Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 103, 1983-1984
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oston Symphony Orchestra SEIJI OZAWA, Music Director .* ' BOSTON % /symphony \ \ orchestra/ . iV SEIJI OZAWA >:- 103rd Season 1983-84 Imported by Remy Martin Amerique, Inc., N.Y VS.O.P COGNAC. SINCE 1 Sole U.S.A. Distributor, Premiere Wine Merchants Inc., N.Y. 80 Proof. REMY MARTIN* Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Sir Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, Assistant Conductor One Hundred and Third Season, 1983-84 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Leo L. Beranek, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President George H. Kidder, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Roderick M. MacDougall, Treasurer John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps HI Thomas D. Perry, Jr. David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick William J. Poorvu J. P. Barger Mrs. John L. Grandin Irving W. Rabb Mrs. John M. Bradley E. James Morton Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Norman L. Cahners David G. Mugar Mrs. George Lee Sargent George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Albert L. Nickerson William A. Selke Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney John Hoyt Stookey Trustees Emeriti Abram T. Collier, Chairman ofthe Board Emeritus Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. James H. Perkins Allen G. Barry Edward M. Kennedy Paul C. Reardon Richard P. Chapman Edward G. Murray John L. Thorndike John T. Noonan Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Thomas W. Morris - General Manager William Bernell - Artistic Administrator Daniel R. Gustin - Assistant Manager B.J. Krintzman - Director ofPlanning Anne H. Parsons - Orchestra Manager Caroline Smedvig - Director ofPromotion Josiah Stevenson - Director ofDevelopment Theodore A. Vlahos - Director ofBusiness Affairs Arlene Germain - Financial Analyst Richard Ortner - Administrator of Charles Gilroy - ChiefAccountant Berkshire Music Center Vera Gold - Promotion Coordinator Charles Rawson - Manager ofBox Office Patricia Halligan - Personnel Administrator Eric Sanders - Director ofCorporate Development Nancy A. Kay - Director ofSales Joyce M. Serwitz - Assistant Director ofDevelopment Nancy Knutsen - Production Assistant Cheryl L. Silvia - Symphony Hall Function Manager Anita R. Kurland - Administrator of James E. Whitaker - Hall Manager, Symphony Hall Youth Activities Katherine Whitty - Coordinator ofBoston Council Steven Ledbetter Marc Mandel Jean Miller MacKenzie Director ofPublications Editorial Coordinator Print Production Coordinator Programs copyright ®1983 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Walter H. Scott Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. William J. Poorvu Chairman William M. Crozier, Jr. Harvey C. Krentzman Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Secretary John Q. Adams Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. Thomas Spurr Morse Mrs. Weston W Adams Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg Mrs. Robert B. Newman Martin Allen Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Hiroshi Nishino Hazen H. Ayer Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Vincent M. O'Reilly Bruce A. Beal Mrs. Richard E. Hartwell Stephen Paine, Sr. Mrs. Richard Bennink Francis W Hatch, Jr. John A. Perkins Mrs. Edward J. Bertozzi, Jr. Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross Peter A. Brooke Ms. Susan M. Hilles Mrs. Curtis Prout William M. Bulger Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Ms. Eleanor Radin Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Peter C. Read Julian Cohen Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Nat King Cole Richard L. Kaye David Rockefeller, Jr. Arthur P. Contas Mrs. F. Corning Kenly, Jr. Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. A. Werk Cook John Kittredge Mrs. William C. Rousseau Phyllis Curtin Mrs. Carl Koch Mark L. Selkowitz Victoria L. Danberg Robert K. Kraft Malcolm L. Sherman A.V. d'Arbeloff Mrs. E. Anthony Kutten Donald B. Sinclair D.V. d'Arbeloff John P. LaWare Richard A. Smith Mrs. Michael H. Davis Mrs. James F. Lawrence Ralph Z. Sorenson William S. Edgerly Laurence Lesser Peter J. Sprague Mrs. Alexander Ellis, Jr. Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Ray Stata Frank L. Farwell Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Arthur I. Strang John A. Fibiger C. Charles Marran Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Kenneth G. Fisher Mrs. August R. Meyer Mark Tishler, Jr. Gerhard M. Freche J. William Middendorf II Ms. Luise Vosgerchian Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Paul M. Montrone Roger D. Wellington Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Mrs. Hanae Mori Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris John J. Wilson Mrs. James G. Garivaltis Richard P. Morse Nicholas T. Zervas Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Frank G. Allen Paul Fromm David W Bernstein Carlton P Fuller Leonard Kaplan Giving is an art in itself When you make financial contributions to the arts or to any other non-profit organi- zation, Bank of New England can bring important benefits to your philanthropy. Bank of New England is an expert at financial planning for people who make substantial gifts to charity. We will show you how you can make con- tributions, save on taxes, and at the same time, continue to provide yourself with income from those gifts. There's an art to making the most of your contri- butions, for yourself as well as for your favorite charity. So when you want expert financial guid- ance in making charitable gifts, look to the light. Investment Services ® BANK OF NEW ENGLAND' 28 State Street, Boston, MA 02109, (617) 973-1872 Bank of New England Corporation, 1983 HP THEBSO ANNOUNCES AN PROGRAM r A Company Christmas ...jbrihepkasiw ofyourcompany DECEMBER 17, 1984 Give your company an early Christmas present by treating your management, employees, customers, vendors, and friends to a special evening at Pops in a unique holiday program. This program will be available to only 130 businesses and professional organizations at $2, 000 per company and will include a total of 16 table and balcony seats, complete with holiday drinks and a gourmet picnic supper. A special program book will also be produced for this event. For information on "A Company Christmas at Pops": Call James F. Cleary Managing Director, Blyth Eastman Paine Webber Inc. (423-8331); Chet Krentzman, President, Advanced Management Associates (332-3141); Malcolm Sherman, President, Zayre Stores (620-5000); or Eric Sanders, BSO Director of Corporate Development (266-1492). V — BSO The BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon '84 is Now! THIS IS IT! The 1984 BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon takes to the airwaves for 63 hours of round-the-clock broadcasting beginning 9 a.m. Friday, 30 March and continuing through Sunday, 1 April at midnight. For the fourteenth year, WCRB-102.5-FM will be contributing the airtime and the services of its vice-president, host Richard L. Kaye, who will be joined by colleagues Dave MacNeill, Dave Tucker, Peter Ross, and John Emery. They will be assisted by William Pierce, the radio voice of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and by Robert Conrad, the voice of the Cleveland Orchestra. WCVB-TV-Channel 5 will contribute two-and-one-half hours of airtime on Sunday, 1 April from 5:30 to 8 p.m., with a live broadcast from Symphony Hall of the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Principal Guest Conductor Sir Colin Davis and a performance by John Williams and the Boston Pops. In addition, the Musical Marathon will be at the Quincy Market rotunda throughout the three-day weekend, from 12 noon to 7 p.m. on Friday and Saturday, and from noon to 5 p.m. on Sunday, with entertainment, jazz groups, and special premiums for pledges. Besides recordings of historic BSO performances, WCRB coverage will include live interviews with Sir Colin Davis, Pops Conductor Williams, and members of the orchestra along with a number of guest celebrities from the media and Boston's arts and music communities. Hundreds of gift premiums will be available to persons calling in their pledges in support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra and Boston Pops. Volunteers will be manning the telephone lines throughout the three-day event to accept calls at (617) 262-8700. Out-of-town calls may be made collect. Among this year's very special Marathon '84 offerings are two incredible opportunities first, the chance to win an all-expense paid trip for two to accompany the Boston Symphony Orchestra on its 1984 European Festivals tour leaving Boston 23 August and returning 9 September. The itinerary includes concerts in Edinburgh, London, Salzburg, Munich, Berlin, and Amsterdam. Enjoy top hotels, special activities, pre- and post-concert receptions, meals, and a special tour of East Berlin. How can you participate? Buy a raffle ticket at $35 apiece or 3 for $100 (tickets are limited to 1,000); the drawings will be held Marathon weekend. Tickets can be purchased at two Musical Marathon counter sales locations in Symphony Hall: the Massachusetts Avenue corridor, and the corridor near the entrance to the Cohen Annex. The second of this year's spectacular travel offerings is a North Cape cruise for two on the luxury Royal Viking Sea. Sail from Copenhagen on 20 June and arrive at Southampton, England, on 2 July. Enjoy an outside double cabin on Pacific Deck while cruising the North Cape. Relax and experience a contemporary interpretation of traditional elegance. This premium is being offered for $5,000 (airfare and port taxes not included). Contact the Marathon Office at 266-1492, ext. 230, for complete details. Copies of this year's 28-page Marathon premium catalog may be picked up at the Marathon counters in Symphony Hall, where you may also make an in-person pledge. It may also be obtained by calling the Symphony Hall Marathon Office. The catalog lists nearly 500 different premiums arranged by category, including this year's exclusive "BSO Collection" featuring such unique items as the 1984 BSO/WCRB mug ($15), a cuddly Pops Ewok ($20), BSO bow tie ($30), and the Marathon '84 poster by Boston artist Agusta Agustsson ($30; $100 signed and numbered). There are also restaurant gift certificates, tickets for theatre, dance, and other cultural events, and special offerings donated by more than 50 members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra.