'TlfSj .OSTON MPHONY £;hestra II OZAWA 1 hr,\for "h Season 1M86-87 (O igeS BENEDICTINE SA . 80 POOOf IMPORTED FROM FRANCE JULIUS WllE SONS « CO LAKE SUCCESS NY TO SEND A GIFT OF B&B LIOUEUR ANYWHERE IN THE U S CALL 1-800-238-4373 VOID WHERE PROHIBITED Seiji Ozawa, Music Director Carl St. Clair and Pascal Verrot, Assistant Conductors One Hundred and Sixth Season, 1986-87 Trustees of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Leo L. Beranek, Honorary Chairman George H. Kidder, President Nelson J. Darling, Jr., Chairman J. P. Barger, Vice-Chairman Mrs. John M. Bradley, Vice-Chairman "William J. Poorvu, Vice-Chairman and Treasurer Mrs. George L. Sargent, Vice-Chairman Vernon R. Alden Archie C. Epps Roderick M. MacDougall David B. Arnold, Jr. Mrs. John H. Fitzpatrick Mrs. August R. Meyer Mrs. Norman L. Cahners Avram J. Goldberg E. James Morton George H.A. Clowes, Jr. Mrs. John L. Grandin David G. Mugar William M. Crozier, Jr. Francis W. Hatch, Jr. Mrs. George R. Rowland Mrs. Lewis S. 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Bridge, Director of Volunteers Program Annotator Vera Gold, Assistant Director of Marc Mandel, Publications Coordinator Promotion Richard Ortner, Administrator of Patricia Halligan, Personnel Administrator Tanglewood Music Center Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales Nancy E. Phillips, Media and John M. Keenum, Director of Production Manager, Foundation Support Boston Symphony Orchestra Nancy Knutsen, Assistant Manager, Charles Rawson, Manager of Box Office Boston Pops Joyce M. Serwitz, Assistant Director Anita R. Kurland, Administrator of of Development Youth Activities Susan E. Tomlin, Director of Annual Giving Programs copyright ®1987 Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Cover photo by Christian Steiner/Design by Wondriska Associates Inc. Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Avram J. Goldberg Chairman Mrs. Carl Koch Ray Stata Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Vice-Chairman Vice-Chairman Secretary John Q. Adams Peter M. Flanigan Richard P. Morse Mrs. Weston W. Adams Gerhard M. 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In 1983 the Ethan Ayer Kenneth Haas Appointed Guest Artist Fund was established to provide Managing Director of the income for the appearance of guest vocal art- Boston Symphony Orchestra ists at one subscription concert per season. The BSO gratefully acknowledges the gener- Effective 16 March ous support provided by Ethan Ayer. 1987, Kenneth Haas, General Manager of the Cleveland Orchestra Planned Giving Seminars since 1976, assumes The Boston Symphony Orchestra is pleased the position of Manag- once again to offer a series of Planned Giving ing Director of the Seminars conducted by John Brown, noted Boston Symphony authority in the area of deferred gifts. Orchestra. His appoint- Remaining seminars for the 1986-87 season / ment marks the conclu- take place on the following dates: Tuesday, 17 extensive sion of an search for a Managing February at 6 p.m.; Thursday, 19 March at 6 Director. Since the resignation of Thomas W. p.m.; and Friday, 17 April at noon. For further Morris as General Manager in January 1986, information please contact Joyce M. Serwitz, Daniel R. Gustin has served as Acting Gen- Assistant Director of Development, at eral Manager. Mr. Haas's tenure as General 266-1492, ext. 132. Manager in Cleveland has spanned a decade of important change and vast expansion of the Art Exhibits in the Cabot-Cahners Room orchestra's activity at home and abroad. Prior to becoming General Manager, Mr. Haas The Boston Symphony served as Assistant General Manager of the Orchestra is pleased Cleveland Orchestra from 1970 to 1975, Assis- to announce that, for tant to the Managing Director of the New the thirteenth season, York Philharmonic from 1966 to 1970, and various Boston-area General Manager of the Cincinnati Symphony galleries, museums, 1975-76. A 1964 graduate of Columbia, Mr. schools, and non-profit Haas an,d his wife Barbara have two artists' organizations daughters. are exhibiting their work in the Cabot-Cahners Room on the first-balcony level of Symphony Hall. Following the current exhibit of works BSO Guests on WGBH-FM-89.7 from Harvard University's Semitic Museum will be an exhibit from the Thomas Segal Gall- The featured guests with Ron Delia Chiesa ery (12 January-9 February). This exhibit fea- during the intermissions of upcoming live tures works from Ralph Hamilton's series, Boston Symphony broadcasts will be BSO "Portrait-Faces from the Musical World," and Publications Coordinator Marc Mandel (9 and new oil paintings by Conley Harris from the 10 January), BSO bassoonist Matthew Rug- Lyric Theater Series. Pictured is Mr.