Ha G. / i.] BOSTON SYMPHONY OR.CHE STRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGINSON -7 f 'mm X a^b- m. iilMliiiill rf4 ~pFlj^ \ SEVENTY-SIXTH SEASON i95 6 - x 957 Sunday Afternoon Series BAYARD TUCKERMAN. JR. ARTHUR J. ANDERSON ROBERT T. FORREST JULIUS F. HALLER 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. CHARLES H. WATKINS RICHARD P. NYQUIST in association with OBRION, RUSSELL & CO. Insurance of Every Description 108 Water Street Boston 6, Mass. LA fayette 3-5700 SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON Telephone, Commonwealth 6-1492 SEVENTY-SIXTH SEASON, 1956-1957 8 CONCERT BULLETIN of the 4\ Boston Symphony Orchestra CHARLES MUNCH, Music Director Rich\rd Burgin, Associate Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk The TRUSTEES of the Inc. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, c-cr Henry B. Cabot President UUL — Jacob Kaplan Vice-President J. A° Richard C. Paine Treasurer Talcott M. Banks, Jr. E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Theodore P. Ferris Michael T. Kelleher Alvan T. Fuller Palfrey Perkins Francis W. Hatch Charles H. Stockton Harold D. Hodgkinson ^DWARD A. TaFT*^ C. D. Jackson Raymond 5. Wilkins — Oliver Wolcott TRUSTEES EMERITUS z Philip R. Allen M. A. DeWolfe Howe, N. Penrose Hallowell Lewis Perry Thomas D. Perry, Jr., Manager G. W. Rector | Assistant J. J. Brosnahan, Assistant Treasurer N. S. 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On the six Wednesday evenings throughout the Festival period, concerts by chamber groups or single artists will be given in the Theatre- Concert Hall as follows: July 3—Paganini String Quartet. July 10—Festival Chorus and soloists (Brahms' Liebeslieder) ; Ralph Ber- kowitz and Seymour Lipkin (Music for Two Pianos). July 17—The Beaux Arts Trio. July 24—The Kroll String Quartet. July 31—Gerard Souzay, Baritone. August 7— (To Be Announced.) • • Series X Concerts in the Theatre-Concert Hall ALL-BACH Charles Munch, Conductor Friday Evening, July 5, at 8:30 Suite No. 3, Brandenburg Concerto; endowed with the dual ability No. 5 (Lukas Foss) ; Suite No. 2; Con- to look beautifully gracious at certo for Two Pianos in C minor (Lukas Foss and Seymour Lipkin). home, or pack to a traveling Saturday Evening, July 6, at 8:30 minimum . silk and rayon Brandenburg Concertos 1, 2, 3, 6, 4. blend in gold or navy with Sunday Afternoon, July 7, at 2:30 St. Matthew Passion (Part II). white dots . sizes 10 to 20. Soloists: Adele Addison, Florence Kop- leff, John McCollum, Donald Gramm, James Joyce, Harvard Glee Club, Rad- cliffe Choral Society. (This concert will be given in the 416 BOYLST0N ST., BOSTON KE 6-6238 Shed.) 54 CENTRAL ST., WELLESLEY WE 5-3430 [3] ;; Series Y Concerts in the Theatre-Concert Hall ALL-MOZART Charles Munch, Conductor Friday Evening, July 12, at 8:30 Divertimento K. 136 (Strings) ; Sere- nade K. 361 (Winds) ; "Haffner" Sym- phony (Conductor: Charles Munch); Litanies for chorus and orchestra K. 243 (Conductor: Hugh Ross). Saturday Evening, July 13, at 8:30 Symphony in E-flat; Symphony in G minor; Symphony in C major ("Jupi- ter"). (This concert will be given in the Shed.) Sunday Afternoon, July 14, at 2:30 Adagio and Fugue in C minor; Bas- soon Concerto (Sherman Walt) ; Horn Concerto K. 495 (James Stagliano) Sinfonia Concertante K. 297B. • • Series A Concerts in the Music Shed TCHAIKOVSKY Friday Evening, July 19, at 8:30 Stravinsky, "Jeu de Cartes"; Tchai- kovsky, Rococo Variations for Cello and Orchestra (Samuel Mayes) ; Tchai- kovsky, Symphony No. 6 ("Pathe- tique") (Conductor: Charles Munch). Saturday Evening, July 20, at 8:30 Mendelssohn, Overture, "Fingal's Cave" ; Tchaikovsky, Symphony No. 5 Stravinsky, "Le Sacre du Printemps" (Conductor: Pierre Monteux). Sunday Afternoon, July 21, at 2:30 Koussevitzky Memorial Concert Tchaikovsky, "Romeo and Juliet"; Stravinsky, Canticum Sacrum; Tchai- Two part harmony . kovsky, Violin Concerto (Isaac Stern) our silk dress with its own (Conductor: Charles Munch). matching orlon cardi- • • Series B gan, in ice cream tones Concerts in the Music Shed for only 35.00 . BERLIOZ a wonderful way to Friday Evening, July 26, at 8:30 live this summer, Berlioz, Overture "Le Corsair"; "Harold in Italy" (Soloist: Joseph de in town or Pasquale) ; Fantastic Symphony (Con- country. ductor: Charles Munch). Saturday Evening, July 27, at 8:30 Berlioz, "L'Enfance du Christ" (Soloists: Florence Kopleff, Cesare Valletti, Donald Gramm, Gerard Sou- zay; Berkshire Festival Chorus) (Con- ductor: Charles Munch). {Continued on page 35) [4] — instant success the wee windblown jacket costume $69.95 So tiny, yet so tremendously important and clearly, one of the freshest looks in a long, long, time. Suddenly figures have a delicious new proportion under this jutting top. And the superbly slender dress, of immaculate detail, can well afford to be independent. Soft pure wool in navy. 8 to 14. filene's french shops, seventh floor [5] FINANCIAL JUDGMENT WITH THE HUMAN TOUCH Digging deep for investment facts Old Colony has a team of investment analysts — each a specialist in one or more investment fields — who travel thousands of miles a year talking with various company officials. This "live" at-the-source research is a vital factor in the day-to-day investment decisions made by Old Col- ony's officers. 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The Adoration of the Earth Introduction — Harbingers of Spring — Dance of the Adolescents — Abduction — Spring Rounds — Games of the Rival Towns — The Procession of the Wise Men — The Adoration of the Earth (The Wise Man) — Dance of the Earth. II. The Sacrifice Introduction — Mysterious Circles of the Adolescents — Glorification of the Chosen One — Evocation of the Ancestors — The Sacrificial Dance of the Chosen One. Performances by this orchestra are broadcast each week on Monday evenings from 8:05 to 9:00 P.M. on the NBC Radio Network. (Nearest local station WJAR, Providence). The Friday afternoon concerts at 2:15 and Saturday evening concerts at 8:30 are broadcast direct each week from Station WGBH-FM. BALDWIN PIANO RCA VICTOR RECORDS [7] your Easter hat for '57 will be the most flattering in years There's something infinitely feminine, devastatingly charming about a little tilted brim . and so many of this year's hats have them! 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