SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON Telephone, Commonwealth 6-149* SEVENTY-FOURTH SEASON, 1954-1955 CONCERT BULLETIN of the Boston Symphony Orchestra CHARLES MUNCH, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk COPYRIGHT, 1954, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot President Jacob J. Kaplan . Vice-President Richard C. Paine Treasurer Talcott M. Banks, Jr. C. D. Jackson John Nicholas Brown Michael T. Kelleher Theodore P. Ferris Palfrey Perkins Alvan T. Fuller Charles H. Stockton Francis W. Hatch Edward A. Taft Harold D. Hodgkinson Raymond S. Wilkins Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS Philip R. Allen M. A. DeWolfe Howe N. Penrose Hallowell Lewis Perry Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager G. Rector ) Assistant W. J. J. Brosnahan, Assistant Treasurer N. S. 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Since then, under the direc- tion of Dr. Davison and subsequently G. W. Woodworth, they have sung the great choral works of Bach, Beethoven, Handel, Berlioz, Brahms, Debussy, and many more. David McCord, in a book about to be published, "An Acre for Educa- tion," apty describes the growth of the College from its small beginnings when it was known as the "Annex" of Har- vard, until the retrospective moment of its 75th year. He develops his final " evaluation upon a quotation : 'Female education, when you come to consider it, is fundamentally complicated be- cause it has to provide simultaneously for two completely different modes of life. From the beginning of Vanity, whenever that may be, till well into her middle age, a woman requires ac- complishments different from — indeed, almost opposite to — those which will make her old age happy.' This is the observation of Freya Stark, whose or- derly and civilized mind is on a plane with the oriental texture of her superior prose. It is useless to quarrel with that festive faille definition. If it were written as a codicil to the Radcliffe diploma, it tone-on-tone faille would serve to attest the fidelity with printed in shimmering shades which this College has increasingly sought to provide an education for of blue ... so wonderful to young women which will shield them wear with its full-length from the deadly absorption of inert zipper. Sizes 10 to 20 ideas — of which Professor Whitehead has warned us — and give them in equal 2995 measure the confidence and vision to acquire at least some of these dual accomplishments which they will 416 Boylston St., Boston separately develop in the years ahead. 54 Central St., Wellesley It is 'the richness and freedom of life at Radcliffe,' as a recent popular ar- [291] tide in Mademoiselle aptly described poetry and sociology, journalism and it, which make an inevitable mark on the classics, biochemistry and creative the student body. It is precisely the writing. Her Cambridge world is now impetus toward that richness and free- as complete a microcosm as she may dom of life which, from the presidency find." of Dean Briggs through that of Miss Comstock, was renewed and renewable from class to class. Only the dynamic U.N. CONCERT could have brought the once-sheltered This Orchestra will play in the As- Annex to a present position of enviable sembly Hall of the United Nations on power. Nothing can be learned in isola- Sunday, December 12, at the end of tion. Life is not a cross-section of the next week's tour. The occasion will be hexagon compartments in a human bee- the Fifth Anniversary of the founding hive. Just as the Radcliffe student to- of the Human Rights Charter. Charles day will cross the street to a Harvard Munch will conduct and Irmgard See- classroom, to enter a world of teaching fried will be the soloist. The program and communicated thought as reason- will include Handel's "Water Music", ably good as the Nation today can offer, an aria by Haydn, Songs by Strauss so she continually crosses and recrosses with Irmgard Seefried as soloist and the contiguous areas of language and Berlioz' Fantastic Symphony. The pro- music, art and architecture, history and gram will be broadcast on the NBC science, archaeology and astronomy, Network (local station WBZ) from 7:00 to 8:00 P.M. Hear these performances come wALIVE" with new RCA Victor high fidelity CHARLES MUNCH . Among the exciting performances conducted by Charles Munch which are yours on RCA Victor "New Orthophonic" High Fidelity Records: Berlioz: The Damnation of Faust (com- plete) Berlioz: Romeo and Juliet (complete) Brahms : Concerto No. 2 in B-Flat. Artur Rubinstein, pianist Honegger: Symphony No. 5 Roussel: Bacchus et Ariane Ravel: Pavane for a Dead Princess Charles Munch Conducts French Music . 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Allegro Stravinsky "Orpheus," Ballet in Three Scenes Orpheus weeps for Eurydice — Dance air — Dance of the Angel of Death — Interlude; Second Scene — Dance of the Furies — Dance Air (Orpheus) — "Pas d'Action" — "Pas-de-deux" — "Pas d'Action"; Third Scene — Apotheosis of Orpheus INTERMISSION Barber "Prayers of Kierkegaard" For Mixed Chorus, Soprano Solo, and Orchestra, Op. 30 (First performance) CECILIA SOCIETY CHORUS, Hugh Ross, Conductor Soprano: LEONTYNE PRICE Contralto: Jean Kraft Tenor: Edward Munro This program will end about 3:55 o'clock on Friday Afternoon 10:10 on Saturday Evening. Reminder — The next Saturday concert (December 18), will begin at 8:00 o'clock. The change in hour, will make possible a broadcast of the complete work. BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [*95] Darford Casual Classics are ours alone You who take pride in wearing timeless classics of good quality and impeccable taste will welcome the addition of our exclusive Darford Classics to your wardrobe. The apparel and accessories which bear the Darford label prove the lasting satisfaction, the true economy of good taste. IWJtoft BOSTON AND CHESTNUT HILL [296] BRANDENBURG CONCERTO IN B-FLAT MAJOR, NO. 6 FOR VlOLE DA BRACCIA, 2 VlOLE DA GAMBA, CELLO, VlOLONE AND CEMBALO By Johann Sebastian Bach Born at Eisenach on March 21, 1685; died in Leipzig, July 28, 1750 Bach wrote the last of his set of Brandenburg Concertos in six individual parts, and it has been accordingly performed by six string players (2 violas and 2 cellos concertanti, additional cello with bass, and continuo) .