Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 108, 1988-1989, Subscription
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hKt afn Mcttll rag ?> I K51 fj*^«-*- * • *^rt*,? * * ^ ?* -v' TXJ'Txp H Wttk^iV m QUADRUM The Mall At Chestnut Hill 617-965-5555 Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Carl St. Clair and Pascal Verrot, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Eighth Season, 1988-89 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Chairman George H. Kidder, President J.P Barger, Vice-Chairman Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Archie C. Epps, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett Mrs. August R. Meyer David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Mrs. Robert B. Newman Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Avram J. Goldberg Peter C. Read James F. Cleary Mrs. John L. Grandin Richard A. Smith Julian Cohen Francis W Hatch, Jr. Ray Stata William M. Crozier, Jr. Harvey Chet Krentzman William F. Thompson Mrs. Michael H. Davis Roderick M. MacDougall Nicholas T Zervas Trustees Emeriti Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. George R. Rowland Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Mrs. George Lee Sargent Leo L. Beranek Albert L. Nickerson Sidney Stoneman Mrs. John M. Bradley Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John Hoyt Stookey Abram T. Collier Irving W Rabb John L. Thorndike Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Jay B. Wailes, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager of Tanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director of Finance and Business Affairs Anne H. Parsons, Orchestra Manager Costa Pilavachi, Artistic Administrator Caroline Smedvig, Director of Promotion Josiah Stevenson, Director of Development Robert Bell, Data Processing Manager Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Helen P. Bridge, Director of Volunteers John C. Marksbury, Director of Madelyne Codola Cuddeback, Director Foundation and Government Support of Corporate Development Julie-Anne Miner, Supervisor of Patricia F. Halligan, Personnel Administrator Fund Accounting Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager of Box Office Richard Ortner, Administrator of Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Tanglewood Music Center Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales Nancy E. Phillips, Media and Production John M. Keenum, Director of Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra Tanglewood Music Center Development Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Patricia Krol, Coordinator of Youth Activities Pops and Youth Activities Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Joyce M. Serwitz, Assistant Director Program Annotator of Development Michelle R. Leonard, Budget Manager Susan E. Tomlin, Director of Annual Giving Programs copyright ©1988 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Diane Fassi no/Design 1 DM" fll Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Avram J. Goldberg, Chairman John F. Cogan, Jr., Vice-Chairman Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III, Secretary Martin Allen Mark R. Goldweitz Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Mrs. David Bakalar Haskell R. Gordon E. James Morton Bruce A. Beal Steven Grossman David G. Mugar Mrs. Richard Bennink Joe M. Henson Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Susan M. Hilles Robert P. O'Block Lynda Schubert Bodman Glen H. Hiner Vincent M. O'Reilly Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Ronald A. Homer Walter H. Palmer Peter A. Brooke Julian T. Houston Andrall E. Pearson William M. Bulger Lola Jaffe John A. Perkins Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Anna Faith Jones Daphne Brooks Prout Earle M. Chiles H. Eugene Jones Robert E. Remis Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Mrs. Bela T. Kalman John Ex Rodgers James F. Cleary Susan B. Kaplan Mrs. William H. Ryan Mrs. Nat Cole Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Roger A. Saunders William H. Congleton Howard Kaufman Mrs. Raymond H. Schneider Walter J. Connolly, Jr. Robert D. King Mark L. Selkowitz Albert C. Cornelio Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Malcolm L. Sherman Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Carl Koch Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair AlexV. d'Arbeloff Robert K. Kraft W Davies Sohier, Jr. Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt Ralph Z. Sorenson Phyllis Dohanian R. Willis Leith, Jr. Ira Stepanian Harriett M. Eckstein Laurence Lesser Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Edward Eskandarian Stephen R. Levy Mark Tishler, Jr. Katherine Fanning Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Luise Vosgerchian Peter M. Flanigan Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. An Wang Henry L. Foster Mrs. Harry L. Marks Robert A. Wells Dean Freed C. Charles Marran Mrs. Thomas H.P Whitney Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Nathan R. Miller Mrs. John J. Wilson Jordan L. Golding Hanae Mori Brunetta R. Wolfman Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Frank G. Allen Mrs. Louis I. Kane David R. Pokross Hazen H. Ayer Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mary Louise Cabot Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. James F. Lawrence Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Mrs. Stephen VC. Morris Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Richard D. Hill Stephen Paine, Sr. Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager Cheryl Silvia, Function Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor of House Crew William D. McDonnell, Chief Steward H.R. Costa, Lighting Eh Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers laKSn Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett, President Phyllis Dohanian, Executive Vice-President Ms. Helen Doyle, Secretary Mr. Goetz B. Eaton, Treasurer < i Mrs. Florence T. Whitney, Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents .i. Mrs. Nathaniel Bates, Hall Services Mrs. David Robinson, Fundraising Projects V, f Ms. Kathleen Heck, Development Services Mrs. Harry F. Sweitzer, Jr., Public Relations Mrs. William D. Larkin, Tanglewood Mrs. Thomas S. Walker, Regions Mrs. Anthony Massimiano, Tanglewood Ms. Margaret Williams, Youth Activities Mrs. Jeffrey Millman, Membership and Adult Education Chairmen of Regions Mrs. Russell R. Bessette Mrs. Robert Miller Mrs. Ralph Seferian Mrs. James Cooke Mrs. Hugo A. Mujica Mrs. Anthony A. Tambone Mrs. Linda Fenton Mrs. G. William Newton Mrs. Richard E. Thayer Mrs. Harvey B. Gold Mrs. Jay B. Pieper Mr. F. Preston Wilson Mrs. Daniel Hosage flmn _CA? OUR THIRTY- FIRST YEAR JUQUJU) M-DANA.inc* JEWELERS . invites you to view our collection of handcrafted fine gold and platinum jewelry. We specialize in custom design and restoration. All work is done on the premises by our master goldsmiths. Choose from our selection of fine quality stones or incorporate your own into a contemporary or traditional design to suit your taste . 43 CENTRAL STREET • WELLESLEY, MASSACHUSETTS • 237-2730 . With Boston Coach, getting there and back is as pleasurable as the performance. Call a professionally driven Boston Coach sedan for getting to the theater or the airport, for business or pleasure. It's Boston's new convenient, reliable alternative-without traffic, parking or weather worries For reservations call 617-387-7676 or 1-800-672-7676 out of state Gift Certificates Available BOSTON COACH BSO Don't Miss "Elektra" in BSO Performances to be Charles Munch Remembered Recorded Live by Philips Sunday, November 6, marks the twentieth Although very few tickets remain for the anniversary of the death of Charles Munch, Boston Symphony Orchestra's subscription music director of the Boston Symphony performances of Strauss's Elektra on Orchestra from 1949 to 1962. During his ten- November 15 and 18, tickets at $10 are avail- ure Mr. Munch established a "jumelage" (liter- able at the box office, or through "Symphony- ally "twinning") between Boston and his Charge" at (617) 266-1200, for a special non- native city of Strasbourg in France, and the subscription Open Rehearsal to take place on sister cities have planned events commemorat- Saturday evening, November 12, at 7:30. Fol- ing the anniversary. Radio station AXE 104 in lowing last year's critically acclaimed per- Strasbourg will devote a day of programming formances, Hildegard Behrens, Nadine to recordings by Charles Munch and the BSO. Secunde, and Christa Ludwig reprise their Here in Boston, from 10 a.m. to 2:30 p.m. on leading roles as Elektra, Chrysothemis, and November 6, WCRB-102.5-FM will feature Klytemnestra; Seiji Ozawa conducts. Philips recorded performances of Munch conducting Records will tape the Open Rehearsal, as well the orchestra . Highlights include the Walton as the performances that follow, to produce a Cello Concerto with Gregor Piatigorsky, Boston Symphony Orchestra recording drawn Franck's Le Chasseur maudit, and the Berlioz from these live performances of Strauss's Requiem with tenor Leopold Simoneau and opera. the New England Conservatory Chorus. The Symphony Shop Symphony Spotlight The Symphony Shop, a project of the Boston This is one in a series of biographical sketches Symphony Association of Volunteers, is ready that focus on some of the generous individuals for a sparkling season with a wonderful array who have endowed chairs in the Boston Sym- of merchandise, including new t-shirts, sweat- phony Orchestra. Their backgrounds are var- shirts, and aprons embossed with the BSO ied, but each felt a special commitment to the colophon and Seiji Ozawa's signature in gold Boston Symphony Orchestra. foil. With a unique selection of books, calen- Charles S. Dana Chair dars, clothing, toys, neckties, glasses, umbrel- las, tote bags, and recordings, the shop is sure The Charles S. Dana Chair was established to have the perfect item for your personal or through a bequest from Mr. Dana's daughter, corporate gift-giving. The Symphony Shop's Martha Dana Mercer, who died in 1960, to two locations—in the Huntington Avenue endow the principal viola chair occupied by stairwell near the Cohen Wing, and on the Burton Fine. Mr. Dana, a prominent Boston first-balcony level near the elevator—are open industrialist, was an enthusiastic lifelong sup- from one hour before each concert through porter of the Symphony. Martha Dana Mercer, intermission. The shop's volunteer staff wishes a member of one of New England's oldest and to remind BSO patrons to make their holiday most distinguished families, married William purchases early this year, because the BSO Mercer, Jr., and moved with him to his family will be on tour from December 1 through 14.