Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season
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Mffi — - ,„ :{ ^. ;/j ' "'^/FWS5Sj_£gj. QUADRUM The Mali. At Chkstnut 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. Robert B. Newman David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Peter C. Read Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Avram J. Goldberg Richard A. Smith James F. Cleary Mrs. John L. Grandin Ray Stata Julian Cohen Francis W. Hatch, Jr. William F. Thompson William M. Crozier, Jr. Harvey Chet Krentzman Nicholas T. Zervas Mrs. Michael H. Davis Mrs. August R. Meyer 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. W&iles, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration 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 Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, John M. Keenum, Director of Pops and Youth Activities Tanglewood Music Center Development Joyce M. Serwitz, Assistant Director Patricia Krol, Coordinator of Youth Activities of Development Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager Program Annotator Susan E. Tomlin, Director of Annual Giving Michelle R. Leonard, Budget Manager Programs copyright ®1989 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover by Diane Fassino/Design 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 Haskell R. Gordon E. James Morton Mrs. David Bakalar Steven Grossman David G. Mugar Bruce A. Beal Joe M. Henson Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Mrs. Richard Bennink Susan M. Hilles Robert P. O'Block Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Glen H. Hiner Vincent M. O'Reilly Lynda Schubert Bodman Ronald A. Homer Walter H. Palmer Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Julian T. Houston Andrall E. Pearson Peter A. Brooke Lola Jaffe John A. Perkins William M. Bulger Anna Faith Jones Daphne Brooks Prout Mrs. Levin H. Campbell H. Eugene Jones Robert E. Remis Earle M. Chiles Mrs. Bela T. Kalman John Ex Rodgers Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. Susan B. Kaplan Mrs. William H. Ryan James F. Cleary Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Keizo Saji Mrs. Nat Cole Howard Kaufman Roger A. Saunders William H. Congleton Robert D. King Mrs. Raymond H. Schneider Walter J. Connolly, Jr. Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Mark L. Selkowitz Albert C. Cornelio Mrs. Carl Koch Malcolm L. Sherman Phyllis Curtin Robert K. Kraft Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair I AlexV.d'Arbeloff Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt W. Davies Sohier, Jr. Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett R. Willis Leith, Jr. Ralph Z. Sorenson Phyllis Dohanian Laurence Lesser Ira Stepanian Harriett M. Eckstein Stephen R. Levy Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Edward Eskandarian Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Mark Tishler, Jr. Katherine Fanning Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Luise Vosgerchian Peter M. Flanigan Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. An Wang Henry L. Foster C. Charles Marran Robert A. Wells Dean Freed Nathan R. Miller Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Hanae Mori Mrs. John J. Wilson Jordan L. Golding Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Brunetta R. Wo Ifman Mark R. Goldweitz Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Frank G. Allen Leonard Kaplan David R. Pokross Hazen H. Ayer Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. James F. Lawrence Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Mrs. Richard D. Hill Stephen Paine, Sr. 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 Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor of House Crew William D. McDonnell, Chief Steward H.R. Costa, Lighting Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett, President Phyllis Dohanian, Executive Vice-President Ms. Helen Doyle, Secretary Mr. Goetz B. Eaton, Treasurer Mrs. Florence T. Whitney, Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents Mrs. Nathaniel Bates, Hall Services Mrs. David Robinson, Fundraising Projects 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 c» OUR THIRTY- FIRST YEAR WCflAM PL DANA, inc? 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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 References furnished on request Leonard Bernstein Michael Feinstein Thomas Schumacher Bolcom and Morris Ferrante and Teicher Kathryn Selby Jorge Bolet Philip Glass George Shearing Boston Pops Orchestra Dick Hyman Bobby Short Boston Symphony Interlochen Arts Academy Leonard Shure Orchestra and National Music Camp Abbey Simon Brevard Music Center Markowski and Cedrone Georg Solti Dave Brubeck Marian McPartland Stephen Sondheim Chicago Symphony Zubin Mehta Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra Mitchell-Ruff Duo Beveridge Webster Cincinnati Symphony Seiji Ozawa Earl Wild Orchestra Luciano Pavarotti John Williams Aaron Copland Alexander Peskanov Wolf Trap Foundation for Ivan Davis Philadelphia Orchestra the Performing Arts Denver Symphony Andre Previn Yehudi Wyner Orchestra Santiago Rodriguez Over 200 others Baldwin TODAY'S STANDARD OF MUSICAL EXCELLENCE. delightful Boston Pops Orchestra. For me, it is gratifying to know that our contribution will help to make this diversity of quality performances accessible not only to people BSO in my lifetime but also to future generations. There is no better way to express apprecia- tion and encouragement for this timeless BayBanks to Sponsor musical treasure. Our goal should be no less Opening Night at Pops 1989 with than to secure its future permanently." The Special Guests Kathleen Battle Maria Nistazos Stata Chair is currently and Branford Marsalis occupied by BSO assistant principal bass Tuesday, May 9 player Lawrence Wolfe. Acclaimed soprano Kathleen Battle and sax- Aetna Supports BSO Minority Programs ophonist Branford Marsalis will join John Williams and the Boston Pops Orchestra for The Boston Symphony Orchestra wishes to this year's opening concert, Tuesday, May 9, thank the Aetna Life & Casualty Company of marking the beginning of John Williams's Hartford, Connecticut, for its continuing sup- tenth year as conductor of the Boston Pops port of the orchestra's minority programs. Orchestra. A project of the Boston Symphony Over a three-year period, Aetna has supported Association of Volunteers, Opening Night at the Minority Recruitment Program at the Pops is made possible through the generous Tanglewood Music Center, and in 1987 and support of BayBanks, which was also corpo- 1988 the company underwrote the TMC teach- rate sponsor of last year's event. BSAV ing position of BSO harpist Ann Hobson Pilot. member Patricia A. Maddox is chairman of Recently the company contributed a portion of this year's organizing committee. The evening the cost of the Music Assistance Fund Orches- begins with a la carte cocktails at 6 p.m., fol- tra Fellowship held by Owen Young, a cellist lowed by a picnic supper at 6:30 and the playing with the Boston Symphony Orchestra concert at 8. Remaining tickets for this festive for the 1988-89 season. A Tanglewood Music event are now on sale at the Symphony Hall Center Fellow in 1986 and 1987, Mr. Young was box office and are priced at $175 ($125 tax- a Music Assistance Fund Orchestra Fellow deductible) for Benefactor preferred table with the Atlanta Symphony in 1987-88 before seats, including a post-concert champagne joining the BSO under this program. The reception; $75 ($35 tax-deductible) for table Music Assistance Fund gives promising