BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FOUNDED IN 1881 BY HENRY LEE HIGGIKSON FRIDAY—SATURDAY 3 EIGHTY-NINTH SEASON 1969-1970 Exquisite Sound From the palaces of ancient Egypt to the concert halls f of our modern cities, the wondrous music of the harp has compelled attention from all peoples and all countries. Through this passage of time many changes have been made in the original design. The early instruments shown in drawings on the tomb of Rameses II (1292-1225 B.C.) were richly decorated but lacked the fore-pillar. Later the "Kinner" developed by the Hebrews took the form as we know it today. The pedal harp was invented about 1720 by a Bavarian named Hochbrucker and through this ingenious device it be- came possible to play in eight major and five minor scales complete. Today the harp is an important and familiar instrument providing the "Exquisite Sound" and special effects so important to modern orchestration and arrange- ment. The certainty of change makes necessary a continuous review of your insurance protection. We welcome the opportunity of providing this service for your business or personal needs. We respectfully invite your inquiry CHARLES H. WATKINS & CO. Richard P. Nyquist — Charles G. Carleton 147 Milk Street Boston, Massachusetts Telephone 542-1250 PAIGE OBRION RUSSELL Insurance Since 1876 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM STEINBERG Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-NINTH SEASON 1969-1970 THE TRUSTEES OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. TALCOTT M. BANKS President HAROLD D. HODGKINSON PHILIP K. ALLEN Vice-President E. MORTON JENNINGS JR ROBERT H. GARDINER Vice-President EDWARD M. KENNEDY JOHN L THORNDIKE Treasurer HENRY A. LAUGHLIN ABRAM T. COLLIER EDWARD G. MURRAY THEODORE P. FERRIS JOHN T. NOONAN FRANCIS W. HATCH MRS JAMES H. PERKINS ANDREW HEISKELL SIDNEY R. RABB RAYMOND S. WILKINS TRUSTEES EMERITUS HENRY B. CABOT LEWIS PERRY PALFREY PERKINS EDWARD A. TAFT ADMINISTRATION OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA THOMAS D. PERRY JR Manager JAMES J. BROSNAHAN HARRY J. KRAUT Associate Manager, Associate Manager, Business Affairs Public Affairs MARY H. SMITH MARVIN SCHOFER Concert Manager Press and Public Information program copyright © 1969 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 131 ENTER S WIN GIN G- THE WIDE, SCARFED COAT A smash of a coat. By Herbert Gallant. Lush steamer plaid. Narrow at the top. Sweeping to the hemline. With a glorious scarf. Long. Fringed. In blue and grape or brown and beige. Misses' sizes. $175. Coats. >KWW«iimwwn«»ii>*^w^Ww**«^ BOSTON: At the start of The Freedom Trail, 140 Tremont Street, 482-0260. CHESTNUT HILL: 232-8100. NORTHSHORE: 532-1660. SOUTH SHORE PLAZA: 848-0300. BURLINGTON MALL: 272-5010. BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM STEINBERG Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-NINTH SEASON 1969-1970 THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC. ABRAM T. COLLIER Chairman ALLEN G. BARRY Vice-Chairman LEONARD KAPLAN Secretary MRS FRANK ALLEN MRS ALBERT GOODHUE ROBERT C. ALSOP MRS JOHN L. GRANDIN JR OLIVER F. AMES STEPHEN W. GRANT LEO L BERANEK SAMUEL A. GROVES DAVID W. BERNSTEIN FRANCIS W. HATCH JR MRS CURTIS BROOKS MRS C. D. JACKSON GARDNER L. BROWN HOWARD W. JOHNSON MRS LOUIS W. CABOT SEAVEY JOYCE MRS NORMAN CAHNERS GEORGE H. KIDDER LEVIN H. CAMPBELL III LAWRENCE K. MILLER ERWIN D. CANHAM LOUVILLE NILES RICHARD P. CHAPMAN HERBERT W. PRATT JOHN L COOPER NATHAN M. PUSEY ROBERT CUTLER MRS FAIRFIELD E. RAYMOND NELSON J. DARLING JR PAUL REARDON BYRON K. ELLIOTT DONALD B. SINCLAIR MRS HARRIS FAHNESTOCK SIDNEY S. STONEMAN PAUL FROMM JOHN HOYT STOOKEY CARLTON P. FULLER ROBERT G. WIESE SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 133 II A prophecy of the shape to come a coat with a full wide swing by ORIGINALA. Here in whipcoro French Shops, seventh floor. 134 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA WILLIAM STEINBERG Music Director MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS Assistant Conductor first violins cellos bassoons Joseph Silverstein Jules Eskin Sherman Walt concertmaster Philip R. Allen chair Ernst Panenka Alfred Krips Martin Hoherman Matthew Ruggiero Max Hobart Mischa Nieland Rolland Tapley Karl Zeise contra bassoon Roger Shermont Robert Ripley Richard Plaster Max Winder Luis Leguia Dickson Stephen Geber Harry horns Gottfried Wilfinger Hidenobu Tsuchida* James Stagliano Fredy Ostrovsky Jerome Patterson Charles Yancich Leo Panasevich Ronald Feldman Noah Bielski William Stokking Harry Shapiro Herman Silberman Thomas Newell Paul Keaney Stanley Benson basses Sheldon Rotenberg Ralph Pottle Henry Portnoi Alfred Schneider William Rhein Julius Schulman trumpets Joseph Hearne Gerald Gelbloom Bela Wurtzler Armando Ghitalla Raymond Sird Roger Voisin Leslie Martin John Salkowski Andre Come second violins John Barwicki Gerard Goguen Clarence Knudson Buell Neidlinger William Marshall Robert Olson trombones Michel Sasson William Gibson Ronald Knudsen flutes Josef Orosz Leonard Moss Kauko Kahila William Waterhouse Doriot Anthony Dwyer Ayrton Pinto James Pappoutsakis tuba Amnon Levy Phillip Kaplan Laszlo Nagy Chester Schmitz Michael Vitale piccolo Victor timpani Manusevitch Lois Schaefer John Korman Everett Firth Christopher Kimber oboes Spencer Larrison percussion Ralph Gomberg Ikuko Mizuno Charles Smith John Holmes Arthur Press violas Hugh Matheny assistant timpanist Burton Fine Thomas Gauger Charles F. Dana chair english horn Frank Epstein Reuben Green Laurence Thorstenberg Eugen Lehner harps George Humphrey clarinets Bernard Zighera Jerome Lipson Ann Hobson Gino Cioffi Robert Karol Bernard Kadinoff Pasquale Cardillo librarians Peter Vincent Mauricci Hadcock Victor Alpert £ b clarinet Earl Hedberg William Shisler Joseph Pietropaolo Robert Barnes bass clarinet stage manager Yizhak Schotten Felix Viscuglia Alfred Robison personnel manager William Moyer ^member of the Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra participating in a one season exchange with Carol Procter. GEOFFERY BEEN captures the charm o Renaissance period in luminous black vel V the sleeves ending in a cascade of delicate white embroidered lace, 275.00 from our American Designers Fall and Winter collection, Boston. K JORDAN MARSH 136 CONTENTS Program for October 10 and 11 1969 139 Future programs 189 Program notes Haydn - Symphony no. 98 in B flat 150 adapted from the notes of John N. Burk Ives - Three places in New England 154 adapted from the notes of John N. Burk Stravinsky - Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam) 168 by Michael Tilson Thomas Debussy - La mer (The sea) 170 by John N. Burk Composer from Connecticut 172 by John N. Burk The Assistant Conductor 175 New members of the Orchestra 176 The Cabot-Cahners Room 178 Program Editor ANDREW RAEBURN 137 EH "And I always thought probate had something to do with good behavior!" All of a sudden everybody's talking about avoiding probate. And about the best-selling book that tells you how. No doubt about it — a Living Trust is an ingenious device. It lets you pass your property on to your heirs directly without the delay, expense and publicity of the probate court. And without giving up control of it while you're alive. Further, a Living Trust properly drawn can save your heirs substantial sums in estate taxes. But be warned! A Living Trust, flexible though it is, is not the answer to everyone's circumstances. It's not a do-it-yourself project either. Only your lawyer can help you determine if a Living Trust is for you. So ask him. And if there's a place for us in the picture as executor or trustee, please call on us. (More people do than on any other in- stitution in New England.) THE FIRST & OLD COLONY The First National Bank of Boston and Old Colony Trust Company 138 - IGHTY-NINTH SEASON 1969-1970 r riday afternoon October 10 1969 at 2 o'clock Saturday evening October 11 1969 at 8.30 MICHAEL TILSON THOMAS conductor HAYDN Symphony no. 98 in B flat Adagio - allegro Adagio cantabile Menuetto & trio Presto IVES Three places in New England', an orchestral set The 'St Gaudens' in Boston Common (Colonel Shaw and his colored regiment) Putnam's camp, Redding, Connecticut From The Housatonic at Stockbridge intermission STRAVINSKY Variations (Aldous Huxley in memoriam) first performance In Boston DEBUSSY La mer: trois esquisses symphoniques* (The sea: three symphonic sketches) De I'aube a midi sur la mer (From dawn to noon on the sea) Jeux de vagues (The playing of the waves) Dialogue du vent et de la mer (Dialogue between the wind and the sea) Friday's concert will end at about 3.40, Saturday's at about 10.10 BALDWIN PIANO RCA RECORDS* INDUSTRIAL SCHOOL FOR CRIPPLED CHILDREN 241 ST. BOTOLPH STREET BOSTON Provides For The Handicapped Child In A Free, Private, Day School A 12 Year Academic Program Vocational Training • Recreation Health Program • Transportation The Industrial School for Crippled Children solicits funds for its operation either through Bequests, Annuities or Life Insurance. In case of a life agreement a donor gives capital to the Industrial School for Crippled Children and in return receives income for life. Donors are invited to discuss these matters with the Treasurer. Treasurer, CHARLES E. COTTING, 10 Post Office Square, Boston CHARLES H. TAYLOR MRS. CHARLES E. COTTING President Chairman Ladies Committee Nice things to cat, use, feel, pick up, imt things in, sit on, look at, give away to people or keep. Q/inBRIDQE C2FFEE TE/I fr SPKE H2U.TE 100 Charles St., Boston/60 Westland Ave., Boston/1759 Mass. Ave., Cambridge/ 193 Linden St., Wellesley Franchises available. WELCOME TO EUROPE London. Paris. The Middle East. And, of course, the Far East. They're all in the world of Japan Air Lines. You can fly to them all from New York and enjoy the best of all possible worlds. Imagine discovering the pleasures of Japan on your way to Europe. A hostess in kimono anticipates your every need. And she will offer you delights you may never have known. Like refreshing oshibori towels and Japanese hors d'oeuvres.