SEVENTY-SEVENTH SEASON 1 95 7 - 1 9 5 8 Sunday Afternoon Series BAYARD TUCKERMAN. JR. ARTHUR J. ANDERSON ROBERT T. FORREST JULIUS F. HALLXR ARTHUR J. ANDERSON, JR. HERBERT S. TUCKERMAN J. DEANE SOMERVILLE It takes only seconds for accidents to occur that damage or destroy property. It takes only a few minutes to develop a complete insurance program that will give you proper coverages in adequate amounts. It might be well for you to spend a little time with us helping to see that in the event of a loss you will find yourself protected with insurance. WHAT TIME to ask for help? Any time! Now! CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. RICHARD P. NYQUIST in association with OBRION, RUSSELL & CO. Insurance of Every Description 108 Water Street Boston 6, Mass. LA fayette 3-5700 SEVENTY-SEVENTH SEASON, 1957-1958 Boston Symphony Orchestra CHARLES MUNCH, Music Director Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor CONCERT BULLETIN with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Henry B. Cabot President Jacob J. Kaplan Vice-President Richard C. Paine Treasurer Talcott M. Banks E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Theodore P. Ferris Michael T. Kelleher Alvan T. Fuller Palfrey Perkins Francis W. Hatch Charles H. Stockton Harold D. Hodgkinson Raymond S. Wilkins C. D. Jackson Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS Philip R. Allen M. A. DeWolfe Howe N. Penrose Hallowell Lewis Perry Edward A. Taft Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager S. Shirk Norman James J. Brosnahan Assistant Manager Business Administrator Leonard Burkat Rosario Mazzeo Music Administrator Personnel Manager SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON 15 [1] The LIVING TRUST The Living Trust is a Trust which you establish during your lifetime ... as part of your overall estate plan . and for the purpose of obtaining experienced management for a specified portion of your property ... as a protection to you and your family during the years ahead. May we discuss the benefits of a Living Trust with you and your attorney? Write or call THE PERSONAL TRUST DEPARTMENT The TSlational Shawmut Bank of Boston Tel. LAfayette 3-6800 Member F. D. I. C. [2] SYMPHONIANA Exhibition Marcel Mule Reports from Israel EXHIBITION 9He 9fws$eattJ6use cfj8os/o/i An exhibition of paintings from the ¥ deCordova and Dana Museum of Lin- *./»' coln, Massachusetts is now on view in t.ft-0 the Gallery. MARCEL MULE Marcel Mule was born in Aube (Orne) in 1901, studied both piano and violin, but in addition he learned to play the saxophone under the instruc- 4& tion of his father, himself a virtuoso. In 1923 he was admitted to the Band of the Garde Republicaine as saxophonist. In 1929 he founded, together with col- leagues of that organization, the Quatuor de Saxophones de la Garde which later became the Saxophone Quartet of Paris. In 1936 he left the Band to devote him- SEASONAL WONDER self entirely to concerts. He has ap- peared as soloist and toured with this group in various countries in Europe. Soft and Gentle, In 1942 a class in saxophone was estab- lished at the Conservatoire under his direction. His present visit to this The Winds of Spring country is his first. •• Have Not Yet Subdued REPORTS FROM ISRAEL The Chill of Winter; Charles Munch conducted the Israel Philharmonic Orchestra as guest on January 15th. Reviews from Haaretz But, For a Heady Reminder (in translation) and from the Jerusalem Post are here reprinted. Of What Is In Store, With the appearance of the music director and conductor of the Boston You Need Only View Symphony Orchestra, Charles Munch, the I.P.O.'s season reached one of its highest peaks. The programme chosen Our New Collections as well as the musical personality of one of the world's outstanding conduc- of tors made this concert a musical cultural event of the highest order. If only for one year we could have Lingerie, Negligees, the privilege of having such a great musician as M. Munch as the permanent And Teagowns. conductor of the Israel Philharmonic! In only three rehearsals he brought about a revolutionary change in the playing of our orchestra and still more could be awaited from him if he could work with the musicians for a continu- (With apologies to all poets) ous period. My personal preference of the evening were the Three Nocturnes by Debussy [3] — and the work of Samuel Barber. Here M. Munch revealed himself in his full genius in the presentation of shades of colour and of charm. The Debussy breathed the very atmosphere of M. Munch's homeland and there is no won- der that the audience was completely enchanted. To the conductor of the choir, Gari Bertini, we must also give praise for his training of the chorus so that we were able to hear "Sirens" in beautiful sounds that do not too often emanate from the songs heard in Israel. The work of Barber, a young Ameri- can composer, is a very strong com- position both from the aesthetic and technical point of view. This is modern American music of the best type and the composer succeeds in giving a sound picture of expressive power in a musical language that can be understood by the music lover as well as the music con- noisseur while the mythological legend is wonderfully well woven into the musical spirit of modern man. We acclaim M. Munch for his choice of a serious programme by which he showed that he pays honour to the musi- cal public of Israel and his success was tremendous. Haaretz. The wonderful thing about Dr. Munch's conducting is that although (Continued on page 43) and the brightest idea of the south-bound season is MUSIC our silk approach to sport more or less? and golf dresses . some The Boston Symphony Orchestra maintains its excellence through its with their own matching Friends. Earned income — ticket sales, radio, records — together with orlon sweaters. endowment don't quite balance the budget. About 15 percent must 25.00 to 49.95 l come from Friends so that the or- chestra may carry on as one of the world's best. Won't you send a contribution and join us? FRIENDS OF THE t; BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON [4] filene's le sacque de Paris . the dramatic new dress shape for spring, eased and straight, passing by your waist to hip-low pockets and shorter hemline. So new from now on . its lightness goes under a coat with marvelous ease, and you II love it later when real spring blooms. The fabric ... a peppered blending of wild-textured silk and viscose. Sizes 8 to 16 $25 Filene's Young Bostonian Dresses fifth floor [5] FINANCIAL JUDGMENT WITH THE HUMAN TOUCH Some sound advice about wills When a man doesn't make a will — or if he fails to keep his will up to date — he leaves himself open to many risks. 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Coburn, Jr. Trust Company Chairman, Trust Investment Committee one federal street, boston Allied with The First National Bank of Boston [6] SEVENTY-SEVENTH SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED FIFTY-SEVEN - FIFTY-EIGHT JU)urth Program SUNDAY AFTERNOON, February 2, at 3:00 o'clock Ravel "Ma Mere l'Oye" ("Mother Goose") Children's Pieces Pavane de la Belle au Bois Dormant (Pavane of the Sleeping Beauty) Petit Poucet (Hop o' My Thumb) Laideronette, Imperatrice des Pagodes (Laideronette, Empress of the Pagodas) Les Entretiens de la Belle et de la Bete (Beauty and the Beast converse) Apotheose: Le Jardin feerique (The Fairy Garden) Ibert Chamber Concertino for Saxophone and Orchestra Allegro con moto Larghetto; animato molto INTERMISSION Tomasi Ballade for Saxophone and Orchestra (First performance at these concerts) Mendelssohn Symphony No. 4 in A major ("Italian"), Op. 90 I. Allegro vivace II. Andante con moto III. Con moto moderato IV. Saltarello: Presto SOLOIST MARCEL MULE BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [7] g plans lose to the heart ion at Stearns. If you're going to be a bride, visit our fourth floor Wedding Embassy, soon. [8] "MA MERE L'OYE," 5 PIECES ENFANTINES ("Mother Goose," Five Children's Pieces) By Maurice Ravel Born at Ciboure, Basses-Pyrenees, March 7, 1875; died in Paris, December 28, 1937 The orchestration follows: 2 flutes and piccolo, 2 oboes and English horn, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons and contra-bassoon, 2 horns, timpani, bass drum, cymbals, triangle, tam-tam, jeu de timbres (a clavier), xylophone, celesta, harp, and strings. First composed as a suite for piano duet in 1908, Ma Mere VOye was orchestrated by Ravel as a ballet and so performed. The orchestral suite drawn from this ballet and consisting of five numbers, was performed in Paris, January 21, 1912, and introduced to this country by the New York Symphony Society, Walter Damrosch conductor, in Aeolian Hall, New York, November 8, 1912. The suite was first performed at the Boston Symphony concerts December 26, 1913 (Dr.