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1 /Voston DIRECTOR I J I OZAWAMUSIC S Y M Ml O N Y 1996 97 SEASON ORCH I SIR A >* *> v • The security of a trust, Fidelity se^ce and expertise. , A Ciaddic Composition --^^^SB^^^l A conductor and his orchestra — together, they perform masterpieces. Fidelity Now Fidelity Personal Trust Services Pergonal can help you achieve the same harmony for your trust portfolio of Trust $400,000 or more. Serviced You'll receive superior trust services through a dedicated trust officer, -with the added benefit of Fidelity's renowned money management expertise. And 1 * because Fidelity is the largest privately owned financial services firm in the nation, you can rest assured that we will be there for the long term. Call •^>**r* Fidelity Perjonal Trudt Service* at ^\ 1-800-854-2829. You'll applaud our efforts. Trust Services offered by Fidelity Management Trust Company For more information, visit a Fidelity Investor Center near you: Boston - Back Bay • Boston - Financial District • Braintree, MA • Burlington, MA Fidelity wJ-% Investments9 17598.001 This should not be considered an offer to provide trust services in every state. Trust services vary by state. To determine whether Fidelity may provide trust services in your state, please call Fidelity at 1-800-854-2829. Investor Centers are branches of Fidelity Brokerage Services, Inc. Member NYSE, SIPC. Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Bernard Haitink, Principal Guest Conductor One Hundred and Sixteenth Season, 1996-97 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. R. Willis Leith, Jr., Chairman Nicholas T. Zervas, President Peter A. Brooke, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer Mrs. Edith L. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Ray Stata, Vice-Chairman Harvey Chet Krentzman, Vice-Chairman Harlan E. Anderson William M. 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Marks Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Business Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman Emeritus William F. Connell, President James F. Cleary, Chairman William L. Boyan, Vice-President Nader F. Darehshori Robert J. Murray Cynthia Scullin Stephen J. Sweeney Francis A. Doyle Robert P. O'Block Malcolm L. Sherman William C. Van Faasen John P. Hamill Patrick J. Purcell Ray Stata Patricia Wolpert William F. Meagher William D. Roddy Emeritus Leo L. Beranek Ex-Officio J. P. Barger • Nicholas T Zervas Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Margaret Williams-DeCelles, President Charlie Jack, Treasurer Goetz Eaton, Executive Vice-President Doreen Reis, Secretary Diane Austin, Symphony Shop Marilyn Pond, Public Relations Dorothy Stern, Resources Noni Cooper, Adult Education Dee Schoenly, Development Development Ginger Elvin, Tanglewood William C. Sexton, Erling Thorgalsen, Membership Association Tanglewood Association Eva Zervos, Fundraising Nancy Ferguson, Hall Services Barbara Steiner, Youth Activities Wendy Ziner, Fundraising Phyllis Hubbard, Nominating From the BSO Archives: Women, Music, and the Boston Symphony Orchestra The exhibit on display in the Huntington Avenue corridor of the Cohen Wing explores the lives and careers of pioneering women musicians—instrumental and vocal soloists, conductors, and orchestra members—who played in, conducted, or performed with the BSO in the years before 1960. The story of women's struggles against traditional gender barriers in the American classical music community is illustrated by photographs, letters, clippings, concert programs, and other historical materials pre- served in the BSO Archives. Pictured here with her husband Georg Henschel, the BSO's first music director (1881-1884), is soprano Lillian Bailey Henschel, who appeared as a guest soloist with the Boston Symphony more than a hundred times between 1881 and 1898. Programs copyright ©1996 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover design by Jaycole Advertising, Inc. /Cover and BSO photos by Steve J. Sherman Administration Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager of Tanglewood Anthony Fogg, Artistic Administrator Thomas D. May, Director of Finance and Business Affairs Nancy Perkins, Director of Development Caroline Smedvig, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Ray F. 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  • Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 108, 1988-1989

    Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 108, 1988-1989

    '"'"• —— M« QUADRUM The Mall At Chestnut 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, Yice-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. Wailes, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. 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.