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SHIRK JAMES J. BROSNAHAN Assistant Manager Business Administrator ROSARIO MAZZEO HARRY J. KRAUT Orchestra Peilbtinel Manager Assistant to the Manager SANFOAD SISTARE ANDREW RAEBURN Pieis and Publicity Assistant to the Music Director SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON [ 67 ] Mozart ^£1 The Boston Symphony "Jupiter" Symphony " e **e"? \ under Leinsdorf Eine Kleine Nachtmusik Boston Symphony Orchestra The complexities of Mozart's"Jupiter" Sym- J Erich Leinsdorf phony impose severe demands on both conductor and orchestra. Leinsdorf and the Boston Symphony respond with a virtuoso performance marked by discipline and polish. Recorded with it, the delightful"Eine Kleine Nachtmusik." Equally impressive, in the Romantic idiom, is their recording of Tchaikovsky's First Piano Concerto with Artur Rubinstein. Enjoy these fine perform- RCA Victorm *^ ances on RCA Victor Red Seal albums. feffl The most trusted name in sound ^1* [68] CONTENTS §)T(aRattr2cdtK. Program (for this week) . • 73 31tc?roMsscau3(>:use oj'JSosten Program (October 15-16) • 123 Program (October 22-23) • 125 Notes Dallapiccola ("Due Pezzi" for Orchestra) . • 75 Mozart (Sinfonia Concertantc) . 86 Entr'acte Dvorak and the West (J.N.B.) • 90 Notes Dvorak (Symphony No. 8) . 104 EXHIBITIONS Pictures loaned by the New Hamp- shire Art Association are now on view in the Gallery. Manuscripts of messages to the Or- chestra by composers and performers of past seasons contributed to the program of the Golden Trumpet Ball are shown in the cases. THE NEW MEMBERS OF THE ORCHESTRA At the first rehearsal this season Mr. Leinsdorf welcomed seven new players to the Boston Symphony Orchestra: two cellists, Carol Procter and Stephen Ge- ber; Lois Schaefer, piccolo and flute; Peter Hadcock, clarinet; Max Hobart, John Korman and Ronald Knudsen, violins. Miss Procter, a resident of Drdham, ipnciAiA Massachusetts, studied at the Eastman on i^leaance School in Rochester with Ronald Leon- Our at home coat of satin-backed ard, and the New England Conservatory crepe — the yoke and long, tapered with Alfred Zighera. She has previ- had sleeves of satin. Zipper closing. In ous orchestral experience. Deep Sapphire or Emerald. Petite, Mr. Geber, born in Los Angeles, has small, medium, large. $45.00 been the principal cellist of fhe Eastman 416 BOYLSTON STREET 54 CENTRAL STREET Philharmonia, having, like Miss Procter, BOSTON 02116 WELLESLEY studied with Ronald Leonard at the KEnmore 6-6238 CEdar 5-3430 Eastman School. [69 Lois Schaefer, born in Seattle, has been assistant first flute with the Chicago Symphony, and subsequently first flute with the New York City Opera Com- pany. She studied with Georges Laurent at the New England Conservatory. She, Miss Procter and Mr. Geber have at- tended the Berkshire Music Center in past years. Ronald Knudsen is a native of Michi- gan who has played in the Detroit Sym- phony since 1959. He studied at the Peabody Conservatory in Baltimore with William Kroll. ~'--m Max Hobart comes to us from the Cleveland Orchestra, having previously played with the New Orleans Philhar- monic and the National Symphony Or- chestra in Washington. John Korman studied at California's state universities in his native state and was a member of the Heifetz Master Class in 1959. For the last two seasons he played with the Los Angeles Phil- rfMf«(*ffl harmonic. Peter Hadcock, born in Michigan, has been the first clarinet of the Buffalo Philharmonic and is a graduate of the Eastman School. The retiring players were the violinists Einar Hansen, Pierre Mayer and Manuel Zung; Bernard Parronchi, cello; George Madsen, flute and piccolo; and Manuel Valerio, clarinet. Peter Schenkman has left the Orchestra to become the solo Stop Shop cellist of the St. Louis Symphony. Bradlees FOODS THE SEASON PAST The 210 concerts given by this Orches- tra in Boston and elsewhere last season (jtflk G^&V included the largest attendance to date UKJik at the Berkshire Festival. The sym- phony concerts at Tanglewood together with the chamber music concerts, a gala evening, and a Pops concert, had a total attendance of 242,005. Features of the season were Wagner's "Lohengrin" in li-DPiCil concert form, and emphasized on the programs were all of Beethoven's con- (jjiMfcutt (jourtwhtol certos for solo instruments. The Berk- shire Music Center was limited to an enrollment of 300 members, seventy of [7o] . whom were orchestral players who were granted fellowships. In addition to much music there were panel discussions and ROUSING BROWSING . seminars with visiting speakers. BARGAINS, TOO. BROADCASTS Browsing at Book Clearing House can often be exciting — because This Orchestra is pleased to announce that through the coming season almost there's such variety. Begin with a solid ten-foot-high wall of brand- all its symphony concerts in Boston will all impor- be broadcast "live." new books that includes tant titles, not just best-sellers. Then The Friday afternoon series will be simply turn around — and you're broadcast by Station WGBH-FM. face to face with our center aisle The Saturday series by WCRB-AM- of bargains, which includes hun- FM and WGBH-FM. dreds of beautiful and unusual books at savings of 40% to 75%. The Tuesday "A" series of ten con- And then . there's all the rest certs by WBUR-FM. of our store, with five more depart- The Tuesday "B" series of six con- ments full of books and records will Stations certs be divided between . staffed by no-pressure sales- WBUR-FM and WGBH-FM. The third men who know and care a lot about and sixth concerts of this series will also the things they sell. To add it up, be televised. 1 Hundreds of new titles The Tuesday "Cambridge" series of six concerts on WGBH-FM and TV. 2. Hundreds of bargains Delayed broadcasts (from tapes) will 3. 1 1,000 paperback titles also be given on dates to be specified 4. Texts and technical books later. 5. Record dept. 10,000 titles TELEVISION 6. Literary magazines and quarterlies The Boston Symphony Orchestra in cooperation with WGBH-TV, Channel 7. Sidewalk carts of bargain books 2, will increase the number of live tele- vision concerts this season from six to YOU'LL FIND 7 KINDS OF eight. The following concerts will be FOOD FOR THOUGHT AT televised: October 19, November 2 and 23, December 14, January 4, February 8, March 22 and April 5. BOOK CLEARING HOUSE 423 BOYLSTON STREET s^> BOSTON • CO 7-1600 Open Wednesday Evenings till 9 MAIL AND PHONE ORDERS DISPATCHED AT ONCE [7i] There are all sorts of ways to make a million (but try to keep it!) One recipe — let your hair grow. get a guitar . and a smart agent. Of course, most people make their money in other ways. Our business is suggesting practical ways to help them hold on to it. More and more these days, we recommend a Living Trust. With a Living Trust, you can take as much, or as little, of the re- sponsibility as you wish. We do most of the work and handling of investment decisions. A Living Trust can be a wise and profitable arrangement. We'd like very much to talk with you and your lawyer about this. If you want to come in before you have reached your first million, that's all right, too! THE FIRST & OLD COLONY The First National Bank of Boston and Old Colony Trust Company [72] EIGHTY-FIFTH SEASON • NINETEEN HUNDRED SIXTY-FIVE -SIXTY-SIX Second Program FRIDAY AFTERNOON, October 8, at 2:00 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, October 9, at 8:30 o'clock Dallapiccola Two Pieces for Orchestra Sarabande Fanfare and Fugue (First performance at these concerts) Mozart Sinfonia Concertante for Violin and Viola, in E-flat, K.