Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 101, 1981
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BOSTON SOYMPHONY OORCHESTRA Hundredth-L iUNDREDTH BirthdayOIRTHDAY OEASONSi s -°g™A LORCHESTRAj SHJIOZAWA 1881 -OCTOBER 22 -1981 w?w» V.S.O.P. % '' v£ CHAM*!** HEMY M a*^ m^ 1 COGNAC HOB FRANCE NE CHAMPAGNE CO^' THE FIRST NAME IN COGNAC SINCE 1724 EXCLUSIVELY FINE CHAMPAGNE COGNAC: FROM IMF tWO 'PREMIERS CRUS' OF THE COCNAC REGION Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Sir Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, Assistant Conductor Hundredth Birthday Season, 1981-82 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Abram T. Collier, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Leo L. Beranek, Vice-President George H. Kidder, Vice-President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Roderick M. MacDougall, Treasurer John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps III Thomas D. Perry, Jr. J. P. Barger Mrs. John L. Grandin Irving W Rabb Mrs. John M. Bradley Edward M. Kennedy Mrs. George Lee Sargent Mrs. Norman L. Cahners David G. Mugar William A. Selke George H. A. Clowes, Jr. Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey Trustees Emeriti Talcott M. Banks, Chairman of the Board Emeritus Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. James H. Perkins Allen G. Barry Edward G. Murray Paul C. Reardon Richard P Chapman John T. Noonan John L. Thorndike Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thomas W. Morris General Manager William Bernell Edward R. Birdwell Daniel R. Gustin Artistic Administrator Orchestra Manager Assistant Manager Joseph M. Hobbs Walter D. Hill Richard Ortner Director of Director of Administrator, Development Business Affairs Berkshire Music Center Joyce M. Snyder Theodore A. Vlahos Marc Solomon Development Controller Production Coordinator Coordinator Katherine Whitty Arlene Germain Anita R. Kurland Coordinator of Financial Analyst Administrator of Boston Council Youth Activities Caroline Smedvig Elizabeth Dunton James E. Whitaker Director of Director of Sales Hall Manager, Promotion Symphony Hall Judith Gordon Charles Rawson James F. Kiley Assistant Director Manager of Box Office Operations Manager, of Promotion Tanglewood Steven Ledbetter Marc Mandel Jean Miller MacKenzie Director of Editorial Printing Production Publications Coordinator Coordinator Programs copyright ®1981 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Peter Schaaf 1 Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Chairman William J. Poorvu Mrs. William H. Ryan Vice-chairman Secretary Charles F. Adams Jordan L. Golding Paul M. Montrone John Q. Adams Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Hanae Mori Mrs. Frank G. Allen Graham Gund Mrs. Stephen VC. Morris David B. Arnold, Jr. Christian G. Halby E. James Morton Hazen H. Ayer Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Stephen Paine, Sr. Bruce A. Beal Francis W Hatch, Jr. John A. Perkins Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross David W. Bernstein Ms. Susan M. Hilles Mrs. Curtis Prout Mrs. Edward J. Bertozzi, Jr. Mrs. Amory Houghton, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor Radin Peter A. Brooke Richard S. Jackson, Jr. Peter C. Read William M. Bulger Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Curtis Buttenheim Mrs. Louis I. Kane David Rockefeller, Jr. Julian Cohen Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Nat King Cole Mrs. F. Corning Kenly, Jr. Francis P Sears Johns H. Congdon Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Gene Shalit William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. Carl Koch Donald B. Sinclair Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney Robert K. Kraft Richard A. Smith Mrs. Michael H. Davis Harvey C. Krentzman Ralph Z. Sorenson William S. Edgerly Mrs. E. Anthony Kutten Peter J. Sprague Mrs. Alexander Ellis, Jr. Benjamin H. Lacy Ray Stata Frank L. Farwell Mrs. Henry A. Laughlin Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Kenneth G. Fisher Mrs. James F. Lawrence Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen C. Charles Marran Mark Tishler, Jr. Paul Fromm Mrs. August R. Meyer Ms. Luise Vosgerchian Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Edward H. Michaelsen Robert A. Wells Mrs. Thomas Gardiner J. William Middendorf II Mrs. Donald Wilson Avram J. Goldberg John J. Wilson THE SYMBOL OF GOOD BANKING. Union Warren Savings Bank Main Office: 133 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 "Harrison, did you know that the dollar is now worth 31* and ? that taxes take 41 . If it werentfor you New England Merchants trust people, every time I made a dollar Yd lose a dime!' For good advice on personal trust and investment matters, call our Trust Division at (617) 742-4000. Or write New England Merchants National Bank, 28 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109. Bank of New England. I Drexel Burnham Lambert salutes the BSO on its centennial. And the city of Boston itself. For we believe that Boston is a sound investment. And we back our opinion by invest- ing our own capital in Boston's future. Newcomers to Boston by BSO standards, we are nonetheless proud that our Boston office is celebrating its ninth year of operation. We welcome the opportunity to dis- cuss your investment strategy And our worldwide range ofinvestment products. \fou see, Drexel Burnham Lambert is a big international investment banking and securities firm. But not too big. For we knowyour future determines our future. And we're delighted our future includes Boston. Drexel Burnham Lambert tNCORPOHAH D MEMBER OF PRINCIPAL STOCK AND COMMODITY EXCHANGES For more information, write or call: Joseph A. Simons, First Vice President and Manager, Drexel Burnham Lambert, Shawmut Bank Building, One Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 (617) 482-3600. Offices in principal financial centers worldwide. BSO BSO and Pops on Record MAHLER 8th W SYMPHONY OF A THOUSAND OZAWA BOSTON SYMPHO. A wide selection of recent releases by the Boston Symphony and Boston Pops is available at local record stores for Christmas gift giving. Mahler's Eighth Symphony the Symphony of a Thousand, with Seiji Ozawa conduct- ing the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, and eight internationally acclaimed soloists, has just recently been issued by Philips records. Also new from Philips is a Tchaikovsky album of Romeo and Juliet and the 2822 Overture: Sir Colin Davis conducts, and the Tanglewood Festival Chorus is featured in the rarely-heard choral part of the overture. Other recent Philips releases include Stravinsky's he Sacre du phntemps and Hoist's The Planets, both conducted by Seiji Ozawa, and Schubert's Great C major symphony, under the direction of Sir Colin Davis. Digitally recorded for Telarc, and both under the direction of Seiji Ozawa, are two Beethoven albums: the Fifth Symphony, and, with pianist Rudolf Serkin, Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5, the Emperor. In time for Christmas from the Boston Pops on Philips is John Williams's latest album, "We Wish You a Merry Christmas," featuring the Tanglewood Festival Chorus, John Oliver, conductor, and offering a popular selection of carols and other Christmas tunes. Other Pops releases include "Pops on the March," a collection of European and American marches featuring Pops favorites of recent seasons,- "Pops on Broadway," including music from Evita, Annie, A Chorus Line, Fiddler on the Roof, and other Broadway hits,- and, of course, "Pops in Space," featuring music from John Williams's film scores for Star Wars, The Empire Strikes Back, Superman, and Close Encounters of the Third Kind. Christmas Shopping in Symphony Hall Due to a strong demand for Symphony-oriented gifts both useful and decorative, the Marathon Office on the second-balcony level of Symphony Hall (near the elevator) will be open Monday through Friday, 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., from the 1st of December through the 18th. A limited number of BSO/WCRB Marathon premiums, some of them Centennial- inspired, will be available in return for your donation to the orchestra. This is your chance to support your orchestra by your gift—and to be Christmas-gifted in return. 5 Tom Rush in Symphony Hall Folk singer Tom Rush will celebrate the twentieth anniversary of his first performance in Boston with a special Symphony Hall concert on Sunday 27 December at 7:30 p.m. and will donate a portion of the proceeds to the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The Boston Pops table set-up will provide a comfortably informal atmosphere. Tickets at $15, $12, and $9 will be available at the Symphony Hall box office as of 6 December. They are also available at Bostix near Faneuil Hall, at the Out-Of-Town Ticket Agency in Harvard Square, and by mail from Water Music, 399 Broadway, Cambridge 02139. Art Exhibits in the Cabot-Cahners Room Once again this season, monthly art exhibitions will be shown in the Cabot-Cahners Room, representing a variety of Boston-area schools, museums, non-profit artists' organi- zations, and commercial galleries. Artwork from the Pucker-Safrai Gallery was on display during the month of November. The following organizations will be represented during the next several months: 30 November—4 January Bela Kalman Photo Gallery 4 January— 1 February Helen Schlien Gallery 1 February— 1 March Kezar Gallery 1 March—22 March Experimental Etching Studio 22 March— 12 April Boston Architectural Center With Thanks We wish to give special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Council on the Arts and Humanities for their continued support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Junior Council Memberships The Junior Council is a group of young men and women who undertake a variety of fundraising activities on behalf of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, including "Opening Night at Pops" and sale of the Symphony Mint. New members are admitted in September, January, and May. Membership inquiries are most welcome and should be directed to the membership chairman, Mrs. Kenneth Steiner, at 237-2492. Gift Planning There are many ways to make a contribution to the Boston Symphony Orchestra.