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Evening at Pops; Americana Night With Marian Anderson

06/24/1974

Minor video dropouts during first 10:00 of tape. Quality improves after that and holds steady throughout remainder of tape.

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Series

Evening at Pops

Program

Americana Night With Marian Anderson

Program Number

601

Series Description

Taped shows of the Boston Pops. First telecast on WGBH in June 1957; Arthur Fiedler conducting at MIT Kresge Auditorium. Premiered nationally July 5, 1970, performances at Symphony Hall. Series release date: 1970

Program Description

Some rousing tunes and thoughts for Independence Day with the New England Conservatory Chorus, plus a Pops medley of favorites. But the his point of the evening is Aaron Copland's Lincoln Portrait narrated by the Lady from Philadelphia, Marian Anderson.

Duration

00:59:09

Asset Type

Broadcast program

Media Type

Video

Genres

Performance for a Live Audience

Topics

Music

Creators

Dangel, Susan (Series Producer)

Citation

Chicago: “Evening at Pops; Americana Night With Marian Anderson,” 06/24/1974, GBH Archives, accessed January 24, 2021, http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_25E4C452995C4CE3A699537EBCDE9D36.

MLA: “Evening at Pops; Americana Night With Marian Anderson.” 06/24/1974. GBH Archives. Web. January 24, 2021. <http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_25E4C452995C4CE3A699537EBCDE9D36>.

APA: Evening at Pops; Americana Night With Marian Anderson. Boston, MA: GBH Archives. Retrieved from http://openvault.wgbh.org/catalog/V_25E4C452995C4CE3A699537EBCDE9D36