Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 2003

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Tanglewood on Parade Tanglew<5)d Tuesday, August 5, 2003 Music For the benefit of the Tanglewood Music Center Center 2:00 Gates Open 2:00 Boston University Tanglewood Institute: Opening Fanfares (Main Gate Drive; rear of Shed if rain) 2:30 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows: Chamber Music Concert (Ozawa Hall) Music of"BRAHMS, DOHNANYI, EWAZEN, KROMMER, and SCHULLER 2:30 Boston University Tanglewood Institute: Chamber Music Concert (Chamber Music Hall) Music of BARBER, CARTER, DAHL, and DVORAK 3:15 Boston University Tanglewood Institute Young Artists Chorus and Orchestra (Koussevitzky Music Shed) Music of ANTONIOU, SIBELIUS, BEETHOVEN, FINZI, HOLST, LIGETI, and STANFORD 5:15 Alpine Horn Demonstration (Lawn near Theatre) 5:45 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows: Children's Concert (Chamber Music Hall) SAINT-SAENS "CARNIVAL OF THE ANIMALS" 6:00 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows: Vocal Recital (Seiji Ozawa Hall) Music of GINASTERA, GRANADOS, MOMPOU, PEDRELL, and TURINA, plus Brazilian folk songs 8:00 Tanglewood Music Center Fellows: Brass Fanfares (Koussevitzky Music Shed) 8:30 Gala Concert Artillery and cannon supplied by Eastover, Inc. Fireworks over the Stockbrige Bowl following the Gala Concert Program copyright ©2003 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover design by Sametz Blackstone Associates — Welcome A Message from Mark Volpe Managing Director, Boston Symphony Orchestra and Ellen Highstein Director, Tanglewood Music Center Welcome to Tanglewood on Parade, our annual celebration of the diversity and depth of the Tanglewood experience. It is the occasion when one can hear the Boston Symphony, the Boston Pops, the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra and TMC chamber ensem- bles, the orchestra and chorus of the Boston University Tanglewood Institute (Boston University's program for gifted high-school age musicians), and world famous guest artists—all in one day filled with music, festivities, and tradition. Tanglewood on Parade is also a celebration with a special purpose—to provide funds to support the Tanglewood Music Center, one of the most influential centers for advanced musical study in the world since its founding by Serge Koussevitzky in 1940. In fulfillment of Koussevitzky s dream, young musicians come to this beautiful setting to devote themselves to music, working under the supervision of outstanding artist- teach- ers, while in daily contact with the life of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The TMC is unique: the BSO is the only orchestra in the world that transforms itself annually into an academy for advanced study, and members of each section of the BSO participate in the daily activities of the Tanglewood Music Center, in master classes, repertoire sessions, orchestra exchanges, and chamber music collaborations. In addition, a resident faculty of internationally renowned artists adds its voices to provide an incomparably rich musical experience. In the final work of tonight's concert, the BSO and TMC Orchestra join to- gether to perform Tchaikovsky's 1812 Overture, always a special highlight of our summer. By joining us here today, and thus supporting the Tanglewood Music Center, you are helping to provide the funds that enable all of the Center's extraordinary musicians young professionals and conservatory or graduate level students of exceptional accomplish- ment—to attend the TMC for free. Since tuition, room, and board are all provided at no cost to the Fellows of the Center, talent becomes the only criterion for participation, and these young musicians can focus all their attention on music-making. There are over 10,000 alumni of the Music Center. They play on the world's stages as soloists and ensemble musicians; they form the core of many of the orchestras and opera companies of America and of the world. They also conduct these orchestras and opera companies, and write the music that they play; and they go on to become the next generation of great teaching artists. Without help from music lovers like yourselves, the Tanglewood Music Center could not continue to provide this essential, and magical, experience. There is no other place in the world like Tanglewood, where young musicians come each summer to be inspired by the Boston Symphony Orchestra, the TMC faculty, the guest artists, and the unique Tanglewood landscape—and to find a home in music. We all thank you for helping to make this possible. The Tanglewood Music Center Since its start as the Berkshire Music Center in 1940, the Tanglewood Music Center has become one of the world's most influential centers for advanced musical study. Serge Kous- sevitzky, the Boston Symphony Orchestra's music director from 1924 to 1949, founded the Center with the intention of creating a premier music academy where, with the resources of a great symphony orchestra at their disposal, young instrumentalists, vocalists, conductors, and composers would sharpen their skills under the tutelage of Boston Symphony Orchestra musicians and other specially invited artists. The Music Center opened formally on July 8, 1940, with speeches and music. "If ever there was a time to speak of music, it is now in the New World," said Koussevitzky, allud- ing to the war then raging in Europe. Randall Thompson's Alleluia for unaccompanied chorus, specially written for the ceremony, arrived less than an hour before the event began but made such an impression that it continues to be per- formed at the opening ceremonies each summer. The TMC was Koussevitzky s pride and joy for the rest of his life. He assembled an extraordinary faculty in composition, operatic and choral activities, and instrumental performance; he himself taught the most gifted conductors. Koussevitzky continued to develop the Tan- glewood Music Center until 1950, a year after his retirement as the BSO's music director. Charles Munch, his successor in that position, ran the Tanglewood Music Center from 1951 through 1962, working with Leonard Bernstein and Aaron Copland to shape the school's programs. In 1963, new BSO Music Director Erich Leins- Serge Koussevitzky dorf took over the school's reins, returning to Koussevitzky s hands-on leadership approach while restoring a renewed emphasis on contemporary music. In 1970, three years before his appointment as BSO music director, Seiji Ozawa became head of the BSO's programs at Tanglewood, with Gunther Schuller lead- ing the TMC and Leonard Bernstein as general advisor. Leon Fleisher served as the TMC's Artistic Director from 1985 to 1997. In 1994, with the opening of Seiji Ozawa Hall, the TMC centralized its activities on the Leonard Bernstein Campus, which also includes the Aaron Copland Library, chamber music studios, administrative offices, and the Leonard Bernstein Performers Pavilion adjacent to Ozawa Hall. In 1997, Ellen Highstein was appoint- ed Director of the Tanglewood Music Center, operating under the artistic supervision of Seiji Ozawa. The Tanglewood Music Center Fellowship Program offers an intensive schedule of study and performance for advanced musicians who have completed all or most of their formal training. Some 150 young artists, all attending the TMC on full fellowships which under- write the costs of tuition, room, and board, participate in a program including chamber and orchestral music, opera and art song, and a strong emphasis on music of the twentieth and twenty- first centuries. The summer of 2003 includes TMC Orchestra performances under the direction of Kurt Masur, Rafael Fruhbeck de Burgos, James Conlon, and Edo de Waart. Also highlighting the summer are two major special projects. A summer-opening residency by choreographer Mark Morris and the Mark Morris Dance Group culminated in perform- GIVE THE GIFT of music Tanglewood would not exist without financial support from Friends like you. Concerts generate only 44 percent of the revenue required to operate Tanglewood and the Tanglewood Music Center each season. Friends of Tanglewood make up the balance. Become a Friend of Tanglewood today with a generous contribution. Your gift will ensure that great music remains at the heart of Tanglewood. To make a gift or for more information, please call the Friends of Tanglewood Office at (413) 637-5261 or visit us online at www.bso.org. ances with TMC musicians of a program choreographed by Morris to music of Bach and Stravinsky, including Morris's and Yo-Yo Ma's collaborative work, "Falling Down Stairs." In mid-August, TMC Vocal and Instrumental Fellows will premiere two newly commissioned operas by TMC alumni composers: Osvaldo Golijov's Ainadamar and Robert Zui- dam's Rages d'amours—the first operas to be commissioned by the BSO for performance by the Music Center since Benjamin Britten's Peter Grimes in 1946. Composers Golijov and Zuidam will be in residence through much of the season, working with the Fellows on bringing these works to performance. In addition, this year's Festival of Contemporary Music was directed by Robert Spano, who appeared as pianist and speaker, and conducted the TMC Orchestra. Featured composers included Jennifer Higdon, George Benjamin, and, in honor of his 80th birthday year, Gyorgy Ligeti. Also during the Festival, the annual Fromm Concert at Tanglewood featured pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard performing the U.S. premiere of Benjamin's Shadowlines and several of Ligeti s Etudes, as well as Robert Spano and TMC faculty member Ursula Oppens performing Messaien's Visions de VAmen. Work in new music in 2003 has also included a second collaboration with Shakespeare 8c Company, whereby TMC Fellowship Composers created music for the company's produc- tion of King Lear. A string quartet seminar, this year complemented by a seminar on the performance of piano-and-string chamber music led by Claude Frank and Pamela Frank, once again took place close to the start of the season.

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