Editing Boston Pops (section)

=== Spring Season ===
==== 2012 ====
''[[Glee (TV series)|Glee]]'' star [[Matthew Morrison]] performed with the orchestra.

==== 2014: "The Very Best of The Boston Pops" (May 7–June 14, 2014) ====
The 2014 Spring Season was announced towards the end of February 2014, with the title "The Very Best of the Boston Pops".

Opening Night was Wednesday, May 7 at 8&nbsp;pm, and the orchestra opened with "The Very Best of the Boston Pops with [[Jason Alexander]]", conducted by Keith Lockhart.

"The Very Best of the Boston Pops" was conducted by Lockhart and performed on select nights throughout the season, giving audiences both a chance to see what the orchestra was capable of performing (given the various selections from their vast library of compositions) as well as the opportunity to select which dates worked best for them. These performances were given on Thursday, May 8, Friday, May 9, Tuesday, May 27th ([[Arthur Fiedler]] Night 2014), and Friday, June 13.

==== 2015 (May 6–June 13, 2015) ====
During the 2015 Pops Spring Season, the orchestra worked with [[Bernadette Peters]] (who opened the spring season that year), The Midtown Men, and [[Audra McDonald]]. In 2015, the film that was chosen for the "Film with Orchestra" series was ''[[Singin' In The Rain]]''. The orchestra also had tributes throughout the season: two nights of the orchestra playing the music of [[The Beatles]]; the ever-popular "John Williams Film Night"; a [[Celtic music|Celtic]] sojourn hosted by Brian O'Donnovan with [[Carlos Núñez Muñoz|Carlos Núñez]] and [[Karan Casey]] as the special guests; the ever-popular "[[Gospel]] Night at Pops" conducted by [[Charles Floyd (conductor)|Charles Floyd]] featuring [[The Blind Boys of Alabama]]; the return of "Cirque de la Symphonie" featuring Cirque du Soleil performers; and ending with Simply Sondheim, featuring [[Marin Mazzie]], [[Jason Danieley]] and the Tanglewood Music Center Fellows as special guests.

==== 2017: "Lights, Camera…Music: Celebrating Six Decades of John Williams" ====
During the 2017 Pops Spring Season, the orchestra had its first season-long tribute to a composer, that composer being John Williams. They recorded a new CD, ''Lights, Camera, Music: Six Decades of John Williams'', which was released during the season. The orchestra had two pre-season events which marked the first time the orchestra had ever used Symphony Hall before May: "Celebrating John Williams!" and "''[[E.T.]]'' in Concert". The Pops opened the season with [[Queen Latifah]], and went on to host such events as "[[Mamma Mia! (musical)|Mamma Mia]]! Mother's Day with the Music of [[ABBA]]", working with Ben Folds, "Gospel Night" in its 25th anniversary with Floyd and the Boston Pops Gospel Choir; [[Leslie Odom Jr.]] in his orchestral debut after starring in ''[[Hamilton: An American Musical]]''; performing a tribute to [[The Beatles]] with Larry "Cha-Chi" Loprete as the host; "Parting with [[The B-52s]]", and giving the world-premiere of ''[[Sondheim on Sondheim]]'' with Philip Boykin, Carmen Cusak, [[Gabriel Ebert]], and [[Lisa Howard (American actress, born 1975)|Lisa Howard]] as the vocalists.

==== 2018: "Celebrating Leonard Bernstein's Centennial" (May 9–June 16, 2018) ====
The 2018 Spring Season was announced on Monday, February 26, 2018, and featured a season-long celebration and tribute to [[Leonard Bernstein]]'s centennial.

During the 2018 Pops Spring season, the orchestra worked with both Leslie Odom Jr. and [[Andy Grammer]] (who was the Opening Night headliner) for the second time after successful Fourth of July performances, as well as [[Sutton Foster]] again, who performed "A Broadway Celebration" with the orchestra. Some highlights of the season were the return of Laureate Conductor and legendary film composer John Williams for his annual "Film Night" appearances, in addition to an Opening Night salute to [[Leonard Bernstein]] for the occasion of Bernstein's centennial later that year. In addition to celebrating Bernstein's centennial, the orchestra presented concert versions of both ''[[On the Town (musical)|On The Town]]'' and "''[[West Side Story]]'' In Concert". They "Danced to the Movies", and were joined by tenor [[Alfie Boe]] who "Rocked the Pops" with them. The Pops were joined by [[Ashley Brown]], [[Josh Strickland]], Alton Fitzgerald White and [[Merle Dandridge]] to perform beloved songs from 9 [[Tony Award]]-winning and [[Academy Award]]-winning scores to "[[Disney]]'s Broadway Hits". The orchestra also performed "The Best of the Boston Pops" Concerts, a series that hadn't been featured since 2013. The Pops performed their annual "Gospel Night" with the Boston Pops Gospel Choir and guest star [[Melinda Doolittle]] under the direction of Charles Floyd. The orchestra also welcomed back Leslie Odom Jr. with special guests [[Renée Elise Goldsberry]] and [[Phillipa Soo]] for "An Evening with Leslie Odom Jr".

==== 2019: "Boston Pops: It's a Party!" (May 8–June 15, 2019) ====
The 2019 Spring Season was announced on Monday, February 25, 2019, with the title "Boston Pops: It's A Party!"

[[Bernadette Peters]] was the Opening Night headliner, with the Pops performing a tribute to the 50th anniversary of the [[Apollo 11]] Moon Landing, the world premiere of "From The Earth to the Moon and Beyond", a piece by composer James Beckel. May 9 was the annual Presidents At Pops fundraising gala held every year.

The orchestra performed the score to ''[[Star Wars: A New Hope]]'' in its entirety, live to picture on May 10 and 11 (both the 3om matinee and the 8&nbsp;pm concert), and 14.

==== 2021: "Keith Lockhart's 25th Anniversary" (May 5–June 12, 2021) ====
The 2020 Spring Season was announced on Wednesday, February 26, 2020, with a special acknowledgement towards Lockhart's 25th anniversary as conductor. On April 8, the Boston Symphony Orchestra announced that their spring season would be postponed due to the global [[COVID-19 pandemic]] of early 2020–21.<ref>{{Cite web|last=Slane|first=Kevin|date=February 26, 2020|url=https://www.boston.com/events/events/2020/02/26/boston-pops-season-cancelled|title = Boston Pops 2020 season canceled; fate of July 4 Fireworks Spectacular to be decided in mid-May}}</ref> Keith Lockhart reassured patrons that the 2020 Spring Season would be performed the following year, although it would now be marking his 26th anniversary as conductor.

Opening Night 2021 was Wednesday, May 5 at 8&nbsp;pm and featured "An Evening with Penn & Teller", to be repeated on Thursday, May 6 at 8&nbsp;pm.

The Boston-based group [[Guster]] joined the orchestra on Friday, May 7 and Saturday, May 8 at 8&nbsp;pm to continue their orchestral performances.

''[[Star Wars: The Empire Strikes Back]]'' was shown Wednesday, May 12 at 8&nbsp;pm, Thursday, May 13 at 8&nbsp;pm, Saturday, May 15 at 3&nbsp;pm and Saturday, May 22nd at 3&nbsp;pm.

"''Songs of America'' with [[Jon Meacham]]" was the program for Tuesday, May 18 at 8&nbsp;pm (also [[Arthur Fiedler]] Night 2021) and Wednesday, May 19 at 8&nbsp;pm. The Pops were joined by Meacham and the [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]], under the direction of [[James Burton (conductor)|James Burton]] for the first two of their four appearances that spring.

"''[[Ragtime (musical)|Ragtime]]'' In Concert" was the next performance, for Thursday, May 20 at 8&nbsp;pm, and Friday, May 21st at 8&nbsp;pm.

"The Wonderful World of [[Alan Menken]]'s Music" was the program for Wednesday, May 26 at 8&nbsp;pm, Thursday May 27 at 8&nbsp;pm, and Saturday, May 29 at 2&nbsp;pm. The Pops were joined by [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] actors [[Sierra Boggess]], [[Telly Leung]] and Alton Fitzgerald White for these performances. 

"Celebrating 25 with Keith!" was presented as special performances on Tuesday, June 1, Wednesday, June 2 and Thursday, June 3 all at 8&nbsp;pm. The Pops special guests for the event were [[Megan Hilty]] and [[Jason Danieley]].

"[[Danny Elfman]]'s Music from the Films of [[Tim Burton]]" was performed on Friday, June 4 and Saturday, June 5, both at 8&nbsp;pm. The Pops were conducted by [[Ted Sperling]] and were supposed to be joined by the [[Tanglewood Festival Chorus]] under the direction of [[James Burton (conductor)|James Burton]], for the last two of their four appearances that spring.

"[[Star Wars]]: The Story in Music" was performed on Wednesday, June 9 at 8&nbsp;pm.

"An Evening with [[Amanda Palmer]], [[Neil Gaiman]] & The Boston Pops" was Thursday, June 10 and Friday, June 11, both at 8&nbsp;pm. The Pops were joined by Palmer and Gaiman as special guests.

"Gospel Night" was Saturday, June 12 at 8&nbsp;pm. The Pops were conducted by Charles Floyd, and [[Smokie Norful]] was the special guest.