Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 88, 1968-1969
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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHE STRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON 19 EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 ^*%8±^. Exquisite Sound From the palaces of ancient Egypt to the concert halls of our modern cities, the wondrous music of the harp has compelled attention from all peoples and all countries. Through this passage of time many changes have been made in the original design. The early instruments shown in drawings on the tomb of Rameses II (1292-1225 B.C.) were richly decorated but lacked the fore-pillar. Later the "Kinner" developed by the Hebrews took the form as we know it today. The pedal harp was invented about 1720 by a Bavarian named Hochbrucker and through this ingenious device it be- came possible to play in eight major and five minor scales complete. Today the harp is an important and familiar instrument providing the "Exquisite Sound" and special effects so important to modern orchestration and arrange- ment. The certainty of change makes necessary a continuous review of your insurance protection. We welcome the opportunity of providing this service for your business or personal needs. We respectfully invite your inquiry CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. Richard P. Nyquist — Charles G. Carleton 147 Milk Street Boston, Massachusetts Telephone 542-1250 PAIGE OBRION RUSSELL Insurance Since 1876 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC TALCOTT M. BANKS President HAROLD D. HODGKINSON PHILIP K. ALLEN Vice-President E. MORTON JENNINGS JR ROBERT H. GARDINER Vice-President EDWARD M. KENNEDY JOHN L. THORNDIKE Treasurer HENRY A. LAUGHLIN ABRAM BERKOWITZ EDWARD G. MURRAY ABRAM T. COLLIER JOHN T. NOONAN THEODORE P. FERRIS MRS JAMES H. PERKINS FRANCIS W. HATCH SIDNEY R. RABB ANDREW HEISKELL RAYMOND S. WILKINS TRUSTEES EMERITUS HENRY B. CABOT LEWIS PERRY PALFREY PERKINS EDWARD A. TAFT ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THOMAS D. PERRY JR Manager JAMES J. BROSNAHAN HARRY J. KRAUT Associate Manager, Associate Manager, Business Affairs Public Affairs MARY H. SMITH MARVIN SCHOFER Concert Manager Press and Public Information program copyright © 1969 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1163 COUNCIL OF FRIENDS To all members of our audience A Council of Friends is elected each year in May from the many Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Their chief pur- poses are to make the community in and around Boston aware of the Orchestra's many activities and its problems, and to help provide vitally needed supplementary financial assistance. The members of the Council include the Chairmen of the many geographical areas in New England, whose special task is to promote interest and support in their own communities and to enroll new Friends. Among the privileges offered to Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra are receptions for guest artists held in Symphony Hall. There have already been parties in honor of Marilyn Home (for Saturday subscribers), Georges Pretre (Cambridge series), Pierre Boulez (Tuesday B series), Eugene Istomin (Tuesday A series). And still to come are receptions for Jorge Bolet (Thursday B series), and Henry Lewis (Saturday series). The annual meeting of the Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra will not now be held on April 16, as previously an- nounced, because of the Orchestra's very heavy schedule at that period. A new date will be announced as soon as possible. Please join the increasing number who realize how important Symphony is to themselves and their communities, and call Mrs. Whitty at Symphony Hall (266-1348). 1164 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. ABRAM T. COLLIER Chairman ALLEN G. BARRY Vice-Chairman LEONARD KAPLAN Secretary MRS FRANK ALLEN MRS ALBERT GOODHUE OLIVER F. AMES MRS JOHN L. GRANDIN JR LEO L BERANEK STEPHEN W. GRANT GARDNER L BROWN FRANCIS W. HATCH JR MRS LOUIS W. CABOT MRS G D. JACKSON MRS NORMAN CAHNERS HOWARD W. JOHNSON ERWIN D. CANHAM SEAVEY JOYCE RICHARD P. CHAPMAN LAWRENCE K. MILLER JOHN L COOPER LOUVILLE NILES ROBERT CUTLER HERBERT W. PRATT BYRON K. ELLIOTT NATHAN M. PUSEY MRS HARRIS FAHNESTOCK PAUL REARDON CARLTON P. FULLER JOHN HOYT STOOKEY SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 1165 > i mw *mMi m m«mMm$mmBtomm^mimmmm*mm \ mmM BOSTON: At the start of The Freedom Trail, 140 Tremont Street, 482-0260. CHESTNUT HILL: 232-8100. NORTHSHORE: 532-1660. SOUTH SHORE PLAZA: 848-0300. BURLINGTON MALL: 272-5010. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor first violins cellos bassoons Joseph Silverstein Jules Eskin Sherman Walt concertmaster Martin Hoherman Ernst Panenka Alfred Krips Mischa Nieland Matthew Ruggiero George Zazofskyt Karl Zeise Rolland Tapley Robert Ripley contra bassoon Shermont Roger Luis Leguia Richard Plaster Max Winder Stephen Geber Harry Dickson Carol Procter horns Gottfried Wilfinger Jerome Patterson James Stagliano Fredy Ostrovsky Ronald Feldman Charles Yancich Leo Panasevich William Stokking Harry Shapiro Noah Bielski Neweli Herman Silberman Thomas basses Paul Keaney Stanley Benson Henry Portnoi Ralph Pottle Eiichi Tanaka* William Rhein Alfred Schneider Joseph Hearne trumpets Julius Schulman Bela Wurtzler Armando Ghitalla Gerald Gelbloom Leslie Martin Roger Voisin Raymond Sird John Salkowski Andre Come second violins John Barwicki Gerard Goguen Clarence Knudson Buell Neidlinger William Marshall Robert Olson trombones Michel Sasson William Gibson Ronald Knudsen flutes Josef Orosz Leonard Moss Doriot Anthony Dwyer Kauko Kahila William Waterhouse James Pappoutsakis Ayrton Pinto Phillip Kaplan tuba Amnon Levy Chester Schmitz Laszlo Nagy piccolo Michael Vitale timpani Lois Schaefer Victor Manusevitch Everett Firth Max Hobart oboes John Korman percussion Ralph Gomberg Christopher Kimber Charles Smith Spencer Larrison John Holmes Arthur Press Hugh Matheny assistant timpanist violas Thomas Gauger Burton Fine english horn Frank Epstein Reuben Green Laurence Thorstenberg Eugen Lehner harps George Humphrey Bernard Zighera clarinets Jerome Lipson Olivia Luetcke Gino Cioffi Robert Karol Bernard Pasquale Cardillo Kadinoff librarians Peter Hadcock Vincent Mauricci Victor Alpert £b clarinet Earl Hedberg William Shisler Joseph Pietropaolo Robert Barnes bass clarinet stage manager Yizhak Schotten Felix Viscuglia Alfred Robison personnel manager William Moyer member of the Japan Philharmonic Symphony + George Zazofsky is on leave of absence for Orchestra participating in a one season ex- the remainder of the 1968-1969 season. change with Sheldon Rotenberg. _pr CAMBRIDGE COFFEE, TEA & Qftla&armaflnc SPICE HOUSE VAe J/wsseau J/ouse o/Sos/o/i {J Gourmet Cookware Wicker Furniture Imported Cheeses And Many, Many Etceteras Under The Sun Our cotton terry blotter . 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Boston—Framingham—Peabody—Braintree—Burlington—Bedford, N. H. TICKET RESALE AND RESERVATION PLAN The ticket resale and reservation plan has now operated for the past five seasons and has proved a great success. The Trustees wish again to thank subscribers who have taken part, and to bring it once more to the atten- tion of all other subscribers and Friends. Should you find that you are unable to attend one of the concerts for which you have tickets, the Trustees hope that you will allow others, who cannot obtain tickets for this subscription series, to have the opportunity to hear the Orchestra. You can do this by telephoning Symphony Hall (266-1492), and giving your name and ticket location to the switchboard operator. Your ticket then becomes available for resale, and the income gained is used to reduce the Orchestra's deficit. Sub- scribers who release their tickets for resale will receive a copy of the program of the concert they miss, and written acknowledgment of their gift for their tax records. Those who wish to request tickets for a specific concert should tele- phone Symphony Hall and ask for 'Reservations'. Requests will be attended to in the order in which they are received, and, since the Management has learned by experience how many returned tickets to expect, no reservation will be confirmed unless the caller can be assured of a seat. Tickets ordered in this way may be bought and collected from the box office on the day of the concert two hours before the start of the program. Tickets not claimed half an hour before concert time will be released. Last season the ticket resale and reservation plan helped reduce the Orchestra's deficit by more than $21,900. 1171 Those new book reviews in The Boston Globe speak volumes. The man responsible is The Globe's Arts Editor, Herbert Kenny, who has over 200 of the most knowledgeable reviewers around Boston on call. There's more to it. Maybe that's how come everybody's reading The Globe these days. 1172 . Steinberg's Choice: the new records/by Michael Steinberg, music critic of The Boston Globe The symphony: alive andwell. The symphony is an art form impressive.