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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 112, 1992-1993 One Hundred and Twelfth Season 1992-93 S Y M P H O NY ORCHESTRA i'%. SEIJI OZAWA, MUSIC DIRECTOR THE ART OF SEI KO Bracelets, cases, and casebacks finished in 22 karat gold. E.B. HORN Jewelers Since 1839 429 WASHINGTON ST. BOSTON 02108 61 7-542-3902 • OPEN MON. AND THURS. TIL 7 Seiji Ozawa, Music Director One Hundred and Twelfth Season, 1992-93 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Nicholas T. Zervas, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Nina L. Doggett R. Wdlis Leith, Jr. Peter A. Brooke Dean Freed Mrs. August R. Meyer James F. Cleary Avram J. Goldberg Molly Beals Millman John F. Cogan, Jr. Thelma E. Goldberg Mrs. Robert B. Newman Julian Cohen Julian T. Houston Peter C. Read William F. Connell Mrs. BelaT. Kalman Richard A. Smith William M. Crozier, Jr. Allen Z. Kluchman Ray Stata Deborah B. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Irving W. Rabb Philip K. Allen Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mrs. George R. Rowland Allen G. Barry Mrs. John L. Grandin Mrs. George Lee Sargent Leo L. Beranek Mrs. George I. Kaplan Sidney Stoneman Mrs. John M. Bradley Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey AbramT. Collier Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John L. Thorndike Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Michael G. McDonough, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager ofTanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director ofFinance and Business Affairs Evans Mirageas, Artistic Administrator Caroline Smedvig, Director ofPublic Relations and Marketing Josiah Stevenson, Director ofDevelopment Ray F. Wellbaum, Orchestra Manager Robert Bell, Manager ofInformation Systems Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Constance B.F. Cooper, Director of John C. Marksbury, Director of Boston Symphony Annual Fund Foundation and Government Support Madelyne Cuddeback, Director of Richard Ortner, Administrator of Corporate Sponsorships Tanglewood Music Center Patricia Forbes Halligan, Director ofPersonnel Myran Parker-Brass, Coordinator ofYouth Activities Services Marie B. Pettibone, Director of Corporate Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager Development Margaret Hillyard-Lazenby, Director of Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Volunteers Pops and Youth Activities Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager ofBox Office Joyce M. Serwitz, Associate Director of Bernadette M. Horgan, Public Relations Development/Director ofMajor Gifts Coordinator Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Michelle Leonard Techier, Media and Production Nancy A. Kay, Director ofSales & Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra Marketing Manager Julie Miner White, Manager ofFund Reporting Susan E. Kinney, Assistant Director of Robin J. Yorks, Director ofTanglewood Development Development Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Program Annotator Programs copyright ©1992 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Jaycole Advertising, Inc. I Photo by Steve J. Sherman Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Thelma E. Goldberg, Chairman Robert P. O'Block, Vice-Chairman Jordan L. Golding, Secretary Mrs. Herbert B. Abelow John P. Hamill Catalina B. Montes Amanda Barbour Amis Ellen T. Harris Richard P. Morse Harlan E. Anderson Daphne P. Hatsopoulos E. James Morton Caroline Dwight Bain Bayard Henry David G. Mugar Mrs. David Bakalar Joe M. Henson Robert J. Murray Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Glen H. Hiner David S. Nelson Lynda Schubert Bodman Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Lola Jaffe Paul C. O'Brien William L. Boyan Anna Faith Jones Vincent M. O'Reilly Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Susan B. Kaplan Andrall E. Pearson Earle M. Chiles Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon John A. Perkins Gwendolyn Cochran Hadden Richard L. Kaye Millard H. Pryor, Jr. William H. Congleton Frances Demoulas Kettenbach Robert E. Remis William F. Connell Robert D. King William D. Roddy John M. Connors, Jr. Mrs. Gordon E Kingsley John Ex Rodgers Joan P. Curhan Koji Kobayashi Keizo Saji Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Carl Koch Roger A. Saunders Nader F. Darehshori David I. Kosowsky Mrs. Carl Shapiro JoAnne Dickinson George Krupp Malcolm L. Sherman Harry Ellis Dickson John R. Laird Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair Hugh Downs Mrs. William D. Larkin, Jr. L. Scott Singleton Goetz B. Eaton Thomas H. Lee Micho F. Spring Harriett M. Eckstein Laurence Lesser Ira Stepanian Deborah A. England Stephen R. Levy Vondal M. Taylor, Jr. Katherine Fanning Diane H. Lupean William E Thompson J. Richard Fennell Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Robert A. Wells Eugene M. Freedman Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Thomas H.P Whitney Mrs. James G. Garivaltis William F. Meagher Margaret Williams-DeCelles Mark R. Goldweitz Nathan R. Miller Mrs. John J. Wilson Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Weston W. Adams Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Frank G. Allen Robert K. Kraft Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Bruce A. Beal Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. James E Lawrence Angelica L. Russell Mary Louise Cabot C. Charles Marran Francis P. Sears, Jr. Johns H. Congdon Hanae Mori W Davis Sohier, Jr. Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Stephen V. C. Morris Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Mrs. Haskell R. Gordon Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross Luise Vosgerchian Susan M. Hilles Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Louis I. Kane Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor ofHouse Crew William D. McDonnell, ChiefSteward H.R. Costa, Lighting Officers of the Boston Symphony Association ofVolunteers Molly B. Millman, President Florence T. Whitney, Exective Vice-President Patricia L. Tambone, Treasurer Arline Ziner, Secretary Susan D. Robinson, Nominating Chairman Mce-Presidents Kathryn Bray, Public Relations Paul S. Green, Resources Development Ileen S. Cohen, Tanglewood Association Kathleen G. Keith, Adult Education Helen A. Doyle, Symphony Shop Ann E. Macdonald, Youth Activities Elizabeth B. Eaton, Hall Services Carole G. Siegel, Tanglewood Association Joan W. Erhard, Membership Barbara Steiner, Eundraising Una Fleischmann, Development Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman Emeritus James E Cleary, Chairman William F. Connell, President Members J. P. Barger Francis A. Doyle William D. Roddy Leo L. Beranek George H. Kidder Malcolm L. Sherman William L. Boyan William E Meagher Ray Stata Nader E Darehshori Robert J. Murray Stephen J. Sweeney Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Robert P. O'Block Boston Symphony Orchestra concerts are funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council, a state agency. The Tanglewood Music Center: Fulfillment of a Dream The Tanglewood Music Center was established by the Boston Symphony Orchestra as the Berkshire Music Center in 1940, fulfilling the hopes and dreams of two of the most important figures in the BSO's history, Henry Lee Higginson, the founder, and Serge Koussevitzky, who was the orchestra's music director from 1924 to 1949. An exhibit of photographs, letters, programs, and other memorabilia relating to the history of the Music Center has been installed in the Cohen Wing lobby by the BSO Archives. Shown here is a photograph of Serge Koussevitzky (center) with two of his conducting proteges, Leonard Bernstein and Eleazer de Carvalho, ca. 1949. An Outstanding Performance Is Always The Result OfA Harmonious Effort Symphony Orchestra. BayBank applauds the continuing success of the Boston behind the scenes We congratulate all the performers and those music loved around the world. for working in perfect harmony to create BayBank® i " "J>t BSO honorary Doctor of Music degrees; and he published several technical methods for oboe The Marie L. Audet Gillet and in his native France. Mr. Gillet was awarded Fernand Gillet Concerts the Croix de Guerre for his service in the January 8 and 9, 1993 French Flying Corps during World War I. In recognition of a bequest from Marie L. Audet Gillet, the first pair of Friday- afternoon Seiji Ozawa Makes and Saturday-evening Boston Symphony Metropolitan Opera Debut concerts of the new year are dedicated to the Seiji Ozawa added another achievement to his memory of Mrs. Gillet and her husband, the list of milestones when he made his Metro- late Fernand Gillet, who was the BSO s princi- politan Opera debut on Friday, December 4, pal oboe from 1925 to 1946. Mrs. Gillet s leading a sold-out performance of Tchai- bequest will be used to endow in perpetuity kovsky s Eugene Onegin. The cast included two subscription concerts each year, in mem- soprano Mirella Freni as Tatiana, tenor Fran- ory of her and her husband. The first such cisco Araiza as Lensky, baritone Dwayne concerts were given in January 1990. Croft in the title role (replacing the indis- Throughout her eighty-nine years, Marie posed Thomas Hampson), and bass Nicolai Gillet was surrounded by glorious music that Ghiaurov as Prince Gremin. "There was a brought her much joy and pleasure. Married roar of welcome when the Boston Symphony to Fernand Gillet for almost fifty years, she Orchestra's Music Director made his way into devoted much of her life to teaching piano pri- the Met pit for the first time, and the momen- vately and at the New England Conservatory tum of applause continued to grow right up of Music, and attending Boston Symphony through two solo curtain calls at the end," concerts in Symphony Hall and at Tangle- wrote the Boston Globe, noting also that "The wood. She maintained a very special relation- Met . orchestra . played marvelously and ship with several of her "pupils" until her joined in cheering the conductor at the end." death in October 1988. Mrs. Gillet's love for "The Met's extraordinary orchestra responded and devotion to the Boston Symphony Orches- to Ozawa with gorgeous playing and dramatic tra spanned more than sixty years.
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