For immediate release
Thursday, May 9 at 12 p.m.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Dedicates this Summer’s
Tanglewood on Parade to the Late Seiji Ozawa, theOrchestra’s Music Director Laureate
Tanglewood Learning Institute Announces the 2024 Spotlight Series,
with speakers Tracy K. Smith (7/20), Henry Louis Gates Jr. (8/10),
and David Pogue (8/17)
Additional Announcements Include Updated Programs for Renée
Fleming and Yuja Wang Performances and Free Community Events

BSO Music Director Seiji Ozawa (1973-2002) and Boston Pops Conductor Arthur Fiedler(1930-1979) wave to the crowd at Tanglewood on Parade, August 19, 1975 (HeinzWeissenstein, Whitestone Photo).

Tanglewood is pleased to announce additional programs and updates to its 2024
season (June 20–August 31), which celebrate the legacy of Seiji Ozawa andreflect the BSO’s commitment as a service organization to advancing thehumanities and enriching the lives of Berkshire residents:

A Tanglewood on Parade concert dedicated to Seiji Ozawa (August 6),
featuring conductors Alan Gilbert, Keith Lockhart, John Williams, andAnna Rakitina, soprano Christine Goerke, and the Marcus Roberts Trio
The 2024 Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) Spotlight Series with poet andlibrettist Tracy K. Smith (July 20), literary scholar and cultural critic Henry
Louis Gates Jr. (August 10), and technology writer David Pogue (August17)
Program details for the Shed performances of soprano Renée Fleming(July 17) and pianist Yuja Wang (July 13), as well as TMC performances,
Prelude Concerts, and the Popular Artist Series
Free community programs designed for Berkshire residents: Tanglewoodin the City (July 6), Berkshire Day (July 28), and a Days in the Arts camp
for middle school students (June 24–28 and July 8–12)

For the full initial season announcement, issued February 1, 2024, please visit ourwebsite.
Statement from Chad Smith, BSO President and CEO:"The 2024 Tanglewood season offers so much to look forward to, and theseadditions to the schedule make it one of our best summers ever. When we lostSeiji Ozawa last February, we immediately started planning a tribute, and we all
agreed that Tanglewood would be the most fitting place to hold it. Seiji began his
decades-long relationship with the BSO in 1960 as a student at the Tanglewood
Music Center, and he especially loved being at Tanglewood during the 29
summers that he was our music director. He particularly loved Tanglewood on
Parade, and this year we are organizing it in Seiji’s memory. I am also very
excited about the three eminent speakers who will join us for this year’s Spotlight
Series; each one is a thought leader who will help us better understand ourselves,each other, and our world, and how music connects us all."Statement from Keith Lockhart, Boston Pops Conductor“It was my great pleasure to call Seiji my mentor, colleague, and friend. I am
honored to celebrate his extraordinary musical legacy and irrepressible spirit, in aplace he loved so much.”Tanglewood on Parade: Celebrating Seiji!
This year’s Tanglewood on Parade, a much-anticipated tradition that dates to1940, will celebrate the life and legacy of the BSO’s beloved Music Director

Laureate, Seiji Ozawa, who died last February at the age of 88. A musical genius
and thoughtful humanitarian, Ozawa was the BSO’s longest-serving conductor,
holding the title of Music Director for 29 years (1973–2002). At Tanglewood, heconducted hundreds of concerts, mentored generations of Tanglewood MusicCenter fellows, and inaugurated Seiji Ozawa Hall in 1994.
The tribute concert, which takes place in the Koussevitzky Music Shed on
Tuesday, August 6 at 8 p.m., will feature a star-studded lineup of performers,
many of whom made music with Ozawa over the years: Boston Pops Conductor
Laureate John Williams, Boston Pops Conductor Keith Lockhart, guest
conductor Alan Gilbert, former BSO Assistant Conductor Anna Rakitina,
soprano Christine Goerke, and the Marcus Roberts Trio. The eclectic program,reflecting Ozawa’s far-reaching musical impact, begins with John Williams
conducting For Seiji!, which he composed in 1999 in honor of Ozawa’s 25thanniversary as Music Director of the BSO. The program continues with several ofOzawa’s signature pieces (including Hector Berlioz’s “Hungarian March” from The
Damnation of Faust) as well as performances by some of his favorite musicalcollaborators: Christine Goerke (songs by Richard Strauss) and the Marcus
Roberts Trio (Rhapsody in Blue). Interspersed with guest speakers and video
tributes to Ozawa, the program will conclude with the customary 1812 Overtureby Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, which Ozawa conducted a total of 16 times
throughout his years at Tanglewood, followed by a fireworks display over thelawn.
The evening's tribute concert is preceded by a full afternoon of performances andactivities, kicking off with a brass fanfare by musicians from the Boston University
Tanglewood Institute at 2 p.m. Lawn tickets are free for children ages 17 andunder, and families are invited to partake in lawn games, a scavenger hunt, kids
yoga with Kripalu, face painting, magic shows, an instrument playground, and hotair balloon rides (weather permitting). For complete details of the daytime
activities and the evening tribute performance, visit our website. For archival
photos and a history of Tanglewood on Parade, click here.

TLI Spotlight Series

Left to right: 2024 Spotlight Series speakers Tracy K. Smith, Henry Louis Gates Jr., andDavid Pogue

The Tanglewood Learning Institute (TLI) Spotlight Series features some of theworld's greatest thinkers and luminaries in the humanities, who dive into the bigideas of our time through dynamic presentations that investigate a diverse arrayof subjects and perspectives. Each talk illuminates the enduring vitality of music
and uniquely contextualizes the themes of our concert repertoire.
This year’s Spotlight Series begins with Pulitzer Prize-winning poet, memoirist,editor, translator, and librettist Tracy K. Smith (July 20), who served as the 22nd
Poet Laureate of the United States and is a Professor of English and African
American Studies at Harvard University. Her libretto for the opera The Righteous—a co-creation with frequent collaborator and composer Gregory Spears—
receives its world premiere at Santa Fe Opera on July 13. Smith will speak about
connections between literature, poetry, libretti and music, a subject
complementing a weekend of Shed programming rich in programmatic music andopera: Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 The Age of Anxiety (Friday, July 19),
based on W.H. Auden’s eponymous poem, Act III of Richard Wagner’s opera
Götterdämmerung (Saturday, July 20), and Richard Strauss’ tone poem Also
sprach Zarathustra (Sunday, July 21), inspired by Friedrich Nietzsche’s
philosophical novel.
Emmy and Peabody Award-winning filmmaker, literary scholar, journalist, cultural
critic, and institution builder Henry Louis Gates Jr. (August 10) is the AlphonseFletcher University Professor and Director of the Hutchins Center for African &African American Research at Harvard. Professor Gates has published numerous
books and produced and hosted an array of documentary films, including thepopular PBS series Finding Your Roots and Gospel. His latest book, The Black
Box: Writing the Race, was published in March 2024. Professor Gates will shareinsights from Finding Your Roots, his influential series about genealogy, genetics,and history’s impact on our lives today, which has helped to expand America’s
sense of itself, stimulating a national conversation about identity with humor,wisdom, and compassion.
The series concludes with a presentation by Emmy-winning CBS Sunday Morning
correspondent, NOVA host, and former New York Times columnist David Pogue(August 17). The go-to expert on disruptive tech and science in a fast-changing
world, Pogue will speak on artificial intelligence and the future of music, bringing
his expansive knowledge, engaging wit, and occasional song to this hot-button
topic on a night when the Shed concert features Jurassic Park live in concert with
the Boston Pops. Steven Spielberg’s 1993 film features groundbreaking CGI(computer-generated imagery) effects, a technology that, in its infancy when thefilm was made, was as innovative and disruptive within the entertainment industry
as AI is today.
All Spotlight Series events take place at 5 p.m. in Seiji Ozawa Hall, and tickets
are now available for purchase. Additional TLI programs include OpenWorkshops, The Art of Conducting (a new series this year), Talks and Walks with
the BSO’s Vice President of Artistic Planning Anthony Fogg (also new this year),three TLI for Families programs with host Rebecca Sheir, and TLI Presents, which
offers world-class recitals and lectures in the intimate setting of Studio E.

Click here for full bios and downloadable headshots of the2024 TLI Spotlight Speakers

Program Updates
Program information is now available for distinguished soloists soprano Renée
Fleming (soprano) and Yuja Wang (piano), who will headline Shed performanceswith Andris Nelsons and the BSO on July 7 and 13, respectively. Fleming will
perform an all-Strauss program that will include “Die Zeit” and “Da geht er hin”
from Der Rosenkavalier, "Ständchen" "Befreit," and "Gesang derApollopriesterin," interspersed with several of the composer’s iconic works fororchestra. Wang will play Ludwig van Beethoven’s innovative Concerto No. 4, her
first time performing the piece with the BSO, in a program that also includes
Warmth from Other Suns, for string orchestra by BSO Composer Chair Carlos
Simon, and two pieces by Duke Ellington, Three Black Kings and A Tone Parallelto Harlem, in honor of the 50th anniversary of his death (the BSO will perform anall-Ellington Anniversary Celebration at Symphony Hall in November). Wang will
also give a solo recital in Ozawa Hall on July 17 with repertoire to be announced
at a future date.
Additional updates since the initial season announcement in February include
program information for Tanglewood Music Center performances and Prelude
Concerts, available on our website and pdf program listing. The Tanglewood
Popular Artist Series has also announced several new performers: John Fogerty
and George Thorogood (June 20), Roger Daltrey and KT Tunstall (June 22), Boyz
II Men (June 27), Jon Batiste (June 28), Trey Anastasio with the Boston Pops(June 29), Brandi Carlile (June 30), and Jason Mraz with the Boston Pops (July2), and Beck with the Boston Pops (July 23). Among the other popular artists
performing this summer are newly inducted Rock & Roll Hall of Fame band Kool& The Gang with En Vogue (June 23). James Taylor will perform on July 3 and 4,
marking his 50th anniversary at Tanglewood.

Community Events
Tanglewood and the BSO are pleased to announce the continuation of several
free programs designed to provide Berkshire residents with greater access toTanglewood’s musical and educational offerings.
The BSO’s Tanglewood in the City program will take place on Saturday, July 6,
as part of the new Common Ground Festival hosted by Mill Town Foundation andthe City of Pittsfield on The Common in Pittsfield, MA. The free interdisciplinary
festival will run from 3 p.m. to 9 p.m. and will offer activities and performances by
several Berkshires arts and culture groups including MASS MoCA, Kids 4Harmony, Kripalu, Barrington Stage Company, Katunemo, and the Funky Dawgz
Brass Band. The rain date is July 7 (2–8 p.m.)

On Sunday, July 28, Tanglewood hosts Berkshire Day, offering free Shed tickets
to the 2:30 p.m. concert to residents and property owners of Berkshire County.
Andris Nelsons conducts the BSO and Tanglewood Festival Chorus in theafternoon’s program, which celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of former
BSO Music Director Serge Koussevitzky with several of his most enduringcommissions: Aaron Copland’s Piano Concerto (with esteemed soloist PaulLewis), Randall Thompson’s Alleluia, for unaccompanied chorus, and Igor
Stravinsky’s Symphony of Psalms. Also on the program is James Lee III
Freedom’s Genuine Dawn, a BSO co-commission premiered at Symphony Hall
last fall. Tickets may be picked up starting on July 22 at 12 p.m., and residents
must show identification to establish Berkshire County residency or propertyownership.
Since 1968, the BSO has offered Days in the Arts (DARTS), a summer arts
immersion program at Tanglewood for middle school students from both theBerkshires and Boston. This year’s weeklong day program for students from theBerkshires will take place June 24–28 and July 8–12 and is free for all students
accepted into the program. The DARTS program is offered in Boston the weeks ofJuly 15–19 and July 22–26. For more information about the DARTS program,please contact the BSO’s Education and External Engagement department ateducation@bso.org.

***How to Purchase Tickets
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Tickets also may be purchased by calling 888-266-1200 on Monday-Friday, 10 a.m. to
4 p.m. and Saturday 12:30–4:30 p.m.
Tickets for all Tanglewood concerts and events may be purchased at the Symphony
Hall Box Office during regular Box Office hours. The Tanglewood Box Office will open
for the summer on June 8 at 12 p.m. Regular hours are 10 a.m. to 3 p.m.
Popular Artist tickets are available for mobile delivery or for Box Office-Will Call pickup
only. Mobile tickets will appear on the purchaser’s device five days prior to theconcert. Will Call tickets may be picked up at the Tanglewood Box Office starting fivedays prior to the concert. There is a limit of eight tickets purchased per person (fourfor Brandi Carlile).

Accessibility Services
The BSO is committed to providing access to Tanglewood for everyone. For
information about accessible seats, parking, programs, and other accommodations,call 617-638-9431, email access@bso.org, or visit our website.

About Tanglewood

Tanglewood, one of the country’s premier summer music festivals and summer homeof the Boston Symphony Orchestra since 1937, is in the Berkshire Hills of Lenox andStockbridge, Massachusetts. Tanglewood is also the home of the Tanglewood Music
Center, the acclaimed summer music academy founded by Serge Koussevitzky in
1940. Launched in 2019 with the opening of the Linde Center for Music and Learning,
the Tanglewood Learning Institute in collaboration with the newly announced
Humanities Institute offer dynamic and leading-edge performances and events
connecting audiences with musicians, artists, students, scholars, and cultural leaders
through wide-ranging humanities-focused programs. Tanglewood also presents anannual Popular Artist Series in the Koussevitzky Music Shed (1938) and recital andchamber music concerts in Ozawa Hall (1997).

Sponsorship
The BSO is proud to welcome back Genesis as the Official Vehicle of Tanglewood andBerkshire Health Systems as the Official Health System of Tanglewood.

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Andris Nelsons, Ray and Maria Stata Music Director and Head of Conducting atTanglewood
Keith Lockhart, Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor
John Williams, George and Roberta Berry Boston Pops Conductor Laureate
Thomas Wilkins, BSO Artistic Advisor, Education and Community Engagement
and Germeshausen BSO Youth and Family Concerts Conductor
James Burton, BSO Choral Director and Conductor of the Tanglewood FestivalChorus, Alan J. and Suzanne W. Dworsky chair
Tania León and Steven Mackey, The Merwin Geffen, M.D. and Norman Solomon,
M.D. Festival of Contemporary Music Directors
Chad Smith, Eunice and Julian Cohen President and Chief Executive Officer
Edward Gazouleas, Director Designate of the Tanglewood Music Center, endowed
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