SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephone, Commonwealth 1492 SIXTY-FIRST SEASON, 1941-1942 CONCERT BULLETIN of the Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Richard Burgin, Assistant Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk COPYRIGHT, 1942, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. The OFFICERS and TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Ernest B. Dane* President Henry B. Sawyer Vice-President ERNEST B. DANE Treasurer Henry B. Cabot N. Penrose Hallowell Ernest B. Dane M. A. De Wolfe Howe Reginald C. Foster Roger I. Lee Alvan T. Fuller Richard C. Paine Jerome D. Greene Henry B. Sawyer Bentley W. Warren Died April 5, 1942. G. E. Judd, Manager C. W. Spalding, Assistant Manager [ 1009 ] Boston Symphony Orchestra [Sixty-first Season, 1941-1942] SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Personnel Violins BURGIN, R. ELCUS, G. LAUGA, N. KRIPS, A. RESNIKOFF, V. Concert-master tapley, r. KASSMAN, N. CHERKASSKY, p LEIBOVICI, J. THEODOROWICZ,.J- HANSEN, E. DICKSON, H. FEDOROVSKY, P. ZAZOFSKY, g. EISLER, D. PINFIELD, C. BEALE, M. SAUVLET, H. KNUDSON, C. ZUNG, M. LEVEEN, P. GORODETZKY, L. MAYER, P. DIAMOND, S. DEL SORDO, R. FIEDLER, B. BRYANT, M. STONESTREET, L. MESSINA, S. DUBBS, H. MURRAY, J. ERKELENS, H. sein1ger, s. HILLYER, R. Violas LEFRANC, J. FOUREL, G. VAN WYNBERGEN, C. GROVER, H. CAUHAPE, J. ARTIERES, L. BERNARD, A. WERNER, H. LEHNER, E. KORNSAND, E. GERHARDT, S. HUMPHREY, G, Violoncellos F BEDETTI, J. LANGENDOEN, J. DROEGHMANS, H. STOCKBRIDGE, C ABRIZIO, E. ZIGHERA, A. CHARDON, Y. zimbler, j. zeise, k. MARJOLLET, L. Basses MOLEUX, G. JUHT, L. GREENBERG, H. GIRARD, H. BARWICKI, J. DUFRESNE, G. FRANKEL, I. PAGE, W. PROSE, P. Flutes Oboes Clarinets Bassoons LAURENT, G. GILLET, F. POLATSCHEK, V. ALLARD, R. [. DEVERGIE, VALERIO, E. PAPPOUTSAKIS, J J. M. PANENKA, KAPLAN, P. LUKATSKY, J CARDILLO, P. LAUS, A. Piccolo English Horn Bass Clarinet Contra-Bassoon MADSEN, G. SPEYER, L. MAZZEO, R. FILLER, B. Horns Horns Trumpets Trombones VALKENIER, W. singer, j. MAGER, G. RAICHMAN, J. MACDONALD, W. LANNOYE, M :. LAFOSSE, M. HANSOTTE, L. SINGER, J. SHAPIRO, H. VOISIN, R. L. COFFEY, J. KEANEY, P. GEBHARDT, W. VOISIN, R. SMITH, V. Tuba Harps Timpani Percussion ADAM, E. ZIGHERA, B. SZULC, R. STERN BURG, S. CAUGHEY, E. polster, m. WHITE, L. ARCIERI, E. Librarian rogers, l. j. [ 1010 ] SYMPHONIANA Exhibits n ." "I Hereby Renew my Subscription . EXHIBITS Paintings by Virginia Chase are on exhibition in the First Balcony Gallery. A graduate of the Scott Carbee School of Art, she studied portrait painting I under Bernard M. Keyes, and later with Ivan Olinsky and Robert Brackman in New York. Last year she had a "one- man" show at the Copley Society and a joint exhibit at the Twentieth Century Club. She has specialized in oil and pastel portraits. The works included in the present ex- hibit are as follows: Mr. Howard P. Withington Mr. Frank A. Chase Mrs. Joseph Draper GIFT PLATES WITH Mrs. Howard Smith Mollie Nolen William Moore Judy Fogg AUDUBON'S Dr. Dean Luce Joy Davis AMERICAN BIRDS Mrs. Wilmot Kidd David Johnson Rev. Otto K. Jonas Salad or sandwich plates deco- Jeanne Chase rated in natural color with Poppies studies of native wild bird life. Mixed Flowers Each plate was compared with Pond Lily the Elephant Folio Edition of Helenium Audubon's "Birds of America" Pink Roses and approved by the National Still Life Audubon Society. China, Chrysanthemums seventh floor Yellow Roses 9-inch salad plates, In the small gallery off the west cor- 8 for $7.50 ridor of the First Balcony is to be seen a collection of finger paintings as- sembled by Josephine Durrell, of Mel- 11-inch sandwich plates, rose. First violinist in the Durrell each $1.25 String Quartette, Miss Durrell has taught music at Wells College, Beaver Country Day School, the Chestnut Hill School, and the Robert Gould Shaw R. H. STEARNS CO. Nursery. She became interested in finger painting in 1935, since when she has been an enthusiastic exponent of [ ion ] this form ; she has spent much time teaching the art to all sorts of persons, finding cripples her most interesting — and most interested — subjects. It was a valuable discovery to learn that spas- tic cripples, to whom most crafts ac- tivities are an impossibility, can finger- paint. Miss Durrell has exhibited her work at various times (beginning with the first public showing of finger painting at the Boston Public Library in 1937) in Boston, New York, Philadelphia, and other cities. "I HEREBY RENEW MY ." SUBSCRIPTION . It is gratifying to read, each spring, the correspondence which is sent with the renewal cards for the next season, and to realize the important part played by the Boston Symphony Orchestra in the lives of many constant subscribers. "This [renewal] card arrived during my absence from Boston. I hope it is not too late to hold these seats we have had for fifteen years." "I want the [same] seat for next year, and I shall hope that that may Alien, be my Symphony location for the rest £<f& of my years." — out of uniform — and "Boston Symphony is a privilege." into the beguiling black "Sister has been through a severe wool suit that forecasts illness, but is gaining her health won- well, so I feel that your beau- Spring with its couture derfully tiful music will be a great uplift for of print, appli- handling her." queing the full-blown "Music alone makes it possible to flowers wherever the fab- go on in times like these. And the rics wed. Misses' sizes. hope of hearing the Boston Symphony Orchestra pulls one through and will 79.90 pull one through, whatever the future may bring me." "It is with a deep feeling of pleasant anticipation, both for myself and others who share my tickets that I send re- newals for the Boston Symphony Con- certs next season. Even stronger is my gratitude for the inspiration which the orchestra brings to so many as the seasons pass. The conviction grows [ 1012 ] stronger, and is especially so in these troubled times, that these concerts have »n become a necessary part of balanced liv- WeWetltYt^o*. ing, in that they contribute so large a share in preserving what is beautiful, true, and good. "Sometimes, when it has often seemed that the pressure of other duties pre- vented one's attending the Concerts forty miles away, I have never failed to return richly rewarded for the effort." "The Boston Symphony is as truly our birthright as Faneuil Hall or the old State House, and as dedicated to the best in human living as they. It is a time when everyone should be glad to enlist on the side of the Or- chestra!" "I deeply appreciate the privilege of hearing the Orchestra every Saturday night." "I look forward to another season of &ooc( ^uil ir)*tf,. you'll rare pleasure." enjoy iT to< yw> A former subscriber who has moved from Boston writes : "I have missed the Symphony more than many things left behind in Boston. It is still tops for oof connoisseur 5 me. But I can no longer be a regular subscriber, unfortunately — however collection -Cor Top much I desire it." oualny and n»gn Another writes: "I apologize for this delay, but I have been ill and was obliged to leave town quite suddenly. It is a matter of sincere regret to me that I shall not be able, next winter, to renew my subscription to the Sym- phony. But I want to add my warmest thanks for the beauty of the music which I have deeply enjoyed for two winters, and my appreciation of the orchestra and its great conductor, Mr. Koussevitzky." 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Assemble figures and data for income tax returns. Our officers will be glad to consult with you at any time regarding the services which this Company renders. A folder, "Services as Cus- todian," will be mailed to you promptly on request. Old Colony Trust Company ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON T. Jefferson Coolidge Channing H. Cox Chairman President ^Allied with The First National Bank of Boston [ 1014] SIXTY-FIRST SEASON . NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-ONE AND FORTY-TWO Twenty-second Programme FRIDAY AFTERNOON, April 17, at 2:30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, April 18, at 8:15 o'clock Beethoven Symphony No. 1 in C major, Op. 21 I. Adagio molto; Allegro con brio II. Andante cantabile con moto III. Menuetto: Allegro molto e vivace IV. Finale: Adagio; Allegro molto e vivace Lopatnikoff Concerto for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 26 I. Allegro II. Andante III. Allegro con brio, ma non troppo (First performance) INTERMISSION Hill "Lilacs," Poem for Orchestra, Op.