BOSTON SOYMPHONY OORCHESTRA Hundredth Birthday Season 1881 -OCTOBER 22 -1981 ienivj Cf -AC V.S.OJP 7 REMY MA p'ftiiirtwvtt r'n &-'ru&& && COGNAC aSOt'f^ PRANCE Bii^i»iT 'J ' BV F-«IMV MVKTIiijJJJIiJal ,,NE CHAMPAGNE COOi THE FIRST NAME IN COGNAC SINCE 1724 EXCLUSIVELY FINE CHAMPAGNE .COGNAC: FROM THE TWO "PREMIERS CRUS" ^^ ^ r BOSTON Sei ji Ozawa, Music Director Sir Colin Davis, Principal Guest Conductor Joseph Silverstein, .Assistant Conductor Hundredth Birthday Season, 1981-82 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Abram T. Collier, Chairman Nelson J. Darling, Jr., President Leo L. Beranek, Vice-President George H. Kidder, Vice-President Mrs. Harris Fahnestock, Vice-President Sidney Stoneman, Vice-President Roderick M. MacDougall, Treasurer John Ex Rodgers, Assistant Treasurer Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps III Thomas D. Perry, Jr. J.E Barger Mrs. John L. Grandin Irving W Rabb Mrs. John M. Bradley Edward M. Kennedy Mrs. George Lee Sargent Mrs. Norman L. Cahners David G. Mugar William A. Selke George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Albert L. Nickerson John Hoyt Stookey Trustees Emeriti Talcott M. Banks, Chairman of the Board Emeritus Philip K. Allen E. Morton Jennings, Jr. Mrs. James H. Perkins Allen G. Barry Edward G. Murray Paul C. Reardon Richard P Chapman John T. Noonan John L. Thorndike Administration of the Boston Symphony Orchestra Thomas W. Morris General Manager William Bernell Edward R. Birdwell Daniel R. Gustin Artistic Administrator Orchestra Manager Assistant Manager Caroline Smedvig Walter D. Hill Joseph M. Hobbs Director of Director of Director of Promotion Business Affairs Development Judith Gordon Joyce M. Snyder Theodore A. Vlahos Assistant Director Development Controller of Promotion Coordinator Marc Solomon Katherine Whitty Arlene Germain Production Coordinator of Financial Analyst Coordinator Boston Council James E. Whitaker Elizabeth Dunton Richard Ortner Hall Manager, Director of Sales Adminstrator Symphony Hall Berkshire Music Center Charles Rawson James F. Kiley Anita R. Kurland Manager of Box Office Operations Manager, Administrator of Tanglewood Youth Activities Steven Ledbetter Marc Mandel Jean Miller MacKenzie Director of Editorial Printing Production Publications Coordinator Coordinator Programs copyright ©1981 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Peter Schaaf 1 Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Chairman William J. Poorvu Mrs. William H. Ryan Vice-Chaiiman Secretary Charles F. Adams Jordan L. Golding Paul M. Montrone John Q. Adams Haskell R. Gordon Mrs. Hanae Mori Mrs. Frank G. Allen Graham Gund Mrs. Stephen VC. Morris David B. Arnold, Jr. Christian G. Halby E. James Morton Hazen H. Ayer Mrs. R. Douglas Hall III Stephen Paine, Sr. Bruce A. Beal Francis W Hatch, Jr. John A. Perkins Mrs. Richard Bennink Mrs. Richard D. Hill David R. Pokross David W. Bernstein Ms. Susan M. Hilles Mrs. Curtis Prout Mrs. Edward J. Bertozzi, Jr. Mrs. Amory Houghton, Jr. Mrs. Eleanor Radin Peter A. Brooke Richard S. Jackson, Jr. Peter C. Read William M. Bulger Mrs. Bela T. Kalman Mrs. Peter van S. Rice Curtis Buttenheim Mrs. Louis I. Kane David Rockefeller, Jr. Julian Cohen Mrs. S. Charles Kasdon Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Nat King Cole Mrs. F. Corning Kenly Jr. Francis P. Sears Johns H. Congdon Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Gene Shalit William M. Crozier, Jr. Mrs. Carl Koch Donald B. Sinclair Mrs. Lewis S. Dabney Robert K. Kraft Richard A. Smith Mrs. Michael H. Davis Harvey C. Krentzman Ralph Z. Sorenson William S. Edgerly Mrs. E. Anthony Kutten Peter J. Sprague Mrs. Alexander Ellis, Jr. Benjamin H. Lacy Ray Stata Frank L. Farwell Mrs. Henry A. Laughlin Mrs. Edward S. Stimpson Kenneth G. Fisher Mrs. James F. Lawrence Mrs. Arthur I. Strang Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Mrs. Charles P. Lyman Mrs. Richard H. Thompson Peter H.B. Frelinghuysen C Charles Marran Mark Tishler, Jr. Paul Fromm Mrs. August R. Meyer Ms. Luise Vosgerchian Mrs. Thomas J. Galligan, Jr. Edward H. Michaelsen Robert A. Wells Mrs. Thomas Gardiner J. William Middendorf II Mrs. Donald Wilson Avram J. Goldberg John J. Wilson THE SYMBOL OF GOOD BANKING. Union Warren Savings Bank Main Office: 133 Federal Street, Boston, MA 02110 'But ifyou turn your back on the market entirely, will the Dow ever break a thousand again?" For good advice on personal trust and investment matters, call our Trust Division at (617) 742-4000. Or write New England Merchants National Bank, 28 State Street, Boston, Massachusetts 02109.® Bank of New England. Join morningpro musica's host Robert J. Lurtsema as he surveys the Boston Symphony Orchestra's 100th Birthday season through a series of infor- mal conversations with featured soloists, conduc- tors, and composers. morningpro musica is WVPS (107.9 fm) now heard coast to coast Burlington, VT on stations of the Public WMEH(90.9fm) Radio Cooperative Bangor, ME including, in the New York/New England area: WMEA(90.1fm) Portland, ME WGBH(897fm) Boston, MA WMEM (106.1 fm) Presque Isle, ME WFCR(88.5fm) Amherst, MA WPBH(90.5fm) Hartford, New Haven, WAMC(90.3fm) Waterbury, CT Albany, NY WEVO(89.1fm) WNYC(93.9fm) Concord, NH New York, NY WVPR(89.5fm) Windsor, VT BSO BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon 1982 The twelfth annual BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon will take place the weekend of 16-18 April 1982. The Marathon is of course one of the BSO's primary fundraising efforts, and it also serves as one of the most exciting and direct ways for volunteers to become involved with the orchestra. Planning for this year's Marathon began virtually as soon as last year's ended, and the range of this year's nearly 300 premiums is extraordinary: BSO "exclusives" highlighting the orchestra's international reputation with an "around-the- world" theme focusing on major cities to which the BSO has toured; premiums offered by orchestra members and staff and ranging from homebaked bread to evening-length recitals,- gift certificates from restaurants and items from retail stores; tickets for concert, theater, and sports events,- and nearly 25 premiums from the Berkshires, including weekend or overnight stays. This year's Marathon catalog, underwritten by New England Telephone, will be available in mid-March. WCVB-TV-Channel 5 will once again make available two-and-a-half hours of prime time for the Marathon concert broadcast on Sunday evening, 18 April. In addition to all of this, works by more than 75 artists in all media— including sculpture, photography, etchings, and paintings—have been donated for the Marathon Fine Arts Show, which will open in Symphony Hall on Monday evening, 5 April. A "Preview Party" for the Fine Arts Show will be held in the Hatch Room on Monday, 5 April from 5 to 8 p.m. There is no admission charge; refreshments donated by Concord Caterers will be served, and music will be provided by New England Conservatory musicians. If you would like to receive an invitation to the "Preview Party" please phone the Marathon Office at 266-1492, ext. 230. 'Presidents at Pops' A very special night at Pops, and a first for the BSO, is being planned by a committee of business leaders, BSO Trustees, and Overseers. Designed to solidify and broaden the relationship between the BSO and the business community, it will make possible corporate support of the BSO and, at the same time, the establishment of new business contacts, the honoring of employees and spouses, or the conclusion of a company business meeting with a pleasant evening. This "Presidents at Pops" Concert will be held on 15 June 1982 with an outstanding program and buffet supper. Tickets will be sold as a "package" to include two adjoining Pops floor tables of five seats each and ten balcony seats. In addition there will be a Presidents Dinner, an elegant and fun evening at Symphony Hall on 10 May 1982 for 100 Presidents of supporting companies who will be guests of the BSO. "Presidents at Pops" already has more than seventy businesses in the greater Boston area committed to attend. For further information on this and other aspects of the Boston Symphony's Business Leadership Program, please contact Frank Pemberton in the BSO's Development Office at (617) 266-1492. BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon '82: Musical Premiums The dedicated volunteers who contribute each year to the creative planning, efficient organization, and talented staffing of the BSO/WCRB Musical Marathon are augmented annually by another category of special helpers: orchestra members and BSOrelated musicians who donate their artistry in the form of recital premiums. Looking through the twenty-page Marathon Catalog, to be mailed in mid-March, you will discover that your pledge of support to the BSO can bring you the gift of music. For example, BSO trombonist Gordon Hallberg offers a duo-recital with violinist Priscilla Hallberg of the Pops Esplanade Orchestra, including violin showpieces, music for trombone, and even a few rare duos for the two together. Burton Fine, BSO principal violist, offers a recital by the Famous Fine Family and Friends, to include harp, viola, and several surprise addi- tions. Luise Vosgerchian, particularly familiar to our Stage Door Lecture audiences, offers either a solo piano recital or a chamber concert of Mozart piano quartets. And the Empire Brass Quintet is offering Wi hours of chamber music—for which half the premium pledge will provide a talented young musician a Fellowship to the Berkshire Music Center! Other instrumentalists are donating to the Marathon in non-musical ways: BSO principal trumpet Charles Schlueter, for example, will cook and serve a Chinese dinner for four. Last year, BSO members themselves raised more than $22,000 by donating their talents. Their contributions to the Marathon are essential, and their recital premiums and other donations are among the most invaluable gifts offered to our supporters.