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Brooklyn Acotlemy of Music 1969-70 Season Boston Symphony Orchestra DECEMBER 11, 1969 ABRAHAM. •..,."' c "' SCHUSSING 'N SUNNING Visit A&S Ski Shop and see all that's dazzling bright for the skier ... pants, jackets, headgear ... plus the latest, greatest in ski equipment! Then head for the Cruise Shop and take in the newest looks in sun'n fun fashions from all the top designers ... in all the now colors! DEC EMBER 1969 I BROO KLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I 3 THURSDAY EVENI NG, DECEM BE R 11, 1969 I Subscription Performance The Brooklyn Academy of Mus ic presents the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA EIGHTY-N INTH SEASO N 1969-1970 WILLIAM STE INBERG, Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS, Assistant Conductor ERICH LEINSDORF, Conductor Malcolm Frager, Pianist The use of ca meras and tape recorders is strictly prohibited at Pi ttsburgh Symphony Orchestra concerts. Ba ldwin is the official piano of the Broo klyn Academy of Music 4 I BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1969 The Brooklyn Academy of Music Th!' f3r f'llyn Academy of Music is a department of the Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences. The Governrng Commrttee Ticket Reservation Systems - TICKETRON Seth S Far',on, Chairman Edward S. Reid, Vice Chai rman Computerized ticket selling system which Monro<' D. Stem, Vice Chairman permits purchase of tickets to Academy Hon Alexander Aldrich events at the fol lowing locations: Bernard S Barr Mrs. H. Haughton Bell MANHATIAN: Donalcl F. Benjamin Gtmbels 33rd St.; Chase Manhattan Bank, Dr. W1lliam M Birenbaum 1 Chase Manhattan Plaza and 52nd St. Donald M. Bl1nken & Ave. of Americas; Freedom National John R. H Blum Bank, 275 W. 125th St.; Grand Central Patnck Carter Station, Information and Balcony Areas; Wlllram B Hewson Hunter College Concert Bureau, 695 Park Rev. W G. Henson Jacobs Ave. Howard H. Jones Max L. Koeppel Msgr. Raymond S. 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Baar Mr. Covington Hardee Mr. Eben W. Pyne Mr. Edward K. Bachman Mr. F. Warren Hellman Mr. Edward S. Reid Mr. Bernard S. Barr Mr. J. Victor Herd Mr. Frederick W. Richmond Mrs. H. Haughton Bell Dr. James MeN. Hester Mr. James Q. Riordan Mr. Donald F. Benjamin Mr. William B. Hewson Mrs. Thomas H. Roulston Dr. William Birenbaum Mr. John E. Heyke, Jr. Robert S. Rubin Mr. John R. H. Blum Mr. Winston E. Himsworth Mrs. Frank K. Sanders, Jr. Mr. Robert E. Blum Dr. R. Gordon Hoxie Mr. J. Folwell Scull, Jr. Mr. Gordon S. Braislin Mrs. Darwin R. James Ill Mr. Oonald G. C. Sinclair Mr. Robut M. Burke Mr. Howard Jones Mr. lv'lo nroe D. Stein Mr. Patrick Carter Dr. John B. King Mr. Gerard Swope, Jr. Mr. Francis T. Christy Mr. Preston L. Lambert Mr. Harold J. Szold Mrs. Robert T. H. Davidson Mr. Wilbur A. Levin ~~rs. Hollis K. Thayer Mr. Sidney W. Davidson Mrs. Abbott A. Lippman Mrs. John F. Thompson, Jr. Mrs. Berton J. Delmhorst Mr. Alastair B. Martin Mr. William Tobey Mrs. Carroll J. Dickson Mrs. Emmet J. McCormack Mr. George R. Tollefsen Mr. Thomas A. Donnelly Mr. Milton T. VanderVeer The Very Rev. Eugene J. Molloy Mrs. Tracy S. Voorhees Dr. James B. Do novan Hon. Leonard P. Moore Mr. Francis B. Wadelton, Jr. Mrs. Mary Childs Draper Mr. Justin J. Murphy Hon. George C. Wildermuth Mr. Paul F. ~="lv Mrs. Louis Nathanson Mr. Robert Wilson Mr. Seth S. Faison Mr. Michael C. O'Brien, Jr. Mrs. Earle Kress Williams Mr. L e W IS W. rr" "cis, Jr. Mr. Donald M. Oenslager Judge Joseph B. Williams FOUNDATION AND CORPORATE CONTRIBUTORS A & S Foundation Marine Electric Corporation Albert and Greenbaum Foundation, Inc. Marine Midland Grace Trust Company Am e> rican Airlines Foundation of New York Bache Corporation Foundation Martin's Department Store Bankers Trust Company Mays (J.W.) Department Store Bay Ridge Savings Bank (now Anchor) lVI a rz Foundation Bristol-Myers Fund Merr ill, Lynch, Pierce, Fenner and Smith, Inc. 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Whitney Foundation Foundation Williamsburgh Savings Bank FRIENDS OF BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC FIRST LUNCHEON-LECTURE SERIES "THE PERFORMING ARTS" Jan. 16- CIIve Barnes-Dance Mar. 13-Henry Butler- Creation of Feb. 13- William Woodruff-Opera "Mourning Becomes Electra" Apr. 10-Michael Kutza- Films FRIENDS OF THE BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC 30 Lafayette Avenue Brooklyn, New York 11217 Tel.: 783-6700 - Ext. 18 6 1 BROOKLYN ACADEMY OF MUSIC I DECEMBER 1969 PROGRAM NOTES ERICH LEINSDORF Rosenkavalier" and Wagner's "Parsi fal", all in new productions, at the Conductor Teatro Colon. He recently returned to this country to conduct the ERICH LEINSDOR F, whose tenure as Chicago Symphony. For the past two Music Director of the Boston Sym weeks he has conducted the Boston phony Orchestra ended last August Symphony in their _home city_. After when he conducted a performance his appearances th1s week w1th the of Beethoven's Ninth symphony to Orchestra Erich Leinsdorf goes to close the Berkshire Festival at Ta~ Amsterda~, where he will conduct glewood, made a_ significa~t con~n the Concertgebouw Orchestra for two bution to Amenca n M us1ca I l1fe months. Later plans include appear during his seven years with the ances in Milan, Warsaw and London. Orchestra. Under his leadership the Erich Leinsdorf has made many re Orchestra presented many premieres cordings not only for RCA b~t for and revived many forgotten works. the Capitol, London, Westminster Among the latter were the complete and Pickwick labels. Schumann "Faust", the original ver sions of Beethoven's "Fidel io" and Strauss' "Ariadne auf Naxos", and MALCOLM FRAGER the Piano concerto no. 1 of Xaver Scharwenka, while among the nu Pianist merous world and American pre mieres were works like Britten's Malcolm Frager, who has appeared "War requiem" and "Cello symph many times with the Boston Sy~ ony" the piano concertos of Barber phony Orchestra in the past 1n and 'carter, Schuller's "Diptych for Boston, at Tanglewood and in Ne:rv brass quintet and orchestra"_, an_d York, was soloist with the St.