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Bridge, Director of Volunteers Program Annotator Madelyne Codola Cuddeback, Director Mare Mandel, Publications Coordinator of Corporate Development Richard Ortner, Administrator of Vera Gold, Assistant Director of Tnnglfwood Music Center Promotion \ancy E. Phillips, Media and Patricia Halligan, Personnel Administrator Production Manager, Nancy A. Kay, Director of Sales Boston Symphony Orchestra John M. Keenum, Director of Charles Rawsoii. Managrr nf Hnx Office Foundation Support Joyce M. Serwitz, vl.v.s(.s7r/M/ Dinrtor Anita R. Kurland, Administrator of of Development Youth Activities Susan E. Tomlin, Director of Annual Giinng Proj^ams copyri^fht ^1987 Boston Symphony Orchostra. Inc. Cover photo by Christian Stfinrr/Dfsigti by \\'on<lriska Associates Inc. 1 s Board of Overseers of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Inc. Avram J. Goldberg Chairman Mrs. Carl Koch Ray Stata Mrs. Gordon F. Kingsley Vice-Chairmati Vice-Chairman Secretary John Q. Adams Gerhard M. Freche Richard P. 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NAZIONE FIRENZE GILBERT KALISH, PIANIST SUNDAY Hindemith Kleine Kammermusik,' for woodwind quintet. APRIL 5 Op. 24, No. 2 Ravel Trio for piano, violin, and cello 1987 Knussen Ophelia Dances.' for chamber ensemble Spohr Nonet in F for strings and winds. Op. 31 Single Ticket Prices $^3i0(fOrchestra, Balcony (Sold Out) $10.00 Orchestra, Balcony $ 7.00 Orchestra, Balcony As of March 16, tickets are available at the Jordan Hall box office, 536-2412. Boston Symphony Chamber Players at Jordan Hall The Boston S^-Tnphony Chamber Players perform the last program of their three- BSO concert Jordan Hall series on Sunday, 5 April at 3 p.m. The program includes Hindemith's "White Island" Kleine Kammermusik for wind quintet. Opus World Premiere at 24, No. 2, Ravel's Trio for piano, \iolin, and Symphony Hall 8 April cello, Oliver Knussen's Ophelia Dances, Book I, conducted by the composer, and Louis Donald Martino's The White Island, the last of Spohr's Nonet in F for strings and winds. the BSO's centennial commissions, and writ- Gilbert Kalish is the guest pianist. Tickets at ten especially for John Oliver and the Tangle- $13, $10, and $7 are available at the Jordan wood Festival Chorus, will have its world Hall box office, 536-2412. premiere at S\Tnphony Hall on Wednesday, 8 April at 8 p.m. under the direction of John Friends at Oliver, with the Tanglewood Festival Chorus Weekend Tanglewood and members of the Boston Symphony Friends of the BSO have the opportunity to Orchestra. travel to Tanglewood by chartered bus for Also on the program is Bruckner's F minor three days of spectacular music the weekend Mass, with guest soloists Roberta Alexander, of Friday, July 24 through Sunday, July 26. soprano, Katherine Ciesinski, mezzo-soprano, Performances include Neville Marriner con- John Aler, tenor, and John Cheek, bass-bari- ducting the Academy of St. Martin-in-the- tone. Tickets are available at the SjTnphony Fields and Charles Dutoit conducting the Hall box office, at $19, $16, $12, and $10. Boston S\'mphony Orchestra in music of Roussel, Schubert, Wagner, and Stra^-insk^', with solo appearances by violinist Midori in Empire Brass to the Paganini Violin Concerto No. 1. and BSO Perform Benefit Concert principals Malcolm Lowe and Jules Eskin in The Empire Brass will present a concert on the Brahms Double Concerto. The Friends Sunday, 5 April at 4 p.m. at Trinity Episcopal will stay at the Red Lion Inn. with transporta- Church, 81 Elm Street, Concord, to benefit the tion provided by Greyhound Bus. Dinner Fri- Boston S\Tnphony Orchestra and the Boston day night will be at the Red Lion Inn, lunch on University Tanglewood Institute. This benefit Saturday at beautiful Seranak, and dinner performance is sponsored by Region V of the Saturday night at the Tanglewood Tent Club. Boston Symphony Association of Volunteers. Sunday luncheon at Blant\Te will precede the Patron tickets are $15 and include preferred 2:30 p.m. concert. Anticipated arrival time seating and a champagne reception follo\Wng back in Boston on Sunday, July 26 is 8:00 p.m. the concert. General admission at the door is The weekend is open to Friends of the BSO $5. For tickets and more information call Mrs.