With James Taylor and the Boston Pops as the draw, Tanglewood Music Festival in Lenox set a single day attendance record on Wednesday evening, as 24,470 music lovers made the show.
Although Taylor's concerts at Tanglewood are traditionally large draws, the size of the crowd surprised Tanglewood staffers - and even Boston Pops laureate conductor John Williams. Because of traffic delays, audience members were still arriving well into the first set. (Williams joked that some orchestra members were caught in traffic.)
The Pops held court for the first set, with Taylor taking the stage to narrate one piece, excerpts from Copland's, "A Lincoln Portrait." For the second set, Taylor performed new songs as well as some of his classics, such as "Fire & Rain," backed by the Pops orchestra. The audience stood and joined Taylor in singing "America the Beautiful."
After finishing to extended cheers and a standing ovation from the audience, Williams noted that, because of the large crowd, some people may have missed much of the concert. He then reintroduced Taylor, who took the stage for an additional set, with his own band.
Many in the audience sang along to songs such as "You've got a Friend" and "Carolina in My Mind." Taylor finished with his classic (and Berkshire favorite) "Sweet Baby James."
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North Adams Double Murder Case Continued to March
By Stephen DravisiBerkshires Staff
NORTH ADAMS, Mass. — The case of a city man charged with killing his parents was continued to March on Monday.
Darius Hazard, 44, was scheduled for a detention hearing on Monday in Northern Berkshire District Court.
Prior to the start of the court's business, the clerk announced that Hazard's case was continued to Monday, March 2.
Hazard is charged with two counts of first-degree murder and one count of arson in connection with the Nov. 24 fire that claimed the lives of Donald Hazard, 83, and Venture Hazard, 76.
Police say Hazard confessed to the killings and starting the fire and fled the Francis Street home where he lived with his parents.
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