SYMPHONY HALL, BOSTON HUNTINGTON AND MASSACHUSETTS AVENUES Telephone, Commonwealth 1492 SIXTY-THIRD SEASON, 1943-1944 CONCERT BULLETIN of the Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor with historical and descriptive notes by John N. Burk COPYRIGHT, 1944, BY BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. The TRUSTEES of the BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, Inc. Jerome D. Greene . President Henry B. Sawyer . Vice-President Henry B. Cabot . Treasurer Philip R. Allen M. A. De Wolfe Howe John Nicholas Brown Jacob J. Kaplan Reginald C. Foster Roger I. Lee Alvan T. Fuller Richard C. Paine N. Penrose Hallowell Bentley W. Warren G. E. Judd, Manager C. W. Spalding, Assistant Manager [ 1153 1 ^&^^^^^^^^^*&^®©@@©®@®©®®®®@®®®©®*85 ESTATE ANALYSIS How have wartime changes affected your estate plans? We welcome op- portunities to cooperate with you and your attorney to determine whether changes are necessary or desirable. We invite you to use, without charge, our Shawmut Estate Analysis plan. TRUST DEPARTMENT The Rational Shawmut Bank Member Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation Listen to John Barry with "Shawmut Frontline Headlines" — WBZ- WBZA — Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:45 p. m. ^m^^^mmmm^^^^^mmm^mmm^^mmmm^mm^^^tm SYMPHONIANA LETTERS FROM "FRIENDS" IN THE SERVICE You will never know how much I appreciated that program of the Orches- tra! There is something about those little brown books which denotes stabil- ity in our times. It is good to know that these things are going on and that we shall return to such a high manifestation of things which are very near and dear to us. Although your letter is dated Oc- tober sixth it arrived on Washington's birthday! Friends in Cambridge send me the programs, but they come months late; I have received two thus far. Not that it matters, for they are welcome. At this Post we do not have access to radios for the broadcast programs and it is PIQUE months since I have had any music im Fleisch. Next Sunday the British boys PENWIPER are commencing a series of recorded programs at their Club, and I shall join A tiny felt Breton makes the ideal them. They are very keen about such things, much more than the average mounting for a sawtoothed pique American. I was in London when war doily sheaf of butterfly wings. was declared (1939), going to "Proms" and regularly, and experienced that inspira- (Remember fourth grade?) Navy- tion that came from great music in the very days preceding the announcement and-white or grey-and-white 21.00 which has involved them so deeply. There were many tense moments, par- ticularly in Beethoven works where his MILLINERY — THIRD FLOOR very contemporary thinking challenged one. And also in works of British com- posers where the native idiom spoke plainly, giving strength and resolution to the listeners. I shall be glad when Amer- ican composers are able to reach us with the same high qualities; they are well on the way to it now, if only their voice can be heard. I heard some symphony concerts in South Africa which showed that their musical interests are encouraged to the limit. Programs and soloists were very satisfying, although technically imper- fect. The spirit was there, plus nearly four thousand soldiers. h Sincerely yours, H. E. J. [ 1155] This afternoon, in a very distant har- bor from Boston, I heard your broadcast Under the New concert, which was the first real music I have heard in six months. It was so Slim Silhouette welcome, and so symbolic of the best things of home that I hasten to send my renewal membership as a Friend of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. One of the things to which I look for- ward with greatest eagerness as soon as the war is over is returning to my old seats in Symphony Hall and Tangle- wood! Lieut. A. N., Jr. My last appreciative pledged sum, freely given, was made from the miser- able discomfort of the island of Guadal- canal, exactly a year ago. Since, I have had a restful sojourn in New Zealand, followed by a recent lightning campaign, from which I returned unscathed to civilization. With the greatest sincerity I wish to give another sum to a worthy cause, not as much as my first, but the best I can do at present. I have never attended a Boston Sym- phony concert personally, but in spite of my precarious future, I hope to be able to be present at a future concert of your renowned Symphony Orchestra. I have begun to develop a deeper, and richer for its benefits, understanding of the truly great music, and I appreciate your efforts. A. T. Quite by accident I have come across the Symphony programme containing an appeal for "Friends" contributions. I Warner's LeGant Royale have been in Boston only intermittently for eighteen months, and my native city Sta-Up-Top is Cleveland, but I would like to be con- The smartest girdle in the best qual- sidered a "Friend" . the request is ity that can be obtained under war-time pointed with a slight check. restrictions. What I have to give is more spirit The fine workmanship and detail of than money. I have long admired your these superb foundations is in keeping playing, leadership and musicianship, al- with our purpose, in War or Peace, of though I have heard you in concert less offering only the best at whatever price than a dozen times. I hope to make it your budget dictates. an even two dozen before I leave Boston GIRDLES - BRAS - LINGERIE for good, which will be in a few months. - SWEATERS SKIRTS _ HOSIERY Believe me, please, it is a privilege for DRESSES - - HATS SPOR TSWEAR me to think that I can help in some way other than that of buying concert tickets. Music is a precious thing, particularly today. I know, being here today only by K^ota K^luutJLLet 4 virtue of a Naval Hospital discharge. 50 TEMPLE PLACE J. F. K., Jr. [ 1156 ] EXHIBIT In the First Balcony is to be seen an exhibit of water colors by SEARS • . buy bonds first . • GALLAGHER, Boston artist. Born in Boston, he was a pupil of Tomasso Juglaris in Boston, and of Laurens and Constant in Paris. He is a member of the Boston Guild of Artists, the Boston Society of Water Color Painters, the Chicago Society of Etchers and the American Federation of Arts. He has exhibited and won awards in Boston, Chicago, and California. His work is to be seen in the Boston Museum of Fine Arts, the Art Institute of Chicago, the New York Public Library, the Library of Congress, the Honolulu Academy of Arts and in the Bibliotheque Nationale of Paris. The following water colors comprise the current exhibition: 1. Black Mountain 2. Breaking Wave 3. Norton's Ledge 4. Maine Headland 5. Mending Seine 6. Coast of Maine 7. Mt. Chocorua enjoy iT ^o< year? 8. Mt. Adams 9. Autumn 10. Salmon Fishing 11. The Old Mill 12. Grim Monhegan 13. Fog 14. Mountain Farm -Cor i©p 15. Mt. Washington collecTion 16. Lobster Pots 17. Sylvia 18. October 19. Base of White Head , 20. Old Spruce Sty!*.., *tf.+. l& 21. Monhegan Harbor 22. The Wharf 23. Fisherman's Cottage 24. Up for Repairs 25. Fish House 26. Rough Day 27. On the Beach 28. Day Dreams 29. Florida Sunshine 30. Tahiti Beach 31. Zinnias 32. White Roses 33. Zinnias 34. Poppies 35. New England Mutual Life Insur- ance Building 36. Seiner in Wellesley, too . [ 1157] Old Colony Trust Company ONE FEDERAL STREET, BOSTON T. Jefferson Coolidge Channing H. Cox Chairman President Investment and Management of Property Custodian Trustee * Guardian Executor ^Allied with The First National Bank o/*Boston [1158] ANNOUNCEMENT 64th SEASON - 1944-1945 - SYMPHONY HALL Boston Symphony Orchestra SERGE KOUSSEVITZKY, Conductor Richard Burgin, Associate Conductor 24 FRIDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS 24 SATURDAY EVENING CONCERTS (from October 6 to April 28) The soloists will include: ROBERT CASADESUS, Piano ZINO FRANCESCATTI, Violin JASCHA HEIFETZ, Violin VLADIMIR HOROWITZ, Piano RUTH POSSELT, Violin JESUS MARIA SANROMA, Piano PIERRE LUBOSHUTZ AND GENIA NEMENOFF, Duo Pianists GUEST CONDUCTORS GEORGE SZELL LEONARD BERNSTEIN DIMITRI MITROPOULOS Season tickets will be subject to a Government tax of 20% beginning April 1st. Tickets subscribed and paid for in full, and not later than March 31st will be taxable at the present rate of 10%. The Subscription Office is now open for renewals, and new subscriptions. AND FORTY-FOUF SIXTY-THIRD SEASON . NINETEEN HUNDRED FORTY-THREE Twentieth Programme FRIDAY AFTERNOON, March 24, at 2:30 o'clock SATURDAY EVENING, March 25, at 8:30 o'clock ANDRE KOSTELANETZ, conducting Kabalevsky Overture to "Colas Breugnon" (First performance in Boston) Creston "Frontiers" : (First performance in Boston) Gretry Aria from "Zemire et Azor": "La Fauvette avec ses petits" Stravinsky Suite from the Ballet, "L'Oiseau de Feu" Introduction: Kastchei's Enchanted Garden and Dance of the Fire-Bird Dance of the Princess Infernal Dance of all the Subjects of Kastche'i Berceuse Finale INTERMISSION Albeniz Suite from "Iberia" Evocation (Orchestrated by E. Fernandez Arbos) Fete-Dieu a Seville Triana Milhaud Quatre Chansons de Ronsard A une Fontaine A Cupidon Tais-toi, babillarde Dieu vous garde (First performance in Boston) Rachmaninoff Vocalise Mozart Variations on "Ah, vous dirai-je maman" (K. No. 265) (Arranged for Voice and Orchestra by Frank La Forge) SOLOIST LILY PONS BALDWIN PIANO This programme will end about 4:30 on Friday Afternoon, 10:30 o'clock on Saturday Evening Symphony Hall is organized for your protection in case of a blackout. The auditorium and the corridors will remain lighted. You are requested to keep your seats.