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John Williams, composer of the music to "Star Wars" and "Jaws" and winner of three Academy Awards in his field, has been named as the new conductor of the Boston Pops Orchestra, filling the vacancy created by Arthur Fiedler's death last July...
Joseph Silverstein, concertmaster and assistant conductor of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, led members of the orchestra in a musical tribute to Fiedler, playing works by Bach, Beethoven and Mozart during the service...
...Many, many people became music lovers because of Arthur Fiedler. In Europe and Asia too. He was really a genius, making a very special tie between people and music. We were great friends ...he was like a father to me," said Ozawa, who broke down while giving the tribute...
...Arthur Fiedler knew that good music brings out the best in people," Kennedy said Tuesday...
Dickson called Fiedler a symbol of the common man, adding that Fiedler took music out of the ivory tower and brought it to the people. Dickson added however, that Fiedler was a man of great self-effacement who wouldn't have thought much of such praise...