Keith Lockhart

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Keith Alan Lockhart (born November 7, 1959) is an American conductor. He is the Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, the Chief Guest Conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Artistic Director of the Brevard Music Center in North Carolina. Early life: Born on November 7, 1959, in Poughkeepsie, New York, Lockhart is the elder of two children born to Newton Frederick and Marilyn Jean (Woodyard) Lockhart, who worked as computer professionals. He grew up in nearby Wappingers Falls and was educated in the public schools of New York's Dutchess County. He began studying piano at age seven. Lockhart graduated in 1981 from Furman University with a double major in German and piano performance. After transitioning from piano, he then went on to get a master's degree in orchestral conducting from Carnegie Mellon University. Lockhart was initiated into Phi Mu Alpha Sinfonia fraternity in 1978 by the Gamma Eta chapter at Furman University. Musical career: Lockhart's conducting career began as the associate conductor of both the Cincinnati Symphony and Cincinnati Pops orchestras, as well as music director of the Cincinnati Chamber Orchestra. Keith Lockhart has conducted more than 1,900 Boston Pops concerts, most of which have taken place during the orchestra's spring and holiday seasons in Boston’s historic Symphony Hall. Lockhart has also led annual Boston Pops appearances at Tanglewood, 43 national tours to more than 150 cities in 38 states, and four international tours to Japa

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Lights, Camera...Music! Six Decades of John Williams

Holiday Pops

The Celtic Album

A Splash of Pops

The Latin Album

My Favorite Things: A Richard Rodgers Celebration

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American Visions

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It Don't Mean a Thing if It Ain't Got That Swing!

Encore!

Runnin' Wild--Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Play Glenn Miller

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Runnin' Wild: Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops Play Glenn Miller

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The Celtic Album: The Boston Pops Orchestra

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