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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 108, 1988-1989, Subscription m "*. i . l-'S .%*r %&•; . ^^^H 4S&&HCH vWZ&ml mm WiELCOME to Opening Night of the 108th season of the Boston Symphony Orchestta—a long, proud tradition. We have good reason to look forward to an outstanding series of concerts during this season, and we welcome the opportunity to renew our expression of gratitude to our music director, Seiji Ozawa, and the members of the orchestra for the commitment they bring to the quality of artistic excellence that our audiences have come to expect. Your attendance at this Opening Night concert, and as a sub- scriber to concerts throughout the year, is heartwarming testimony to your enthusiastic support for the orchestra. We thank you for this support and for your generous response to our annual fund and our special appeals to strengthen our endowment. The success of these efforts is critically essential to a continuation of this great tradition. For the third consecutive year Bank of New England Corporation has graciously assumed the corporate sponsorship of this evening. We value the bond between the Boston Symphony Orchestra and one of New England's outstanding banking institutions engendered by this generous help. Opening Night, as you know, is made possible by the prodigious efforts of that dedicated group of volunteers organized under the banner of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers. The success of this evening is a tribute to their dedication. Their individ- ual and collective efforts throughout the year have developed and nurtured remarkable community support for our orchestra. This evening allows us a very special opportunity to recognize the Boston Symphony Orchestra as one of the world's great treasures. Sincerely, *v • /Ctc/hCt^ George H. Kidder President, Board of Trustees Boston Symphony Orchestra %c°4l Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Chairman, Board of Trustees Boston Symphony Orchestra Harbor Sweets is pleased to support the Boston Symphony Orchestra's Opening Night Gala The Symphony Bark and Symphony Mints are available for your corporate and individual gift giving. For further information please contact The Symphony Shop at (617) 267-2692 or Harbor Sweets at (508) 745-7648 All proceeds benefit the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Opening Night 1988 Gala Committee Co-Chairmen Mrs. Goetz B. Eaton Mrs. Robert B. Newman Committee Miss Michele L. Bechtell Mrs. Daniel A. Hosage Mrs. James W. Bradley Miss Pamela S. Nugent Mr. Robert B. Czekanski Mrs. Suzanne L. Read Mr. Goetz B. Eaton Mrs. David G. Robinson Mrs. Linda Warch Fenton Mrs. Wilbert R. Sanger Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Hosts and Hostesses Mrs. Gilman W. Conant Mr. & Mrs. William H. Congleton Phyllis Dohanian Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Mr. Anthony Faunce Mr. Peter Fenton Mr. & Mrs. Charles A. Hubbard Mr. & Mrs. James T. Jensen Prudence A. Law Mr. & Mrs. R. Willis Leith, Jr. Mr. & Mrs. August R. Meyer Mr. & Mrs. Gordon J. Rollert Mrs. George Lee Sargent Mrs. Florence T. Whitney The Opening Night 1988 Committee gratefully acknowledges the following donors for their generous support: Bank of New England Corporation Hub Mail Advertising, Inc. R.M. Bradley & Co., Inc. Linens Unlimited Capron Lighting & Sound Co., Inc. Mullen and Fitzmaurice Crane & Co. Inc. Neiman Marcus Creative Gourmets Limited The Prudential Property Company, Inc. Diane Fassino/Design The Symphony Shop Harbor Sweets Tiffany and Co. The Wine Cellar of Silene With special thanks to the Volunteer Office and the entire staff of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Benefactors Mrs. Weston W. Adams Mr. & Mrs. Charles H. Davis II Mrs. Frank G. Allen Mr. & Mrs. Michael H. Davis Mr. & Mrs. Harlan F. Anderson Dr. & Mrs. Charles de Sieyes Professor Rae & Christina Anderson Mr. & Mrs. David de Sieyes Mr. & Mrs. David B. Arnold, Jr. Dr. & Mrs. Charles C. 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Eighteen karat gold band, $345. Sapphire with diamonds, $3,400. Diamond band, $7,100. Diamond solitaire in the classic six-prong Tiffany setting, $11,000. Tiffany & Co. BOSTON • COPLEY PLACE • 100 HUNTINGTON AVENUE • 02116 TO ORDER CALL 617-353-0222 • ©T&. CO. 1988 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, Vice-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. August R. Meyer David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Mrs. Robert B. Newman Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Avram J. Goldberg Peter C. Read James F. Cleary Mrs. John L. Grandin Richard A. Smith Julian Cohen Francis W. Hatch, Jr. Ray Stata William M. Crozier, Jr. Harvey Chet Krentzman William F. Thompson Mrs. Michael H. 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