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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 98, 1978-1979 fourteen 98th SEASON ffM^ ^ ' BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SEIJI OZAWA Music Director I 'X Mi" 1 ••"••nil ^^x \ H 9 MR"':'-.•?;..' EXPERIENCE THE 19™CENTURY One of the gifts of the 19th century (along with Tchaikovsky, Tolstoi, others) was the ritual of the "family silver." It was in those elegant times when bringing out the "family silver" came to mean a profound or joyous occasion was at THE ONE hand, one that called for something beyond the ordinary. CONCESS A few of the more hallowed rituals that evolved over the genera- TO MODEF FOR THE tions are shown below. Next time you take out the Smirnoff Silver (it SILVER traces directly back to the original formula) observe the jewel-like DRINK* flash of icy-cold Silver pouring into your glass. Smooth, with a unique YOUR 90.4 proof. Prepare to taste history. FREEfi TAKES 1 PLACE C THF NORTH El WINTER F CHILLING BOTTLE AN GLASSES k X FREEZING SILVER PLUS A THIRD OF A TURN ON THE PEPPER MILL AND YOU SHOULD BE ABLE TO COUNT THE GRAINS THOROUC-->fc_OT & 3NEBLAO )LIVE CHILL CHILL EVEN FURTHER WITH ONEOUNCEOF ~ ^NoilrM V ANNOUNCING PAINE FURNITURE'S ©GREAT WINtEROF 79 SALE Sale now in progress. 81 Arlington St. .- - BOSTON 426-1500 Mon Sat 930 am 530 pm; Wed. 9:30 am - 8.30 pm NATICK323SpeenSt. 655-2200 Mon-Fn 930 am -830 pm; Sat 9 30 am -5 30 pm PAINE® BSO CHAMBER MUSIC PRELUDES PERNODmade possible by fl N€W S€fil€S OF PR€-SVMPHONV CHRMB€R MUSIC AND DINNERS AVAILABLE TO BSO SUBSCRIBERS 6 PM Concerts (Followed by Dinners at 7 pm) FEBRUARY 1,3 Schubert String Trio #2 Hindemith String Trio #2 FEBRUARY 22, 24 Beethoven Serenade, op. 25 Mozart Flute Quartet in C MARCH 1,3 Prokofiev Sonata for Two Violins Prokofiev Flute Sonata APRIL 12, 14 Brahms Sextet, op. 18 APRIL 21 Mozart 6 Major Duo Dvorak Terzetto FOR TICKET INFORMATION PLEASE CALL THE SUBSCRIPTION OFFICE AT 266-1492 *H> a Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, Assistant Conductor Ninety-Eighth Season 1978-1979 The Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. Talcott M. Banks, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Philip K. Allen, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President John L. Thorndike, Vice-President Abram T. Collier, Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps III Thomas D. Perry, Jr. Allen G. Barry E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Irving W. Rabb Leo L. Beranek Edward M. Kennedy Paul C Reardon Mrs. John M. Bradley George H. Kidder David Rockefeller, Jr. Richard P. Chapman Roderick M. MacDougall Mrs. George Lee Sargent George H. A. Clowes, Jr. Edward G. Murray John Hoyt Stookey Albert L. Nickerson Trustees Emeriti Harold D. Hodgkinson John T. Noonan Mrs. James H. Perkins Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thomas W. Morris General Manager Gideon Toeplitz Daniel R. Gustin Assistant Manager Assistant Manager Peter Gelb Joseph M. Hobbs Walter D.Hill Director of Promotion Director of Development Director of Business Affairs Candice L. Miller Richard C. White Elizabeth Dunton Assistant Director Assistant to the Director of Sales of Development Manager Dorothy M. Sullivan Anita R. Kurland Charles Rawson Controller Administrator of Manager of Box Office Youth Activities James F. Kiley Katherine Whitty Niklaus Wyss Operations Manager, Coordinator of Advisor for the Tanglewood Boston Council Music Director Donald W. MacKenzie Richard Ortner Operations Manager, Assistant Administrator, Symphony Hall Berkshire Music Center Michael Steinberg Director of Publications Programs copyright © 1978 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. 3 - h The Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. Leo L. Beranek Chairman Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Weston P. Figgins Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Vice Chairman Vice Chairman Secretary Charles F. Adams Mrs. Robert Gibb Richard P. Morse John Q. Adams Jordan L. Golding Dr. Barbara W. Newell Mrs. Frank G. Allen Mrs. John L. Grandin Stephen Paine Hazen Ayer Mrs. Howard E. Hansen David Pokross David W. Bernstein Mrs. Richard D. Hill William Poorvu David Bird Mrs. Amory Houghton, Jr. Harry Remis Gerhard Bleicken Richard S. Humphrey, Jr. Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Kelton Burbank Mrs. Jim Lee Hunt Mrs. Samuel L. Rosenberry Mrs. Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. Louise I. Kane Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Levin H. Campbell, III Leonard Kaplan Mrs. George Rowland Johns H. Congdon Mrs. F. Corning Kenly Mrs. William Ryan Arthur P. Contas John Kittredge Francis P. Sears, Jr. Robert Cushman Robert Kraft William A. Selke Michael J. Daly Benjamin Lacy Gene Shalit Mrs. C. Russell Eddy Mrs. James F. Lawrence Peter J. Sprague Mrs. John Fitzpatrick Mrs. Warren B. Manhard II Samuel L. Slosberg Paul Fromm Colman M. Mockler, Jr. Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Carlton P. Fuller Mrs. Elting E. Morison D. Thomas Trigg Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Mrs. Stephen V. C. Morris Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Mrs. Thomas Gardiner Roger Woodworth The bestofthe bunch. 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East Coast Piano & Organ 21 Wheeling Avenue, Woburn, Mass. 935-3870 The BSO, China, and the 1979 Musical Marathon As you're probably aware by now, the Boston Symphony's trip to China is definite, thanks to funding from Coca-Cola, and also from Pan American, Gillette, and Mobil; in addition, the Norton Company of Worcester is underwrit- ing a souvenir booklet, in English and Chinese, commemorating this historic event. The itinerary as currently planned calls for the Orchestra's departure from Boston on 12 March and arrival in Shanghai the next day; work with Chinese musicians in Shanghai on the 14th and a concert there on the 15th; travel to Pek- ing on the 16th and concerts there on the 17th, 18th, and 19th. Music to be played features two Chinese works— a Concerto for Biwa (a lute-like instrument) and Orchestra, and Reflections of the Moon on the Second Fountain— as well as Western music including the Brahms First, Berlioz's Symphonie fantastique, Tchaikovsky's Pathetique, and Mozart and Mendelssohn Violin Concertos with concertmaster Joseph Silverstein. Arthur Fiedler will be on hand to lead Bernstein's Candide Overture and The Stars and Stripes Forever. The final concert in Peking will feature both the Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Peking Central Philharmonic and will end with a joint performance of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony conducted by Seiji Ozawa. The trip makes necessary several changes in our Symphony Hall schedule, and these are outlined in the letter from Board of Trustees President Nelson J. Darling, Jr., on the opposite page. Subscribers who are affected will be receiving individual letters by mail. A crucial aspect of the trip is the exchange of ideas to be afforded by musicians of different cultures working together in the form of coaching, master classes, and consulting with the Chinese by individual Orchestra members, as well as concert performances. The trip will receive considerable press coverage, and representatives from the Boston Globe and Herald, the Christian Science Monitor, the New York Times, Washington Post, AP, UPI, and other major newspapers and magazines will accompany the Orchestra. CBS camera crews will be present and are expected to pool their material with ABC and NBC, and CBS Reports is planning an hour- long documentary on the event to be shown some four or five weeks after the tour. Overall, the BSO's visit to China seems destined to be the major cultural story of the year, and the CBS Reports telecast the biggest on music in the history of the media. The Orchestra is due back from China on 20 March, just in time for the 1979 Musical Marathon the weekend following, and this should be cause for plenty of added excitement as well as special premiums related to the China visit. So if you're already bowled over by the listings in the premium catalog, there'll be even more incentive for your pledges once the Orchestra has returned from its historic trip. ''.'"'•••.,''She nUiaBii H^R '•> ''' To our subscribers: I am pleased to report that the Boston Symphony Orchestra will go to the Peo- ple's Republic of China to give concerts and coach Chinese musicians during the period March 12-20, 1979. Our orchestra will be the first performing ensemble to visit China since the establishment of diplomatic relations and will serve as a model for the future growth of symphonic music in China. Funds have been raised from various corporations, so that the trip is self-supporting and does not in any way draw upon annual contributions to the Orchestra or to our vital BSO/100 endowment campaign. We regret that, because of the trip, it will be necessary to cancel the following concerts: Friday, March 16, 1979 Saturday, March 17, 1979 Thursday, March 22, 1979 In addition, the following concerts will be re-scheduled as indicated: March 14 Open Rehearsal changed to Thursday, March 29, 1979 March 15 Thursday 'B' changed to Monday, April 2, 1979 March 20 Providence, R.I. changed to Monday, April 16, 1979 I hope you will agree with me that this historic trip for our Orchestra is worth the imposition which I know these changes will cause.
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