"Leroy Anderson was a crossover composer before anyone came up with the term. The voice of Leroy Anderson became the voice of the Boston Pops in its dual commitment to approachability and to excellence."
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Keith Lockhart, conductor, Boston Pops Orchestra, in Ken Gewertz, "Leroy Anderson Square dedicated" (Cambridge, Massachusetts, July 17, 2003).
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Keith Lockhart
1998 – 2009
Keith Alan Lockhart (born November 7, 1959, Poughkeepsie, New York) is the Conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra and the principal conductor of the BBC Concert Orchestra. He was the music director of the Utah Symphony from 1998 - 2009. He has also held honorary titles in many other orchestras.
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