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SCHOFER Press and Pubiic Information program copyright © 1971 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. SYMPHONY HALL MASSACHUSETTS ^m m BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM STEINBERG Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Associate Conductor NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 1970-1971 THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. ABRAM T. COLLIER Chairman ERWIN D. CANHAM Vice-Chairman LEONARD KAPLAN Secretary VERNON ALDEN SAMUEL A. GROVES MRS FRANK G. ALLEN FRANCIS W. HATCH JR ROBERT C. ALSOP MRS C. D. JACKSON OLIVER F. AMES HOWARD W.JOHNSON LEO L. BERANEK W. SEAVEY JOYCE DAVID W. BERNSTEIN MRS LOUIS I. KANE MRS CURTIS B. BROOKS GEORGE H. KIDDER J. CARTER BROWN LAWRENCE K. MILLER MRS LOUIS W.CABOT MRS STEPHEN V. C. MORRIS MRS NORMAN L. CAHNERS JOHNT. G. NICHOLS LEVIN H. CAMPBELL III LOUVILLE NILES JOHN L. COOPER DAVID R. POKROSS ROBERT CUTLER HERBERT W. PRATT NELSON J. DARLING JR NATHAN M. PUSEY HENRY B. DEWEY MRS FAIRFIELD E. RAYMOND RICHARD A. EHRLICH PAUL C. REARDON BYRON K. 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Burk The Guest Conductor 1260 Appearance by a member of the Orchestra 1273 Program Editor ANDREW RAEBURN 1225 When you feel like laugh ng al I the way to the ban k . we're the first people to talk to The First THE FIRST NATIONAL BANK OF BOSTON ft^dfe NINETIETH ANNIVERSARY SEASON 1970-1971 Friday afternoon March 12 1971 at 2 o'clock Saturday evening March 13 1971 at 8.30 RAFAEL KUBELIK conductor MOZART Symphony no. 38 in D K. 504 'Prague' Adagio - allegro Andante Finale: presto HONEGGER Symphony no. 2 for string orchestra and trumpet Molto moderato Adagio mesto Vivace non troppo intermission BRAHMS Symphony no. 1 in C minor op. 68* Un poco sostenuto - allegro Andante sostenuto Un poco allegretto e grazioso Adagio - allegro non troppo ma con brio The concert on Friday will end about 4 o'clock; that on Saturday about 10.30. 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