A SPECIAL ARCHIVAL PERFORMANCE BY SEIJI OZAWA.

HIGHLIGHTS OF FREE ONLINE GALA CONCERT INCLUDE SONG PERFORMANCES FROM JAMES TAYLOR’S APPEARANCES WITH JOHN WILLIAMS AND THE TANGLEWOOD FESTIVAL CHORUS PLUS THE REPRISE OF JAMES BURTON’S THE LOST WORDS, A MUSICAL RENDITION OF EXCERPTS FROM THE ACCLAIMED CHILDREN’S BOOK BY ROBERT MACFARLANE AND JACKIE MORRIS, PREMIERED AT TANGLEWOOD IN 2019.

TANGLEWOOD ON PARADE PROGRAM WILL BE CAPPED OFF BY A PERFORMANCE OF TCHAIKOVSKY’S 1812 OVERTURE, LED BY BSO MUSIC DIRECTOR ANDRIS NELSONS.

PROGRAM AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD AT WWW.TANGLEWOOD.ORG, AS PART OF THE TANGLEWOOD 2020 ONLINE FESTIVAL, AND IS ON VIEW THROUGH AUGUST 25.

CLICK HERE TO VIEW COMPLETE TANGLEWOOD 2020 ONLINE FESTIVAL SCHEDULE, July 1-August 23, 2020.