The Boston Pops Cheer Up Children At Local Hospital

WBZ News Radio's Emma Friedman Reports. 

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Episode Transcript

Speaker 1 (00:01):
The Boston Pops Entanglewood Festival Chorus, turning the gym at
Franciscan Children's Hospital into its very own symphony home. Rachel Child,
there is a horn player with the Pops, tells me
it's a truly heartwarming experience, maybe even a bit of
holiday magic. Seeing how the kids' faces light up when
the Pops start playing.

Speaker 2 (00:20):
You see immediately the impact that music has on people,
on their expressions, on their bodies. People start dancing and
singing and clapping.

Speaker 1 (00:28):
Here's conductor Keith Lockhart.

Speaker 3 (00:29):
We want to hold them, We want to do something
for them.

Speaker 4 (00:32):
They are so obviously facing serious challenges in their life,
and the chance to get out of our wonderful, comfortable
spot in Symphony Hall and come in and do something
good for the community is something that means a lot
to all of us, I think particularly for the parents
in the.

Speaker 1 (00:47):
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