Evening at Pops On the Esplanade - July 4 1978 - Arthur Fiedler

Remembering Evening at Pops On the Esplanade which first ever aired as part of PBS' Festival '78(March 1978 Pledge Campaign), Circa Tuesday March 7, 1978!! Join the Celebration on Public TV!!

Amazing. I love Arthur Fiedler, and I love being able to see these old concert films. They are such treasures. Speaking of old concerts, is there any way you could post any concert videos of Robert Shaw? He is my favorite.

How lovely ! Arthur Fiedler !!!!

Thank you so much for uploading this!!! I love the documentary at the thirty-one-minute mark especially Fiedler explaining his idea of bringing classical music out of the concert halls and to the masses for free. The Pops Hoedown is terrific especially when the audience sing along to "Pop Goes The Weasel." I was born in '71 so I remember the maestro from my childhood. I love seeing all the seventies hair as well.

Oh, I love the "America Sings" medley! "In The Good Old Summertime" is especially nice.

Oh, man, watching that drummer go on "A Fifth Of Beethoven" was awesome.

I absolutely love this. Please share more if you have it. Thanks very much.

fyi this was recorded July 4rh 1977.

HOLY SMOKES! Ya got any more of these ?

My Uncle was a cameraman for WGBH and was part of the crew that did all the Pops shows at Symphony Hall and on the Esplanade every July 4th. In 1978 he got the assignment of being on top of Hancock Tower overlooking the Esplanade, a VERY TALL building! He had many stories about Arthur Fiedler, he could be your kindly Uncle one minute and an absolute tyrant the next!

My Dad would watch it every Sunday night on our local PBS station. I disliked it when the new conductor took over. It's been a long time since it's been on tv except at Christmas time.

From Evening at Pops Season 9 (1978). This was Arthur Fiedler's final season before his death on July 10, 1979 at the age of 84.🙂

If you could find one of his PBS Christmas Specials - that would be simply amazing. Hands down the best Christmas concert ever - Fiedler, the sing alongs, the announcer.

NASA's "Mission Control Houston", ALWAYS Needed The M.I.T. Type Engineering & Technology "Brilliant Ones" ALWAYS! Yankee Ingenuity! The Largest And Fastest "Yankee Clipper Sailing Ships, EVER BUILT!"
THANKS ARTHUR! FOR "THE GOOD TIMES, FROM BOSTON, MASSACHUSETTS"!

Thank you. Patriotic music always brings tears to my eyes. The Arthur Fiedler days were the good old days!

The best

Seemed more grand back then

LOVE THAT FIFTH OF BEETHOVEN!
HOW EXCITING RIGHT AFTER THE 1812 OVERTURE AND THE CROWD WAS SO INTO ITTTY

Never thought I would see this again. Hold on, I have something in my eye...

WHY DON'T THEY DO IT LIKE THIS ANYMORE WITH THE FIREWORKS AT THE END OF THE STARS AND STRIPES SONG???

I’m watching it today, July 4th. Just love it. I love everything about Boston. What a great tradition.

Beautiful Boston, beautiful music,beautiful memories, love & miss you Boston❤

I cannot find words for my gratitude to sweet, masterful, Arthur Fiedler and Boston! What
happened to our COUNTRY?

Fiedler began the concerts on the esplanade in 1929.

Could the people in the boats hear the music 🎶 :⛵ or were they just waiting for the fireworks 🎆?

Shivers me timbers! Thank you, Boston. Such fond memories.

Our country was so different then. I miss it so much

You know it's kind of funny I remember watching this when I was a little boy live on PBS and I grew up in Providence and because of this show I became a big fan of classical music and of Arthur Fiedler is to this day still my favorite conductor and my favorite composer of all time John Williams thank you all for your time happy Fourth of July 2024

Arthur Fiedler was truly a consummate musician in every way. He chose the pops route because he was good at it, it paid well, and frankly......it's just plain FUN.

However, Fiedler made many a classical recording and I've never heard a single one that I didn't find totally musical and compelling. He really knew what he was doing on the podium.

Why RCA/Sony (or whoever) hasn't put together a Big Box of Fiedler's classical recordings is beyond me. I would jump on it in a heartbeat.

Yes...I could do without the Boston Pops does Beatles and Saturday Night Fiedler, but I would treasure every single one of his classical and light classical recordings.

If you haven't heard Fiedler's Dvorak 9th Symphony, you're in for a real treat.

The Overture to Orpheus was extremely well done.