Cirque de la Symphonie: Cirque Rocks!
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Program
Thursday, September 11, 2025, 7:30pm
BOSTON POPS ORCHESTRA
KEITH LOCKHART conducting
Cirque de la Symphonie
Chloe Lowery & Dan Domenech, soloists
Cirque Rocks!
Overture and Pinball Wizard from Tommy
Townshend—arr. Walden
Dream On
Tyler—arr. Waldin
Like a Prayer
Leonard—arr. Fleischer
Alone
Steinberg/Kelly—arr. Fleischer
Aquarius/Let the Sunshine In
Ragni/Rado/MacDermot—arr. Walden
Hotel California
Felder/Henley/Frey—arr. Fleischer
Come Sail Away
DeYoung—arr. Waldin
INTERMISSION
Kashmir
Plant/Page—arr. Mathes
Girls Just Want to Have Fun
Hazard—arr. Fleischer
A Day in the Life
Lennon/McCartney—arr. Ritchie
Clocks
Berryman/Buckland/Champion/Martin—arr. Ritchie
Enter Sandman
Hammett/Hetfield/Ulrich—arr. Sheehan
Highway to Hell
Young/Young/Scott—arr. McKenzie
Comfortably Numb
Gilmour/Waters—arr. Ritchie
Bittersweet Symphony
Ashcroft—arr. Podd
Corporate support for Thursday evening's concert is generously provided by BSO Business Partner Morgan Stanley.
Artists
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Keith Lockhart
Keith Lockhart is the second longest-tenured conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra since its founding in 1885. He took over as conductor in 1995, following John Williams’s thirteen-year tenure from 1980 to 1993; Mr. Williams succeeded the legendary Arthur Fiedler, who was at the helm of the orchestra for nearly fifty years. Keith Lockhart, who occupies the Julian and Eunice Cohen Boston Pops Conductor chair, has conducted more than 2,100 Boston Pops concerts and annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, as well as 45 national tours and 5 international tours to Japan and Korea. The annual Boston Pops Fireworks Spectacular conducted by Mr. Lockhart draws a live audience of over half a million to the Charles River Esplanade and millions more who view it on television or live webcast. He has led eight albums on RCA Victor/BMG Classics; recent releases on Boston Pops Recordings include A Boston Pops Christmas–Live from Symphony Hall, The Dream Lives On: A Portrait of the Kennedy Brothers, and Lights, Camera… Music! Six Decades of John Williams. The list of nearly 300 guest artists with whom Keith Lockhart has collaborated represents performers from virtually every corner of the entertainment world. Having recently completed an eight- year tenure as principal conductor, he is now chief guest conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra in London; he is also artistic director of the Brevard Music Center summer institute and festival in North Carolina. Prior to his BBC appointment, he spent eleven years as music director of the Utah Symphony. He has appeared as a guest conductor with virtually every major symphonic ensemble in North America and many in Asia and Europe. Before coming to Boston, he was the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. For more on Keith Lockhart, visit www.bso.org/keith-lockhart or bostonpops.org.
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Cirque de la Symphonie
Cirque de la Symphonie is a unique and exciting production designed to bring the magic of the cirque to the music hall. An elegant fusion of cirque and orchestra, the program showcases many of the best cirque artists in the world, thrilling the audience with aerial flyers, acrobats, contortionists, dancers, jugglers, balancers, and strongmen. These accomplished veterans include world record holders, gold-medal winners, Olympians, and some of the most original talent ever seen.
Founder Alexander Streltsov created the concept of cirque paired with symphony in 1998 in a special PBS production with the Cincinnati Pops. Streltsov, a circus veteran from Moscow, is the only aerialist to perform with the Bolshoi Ballet. After winning the gold medal at the prestigious Festival du Mondial in Paris, he starred in a Broadway production. His music and programming sensibilities combined with his performance background to provide a program with stunning three-dimensional visual and musical elements. Classical masterpieces are perfectly choreographed to the elegant movements of cirque artists, elevating cirque artistry to a fine arts level.
Cirque de la Symphonie performs with dozens of orchestras across North America and beyond each season. Sold-out venues feature a wave of new faces, including families, students, and young professionals, many witnessing a live orchestra for the first time. Something magical happens when these cirque veterans take the stage in front of the live orchestra. Audiences are mesmerized by aerialists flying over their heads. Children are amazed at the wizardry of juggling feats and magical acts. The strength and flexibility of strongmen and contortionists leave audiences astounded. Everyone departs with smiles beaming from their faces.
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Chloe Lowery
Powerhouse vocalist and artist Chloe Lowery has leant her talents over the years to such acts as Trans-Siberian Orchestra and Yanni and has starred on Broadway in Rocktopia! She signed her first record deal with RCA Records at age 12, which led to other endeavors such as her symphony shows, PBS specials, and her solo release. Chloe released her debut record, The In-Between, in 2019 to rave reviews. She released her first new music in four years, “Girls Like Me” in December 2023, and “Get Through the Night” in February 2024.
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Dan Domenech
Dan Domenech is an American singer, director and actor best known for his portrayal of Jason Dean in Heathers: The Musical, Drew in the Broadway musical Rock of Ages, and a recurring guest appearance on Glee. Domenech has also appeared in the pre-Broadway runs of Wonderland and Sister Act and national/international tours of RENT and Rock of Ages, and he has worked as associate choreographer for film and TV projects like Tropic Thunder, Step Brothers, Fame, the Academy Awards, and the Emmys. He made his directorial debut in summer 2017 with the beta test of the revamped Heathers: The Musical before its sold-out run at The Other Palace Theater in London directed by Andy Fickman.
Boston Pops Major Corporate Sponsors, 2025-26 Season
The Boston Pops and Symphony Hall major corporate sponsorships reflect the increasing importance of alliance between business and the arts. The Boston Pops is honored to be associated with the following companies and gratefully acknowledges their partnership. For information regarding BSO, Boston Pops, and/or Tanglewood sponsorship opportunities, contact Joan Jolley, Director of Corporate Partnerships, at (617) 638-9279 or jjolley@bso.org.