;..".';': 110th Season 19 9 0-91 Boston Symphony Orchestra Seiji Ozawa, Music Director 90th Anniversary of Symphony Hall Only the few Will Own an Audemars Classic Straps: Automatic Perpetual Calendar: with date and second-hand in 18K gold. Day, date, month and moon phase in 18K gold. Unly the few will seek the exclusivity that comes with owning an Audemars Piguet. Only the few will recognize jm more than a century of technical in- /il "--/ . novation; today, that innovation is reflected in our ultra-thin mech- Memais Piguet anical movements, the sophistica- tion of our perpetual calendars, and more recently, our dramatic new watch with dual time zones. Only the few will appreciate The CEO Collection which includes a unique selection of the finest Swiss watches man can create. Audemars Piguet makes only a limited number of watches each year. But then, that's something only the few will understand. SHREVECRUMP &LOW JEWELERS SINCE 1800 330 BOYLSTON ST., BOSTON, MASS. 02116 (617) 267-9100 * 1-800-225-7088 THE MALL AT CHESTNUT HILL • SOUTH SHORE PLAZA Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Grant Llewellyn and Robert Spano, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Tenth Season, 1990-91 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Chairman Emeritus J. P. Barger, Chairman George H. Kidder, President Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney, Vice-Chairman Archie C. Epps, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick, Vice-Chairman William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer David B. Arnold, Jr. Avram J. Goldberg Mrs. August R. Meyer Peter A. Brooke Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Mrs. Robert B. Newman James F. Cleary Francis W. Hatch Peter C. Read John F. Cogan, Jr. Julian T. Houston Richard A. Smith Julian Cohen Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Ray Stata William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. George I. Kaplan William F. Thompson Mrs. Michael H. Davis Harvey Chet Krentzman Nicholas T. Zervas Mrs. Eugene B. Doggett R. Willis Leith, Jr. Trustees Emeriti Vernon R. Alden Mrs. Harris Fahnestock Irving W. Rabb Philip K. Allen Mrs. John L. Grandin Mrs. George R. Rowland Allen G. Barry E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. George Lee Sargent Leo L. Beranek Edward M. Kennedy Sidney Stoneman Mrs. John M. Bradley Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey Abram T. Collier Thomas D. Perry, Jr. John L. Thorndike Other Officers of the Corporation John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Michael G. McDonough, Assistant Treasurer Daniel R. Gustin, Clerk Administration Kenneth Haas, Managing Director Daniel R. Gustin, Assistant Managing Director and Manager of Tanglewood Michael G. McDonough, Director of Finance and Business Affairs Evans Mirageas, Artistic Administrator Anne H. Parsons, Orchestra Manager Caroline Smedvig, Director of Public Relations and Marketing Josiah Stevenson, Director of Development Robert Bell, Manager of Patricia Krol, Coordinator of Youth Activities Information Systems Steven Ledbetter, Musicologist & Peter N. Cerundolo, Director of Program Annotator Corporate Development Michelle R. Leonard, Media and Production Madelyne Cuddeback, Director of Manager, Boston Symphony Orchestra Corporate Sponsorships Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Patricia Forbes Halligan, Personnel John C. Marksbury, Director of Administrator Foundation and Government Support Sarah J. Harrington, Budget Manager Julie-Anne Miner, Manager of Fund Margaret Hillyard-Lazenby, Reporting Director of Volunteers Richard Ortner, Administrator of Russell M. Hodsdon, Manager of Box Office Tanglewood Music Center Bernadette M. Horgan, Public Relations Scott Schillin, Assistant Manager, Coordinator Pops and Youth Activities Craig R. Kaplan, Controller Joyce M. Serwitz, Director of Major Gifts/ Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales & Assistant Director of Development Marketing Manager Cheryl L. Silvia, Function Manager John M. Keenum, Director of Susan E . Tomlin, Director ofAnnual Giving Tanglewood Music Center Development Programs copyright ©1990 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. - : '".. • .- •.•"'..-•'. I .•: NH ' ", Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. John F. Cogan, Jr., Chairman Mrs. Ray A. Goldberg, Vice-Chairman Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III, Secretary Mrs. Herbert B. Abelow Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Thomas S. Morse Harlan Anderson Steven Grossman Richard P. Morse Mrs. David Bakalar John P. Hamill E. James Morton Bruce A. Beal Daphne P. Hatsopoulos David G. Mugar Mrs. Leo L. Beranek Joe M. Henson David S. Nelson Lynda Schubert Bodman Mrs. Marilyn Brachman Hoffman Mrs. Hiroshi H. Nishino Donald C. Bowersock, Jr. Ronald A. Homer Robert P. O'Block William M. Bulger Julian T. Houston Paul C. O'Brien Mrs. Levin H. Campbell Lola Jaffe Vincent M. O'Reilly Earle M. Chiles Anna Faith Jones Walter H. Palmer Mrs. C. Thomas Clagett, Jr. H. Eugene Jones Andrall E. Pearson James F. Cleary Susan B. Kaplan John A. Perkins William H. Congleton Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Daphne Brooks Prout William F. Connell Richard L. Kaye Millard H. Pryor, Jr. Walter J. Connolly, Jr. Robert D. King Keizo Saji S. James Coppersmith Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Roger A. Saunders Albert C. Cornelio Allen Z. Kluchman Mrs. Raymond H. Schneider Phyllis Curtin Koji Kobayashi Mark L. Selkowitz Alex V. dArbeloff Mrs. Carl Koch Malcolm L. Sherman Phyllis Dohanian David I. Kosowsky Mrs. Donald B. Sinclair Hugh Downs Robert, K. Kraft W. Davies Sohier, Jr. Goetz B. Eaton George Krupp Ralph Z. Sorenson Edward Eskandarian Mrs. Hart D. Leavitt Ira Stepanian Katherine Fanning Laurence Lesser Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Peter M. Flanigan Stephen R. Levy Mark Tishler, Jr. Dean Freed Frederick H. Lovejoy, Jr. Roger D. Wellington Eugene M. Freedman Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Robert A. Wells Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen Mrs. Harry L. Marks Mrs. Thomas H.P. Whitney Mrs. James Garivaltis C. Charles Marran Margaret Williams-DeCelles Mark R. Goldweitz Nathan R. Miller Mrs. John J. Wilson Overseers Emeriti Mrs. Weston W. Adams Mrs. Louis I. Kane Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Mrs. Frank G. Allen Leonard Kaplan Mrs. Jerome Rosenfeld Mrs. Richard Bennink Benjamin H. Lacy Mrs. William C. Rousseau Mary Louise Cabot Mrs. James F. Lawrence Francis P. Sears, Jr. Johns H. Congdon Hanae Mori Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan Mrs. Stephen V.C. Morris Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Mrs. Richard D. Hill Stephen Paine, Sr. Luise Vosgerchian Susan M. Hilles David R. Pokross Mrs. Donald B. Wilson Symphony Hall Operations Robert L. Gleason, Facilities Manager James E. Whitaker, House Manager Cleveland Morrison, Stage Manager Franklin Smith, Supervisor of House Crew Wilmoth A. Griffiths, Assistant Supervisor of House Crew William D. McDonnell, Chief Steward II. R. Costa, Lighting Officers of the Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers Susan D. Hall, President Thelma E. Goldberg, Executive Vice-President Joan Erhard, Secretary Patricia A. Maddox, Treasurer Betty Sweitzer, Nominating Chairman Vice-Presidents Helen Doyle, Hall Services Marilyn Larkin, Tanglewood Goetz B. Eaton, Fundraising Patricia A. Newton, Regions Charles W. Jack, Adult Education Carol Scheifele-Holmes, Public Relations Pat Jensen, Membership F. Preston Wilson, Development Maureen Hickey, Tanglewood Pat Woolley, Youth Activities Chairmen of Regions Krista Kamborian Baldini Helen Lahage Beverly J. Pieper Judy Clark Paula Murphy Patricia L. Tambone Joan Erhard Pamela S. Nugent Arline Ziner Bettina Harrison Business and Professional Leadership Association Board of Directors Harvey Chet Krentzman, Chairman James F. Cleary, BPLA President Members J. P. Barger Thelma E. Goldberg Malcolm L. Sherman Leo L. Beranek Joe M. Henson Ray Stata William F. Connell George H. Kidder Stephen J. Sweeney Nelson J. Darling, Jr. Vincent M. O'Reilly Roger D. Wellington Special thanks to the National Endowment for the Arts and the Massachusetts Cultural Council for their continued support of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. Celebrating the 90th Anniversary of Symphony Hall On display in the first-floor Huntington Avenue corridor of the Cohen Wing is an archival exhibit celebrating the 90th anniversary of Symphony Hall. In addition to newspaper accounts of the building's opening in 1900, the exhibit includes period photographs and a tribute to acoustician Wallace Clement Sabine. Articles on various aspects of Symphony Hall will be featured in the BSO program book throughout the season. The cover photograph shows the cartouche directly above the Symphony Hall stage. Whereas numerous European halls traditionally highlighted various composers' names, Beethoven became the only composer whose name was inscribed on any of the plaques that trim the stage and balconies of Symphony Hall. The others were left empty since, at the time the Hall was opened, it was felt that only Beethoven's popularity would remain unchanged. AMERICA'S PARTNERSHIP FOR THE ARTS IS THREATENED The National Endowment for the Arts, a federal agency that has provided essential support for the nation's orchestras, art museums, and theater, dance, and opera companies with thou- sands of grants over the past twenty-five years, is facing grave threats on the floor of the U.S. Congress. Opponents have accused the NEA of funding art with obscene content and have proposed restructuring or abolishing the agency altogether. Here in Massachusetts, the Massachusetts Cultural Commis- sion's budget has been sharply reduced, rendering the agency far less effective in supporting artistic activities throughout the state. Together with other arts organizations throughout the Com- monwealth, the Boston Symphony Orchestra believes that: • The arts in this country and their extended services to a large public have