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Arthur Nikisch Arthur Nikisch
Arthur Nikisch , 1855-1922, Hungarian conductor and violinist, grad. Vienna Conservatory, 1873. He played in Wagner's orchestra at the dedication of the Festspielhaus at Bayreuth and with the Vienna court orchestra. In 1878 he became conductor of the Leipzig Opera, remaining until 1889, when he... Read more
Boston Pops Orchestra Boston Pops Orchestra
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA Formed: 1885, Boston, Massachusetts Genre: Classical, Pop The Boston Pops is one of the oldest and most venerable musical institutions in the United States. Founded in 1885 for a Promenade Series by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Pops promised Bostonians... Read more
Jane Cowl Jane Cowl
Cowl, Jane (1884–1950), actress. Born in Boston, she studied at Columbia then began her career under the aegis of David Belasco, appearing first in his 1903 production of Sweet Kitty Bellairs and then in The Music Master, The Rose of the Rancho, A Grand Army Man, The Easiest Wa... Read more
Philip Hale Philip Hale
Philip Hale 1854-1934, American music critic, b. Norwich, Vt. He was music critic of the Boston Post (1890-91), Boston Journal (1891-1903), and Boston Herald (1903-34) and annotated the program notes of the Boston Symphony Orchestra from 1901 until his death. A collection of his writings was... Read more
Colonial Theatre Colonial Theatre
Colonial Theatre (Boston). A popular playhouse in Boston for more than one hundred years, the 1,650‐seat house on Boylston Street is a showcase for decorative arts as it combines Victorian splendor with the glitzy sense of fantasy to be found in the later movie palaces. Clarence Blackall... Read more
New England Conservatory of Music New England Conservatory of Music
New England Conservatory of Music at Boston, Mass.; coeducational; est. 1867, chartered and opened 1870. It is closely associated with the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Berkshire Music Center at Tanglewood. Jordan Hall, its main auditorium, is noted for recitals and performances by outstanding... Read more
Boston Symphony Orchestra Boston Symphony Orchestra
Boston Symphony Orchestra founded in 1881 by Henry Lee Higginson, who was its director and financial backer until 1918. The orchestra performed at the Old Boston Music Hall for nearly 20 years until the 2,625-seat Symphony Hall was built in 1900; its concerts continue to be held there. The Boston... Read more
William Finn William Finn
WILLIAM FINN Born: Boston, Massachusetts, 28 February 1952 Genre: Musical Theater Best-selling album since 1990: Falsettoland (1990) William Finn is a prominent Tony Award–winning composer/lyricist in New York's Broadway Theater circles. His best-known work gives a witty, human... Read more
Josiah Quincy (1744-75) Josiah Quincy (1744-75)
Josiah Quincy , 1744-75, political leader in the American Revolution, b. Boston. An outstanding lawyer, he wrote a series of anonymous articles for the Boston Gazette in which he opposed the Stamp Act and other British colonial policies. Nevertheless, Quincy, along with John Adams, defended the... Read more
Randolph Randolph
Randolph town (1990 pop. 30,093), Norfolk co., E Mass.; settled c.1710, set off from Braintree and inc. 1793. A suburb of Boston, it has diverse light manufacturing.... Read more

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