Amanda Palmer Pops into New Year
Joins Keith Lockhart at Symphony Hall December 31
By: Ariel Petrova - Oct 05, 2009
Provocative musician and artist Amanda Palmer will join Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops on Thursday, December 31, at 10 p.m., to ring in the New Year at Symphony Hall. Doors for this New Year's Eve celebration will open at 8:00 p.m. with pre-concert entertainment, and all concert-goers will be treated to a gourmet boxed dinner. The evening's festivities will feature Keith Lockhart leading the Boston Pops, and will feature material from Palmer's punk cabaret group The Dresden Dolls, her solo album, Who Killed Amanda Palmer, and much more. Amanda Palmer last performed with the Boston Pops on June 19 and 20, 2008.
Tickets for the New Year's Eve celebration are priced from $45 to $160. They may be purchased online at www.bostonpops.org, phone through SymphonyCharge at 617-266-1200 or 888-266-1200 or in person at the Symphony Hall Box Office. Box Office hours are 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, and 12 p.m. to 6 p.m. or through intermission on Saturday. American Express, MasterCard, Visa, Discover, Diners Club, and cash are all accepted. There is a $5.50 per ticket handling fee for tickets ordered by phone or online.
Continuing one of Boston's most beloved holiday traditions, Keith Lockhart and the Boston Pops open the 2009 Boston Pops Holiday Series on Wednesday, December 9, kicking off a season that runs through New Year's Eve, performing popular classics and new favorites including their show-stopping arrangement of "The Twelve Days of Christmas," available for download at www.BostonPops.org/digital in three formats: standard MP3 (320 kb/sec) for $3.99; AIFF hi definition stereo for $4.99; and WMA Windows Media hi-definition for $4.99.
Amanda Palmer is a performer, director, composer and musician, who is best known for her role as front woman and keyboardist for the internationally-acclaimed punk-cabaret band The Dresden Dolls, founded nearly a decade ago with drummer Brian Viglione. Her recent work includes a residency at the Famous Spiegeltent at Edinburgh, for which she garnered two five-star fringe reviews, and a nearly-sold-out American Repertory Theatre run of The Onion Cellar, an original piece spearheaded by Amanda and featuring The Dresden Dolls. In September 2008, Amanda released Who Killed Amanda Palmer, her debut solo album, which was produced by esteemed musician Ben Folds. To complement her solo album, she created a storybook of photography with acclaimed author Neil Gaiman, and produced an ambitious 12-video DVD project to match each song of the record with filmmaker Michael Pope.
Programs and artists are subject to change. For further information, call the Boston Pops at 617-266-1492 or visit the orchestra online at www.bostonpops.org.