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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Summer, 1993 MppfaMttBaHg mi laHHBHiiBBaiiaiiBssiaHiiasL '--^^l iTTTTrT ^iWffffiSS I "SSftS 5 I ! mlkM Tools ofExcellence In every discipline, outstanding performance springs from the combination of skill, vision and commitment. As a technology leader, GE Plastics is dedicated to the development of advanced materials: engineering thermoplastics, silicones, superabrasives and circuit board substrates. Like the lively arts that thrive in this inspiring environment, we enrich life's quality through creative excellence. GE Plastics :^-' A^ Seiji Ozawa, Music Director One Hundred and Eleventh 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. Willis 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. Council 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 Abram T. 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 of Finance 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 John C. Marksbury, Director of Daniel P. Breen, Director ofBoston Symphony Foundation and Government Support Annual Fund James J. Mooney, Facilities Manager, Tanglewood Ronald T. Brouker and David P. Sturma, Richard Ortner, Administrator of Coordinators ofAudience Services, Tanglewood Tanglewood Music Center Madelyne Cuddeback, Director of Myran Parker-Brass, Coordinator of Youth Activities Corporate Sponsorships Marie B. Pettibone, Director of Corporate Patricia Forbes Halligan, Director of Personnel Development Services Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager Pops and Youth Activities Margaret Hillyard-Lazenby, Director of Joyce M. Serwitz, Associate Director of Volunteers Development!Director ofMajor Gifts Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager of Box Office Cheryl. L. Silvia, Function Manager Bernadette M. Horgan, Public Relations Michelle Leonard Techier, Media and Production Coordinator Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra Craig R. Kaplan, Controller James E. Whitaker, Chief Coordinator, Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales & Tanglewood Music Center Marketing Manager Julie Miner White, Manager ofFund Reporting Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist^ Robin J. Yorks, Director ofTanglewood Program Annotator Development Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Programs copyright ©1993 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover design byjaycole Advertising, Inc. 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. Monies 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. Lolajaffe 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. Council 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 E Darehshori David L 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 E 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 Bruce A. Beal Robert K. Kraft Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Richard Bennink Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. James E Lawrence Angelica L. Russell Johns H. Congdon C. Charles Marran Francis P. Sears, Jr. Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Hanae Mori W. Davis Sohier, Jr. Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris Ralph Z. Sorenson Mrs. Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Mrs. Richard D. Hill Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Susan M. Hilles David R. Pokross Luise Vosgerchian Mrs. Louis L Kane Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Voluteers Molly B. Millman, President Florence T. Whitney, Executive Vice-President Patricia L. Tambone, Treasurer Arline Ziner, Secretary Susan D. Robinson, Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents Krista K. Baldini, Fundraising Joan W. Erhard, Membership Kathryn Bray, Public Relations Linda Fenton, Development Ileen S. Cohen, Tanglewood Association Marilyn Hunter, Youth Activities Pamela N. Czekanski, Fundraising DebraA. Korh, Adult Education Helen A. Doyle, Symphony Shop Seth Nichols, Resources Development Elizabeth B. Eaton, Hall Services Carole Siegel, Tanglewood Association Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman Emeritus James F. Cleary, Chairman William F. Connell, President Members J. P. Barger Francis A. Doyle William D. Roddy Leo Beranek George H. Kidder Malcolm L. Sherman William L. Boyan William F. Meagher Ray Stata Nader F Darehshori Robert J. Murray Stephen J. Sweeney Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Robert P O'Block PRIME TIME A time comes in life when the rules of the game change. Success by itself is no longer enough; you want to enhance Its value for yourself . and those you cherish. It's a prime time— if you can adapt. Perhaps you've noticed an increasing need to make informed judgments in areas foreign to your background. Your decisions are now affected by broad-reaching implications concerning ownership interests, taxes, your estate, and family considerations. We understand the rules of this new game, and our years of experience have helped many successful people make the transition. 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DEBUSSY 'Prelude a I'apres-midi d'un faune' BERLIOZ 'La Mort de Cleopatre' Wednesday, April 13 Thursday, April 14 SEIJI OZAWA, conductor Peter Serkin, piano REGER Piano Concerto BEETHOVEN Symphony No. 5 Subscribe Now for the 1993-94 Season A Boston Symphony subscription at Carnegie Hall entitles you to: • the best available seats in Carnegie Hall, with the same seat reserved for you for all performances in your series • savings over individual concert ticket prices • guaranteed renewal privileges for the next season in the same seat location, or priority for location or series changes • special mailings, including Tanglewood program and ticket information, the BSO's newsletter, and invitations to special BSO events TICKET PRICES FOR THREE-CONCERT SERIES First Tier Boxes:4+^; Parquet: VM: Second Tier Boxes: $103; Dress Circle: $88; Front Balcony: $68; Rear Balcony: $46 Call the Subscription Office at (617) 266-7575 or 1-800-333-BSOC (2762), Monday-Friday, 9am-5pm, and order your subscription using American Express, VISA, or MasterCard. ^HOTO/ STEVE J. SHERMAN All progranfis and artists subject to change TANGLEWOOD The Tanglewood Festival In August 1934 a group of music-loving summer residents of the Berkshires organized a series of three outdoor concerts at Interlaken, to be given by members of the New York Philharmonic under the direction of Henry Hadley. The venture was so successful that
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