Exquisite Sound From the palaces f of ancient Egypt to the concert halls 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 ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 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 BERKOWITZ EDWARD G. MURRAY ABRAM T. COLLIER JOHN T. NOONAN THEODORE P. FERRIS MRS JAMES H. PERKINS FRANCIS W. HATCH SIDNEY R. RABB ANDREW HEISKELL 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 SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS 3 "A greatest symphony orchestra does now exis Massachusetts and it is headquartered in Boston, Hi Fideli Haydn *$£ Symphony No. 93 % Symphony No. 96 ("Miracle") Boston Symphony Erich Leinsdorf, Conductor Beethoven: Syntpluwij W&. 2 The Cuatum ok ?umeikm>(Sehcium) Beaton Sgwcptoiuj ^ Red Seal Recordings itc/i BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 THE BOARD OF OVERSEERS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA INC ABRAM T. COLLIER Chairman ALLEN G. BARRY Vice-Chairman MRS FRANK ALLEN MRS ALBERT GOODHUE OLIVER F. AMES MRS JOHN L GRANDIN JR LEO I. BERANEK STEPHEN W. GRANT GARDNER L. BROWN FRANCIS W. HATCH JR MRS LOUIS W. CABOT MRS C. D. JACKSON MRS NORMAN CAHNERS HOWARD JOHNSON ERWIN D. 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BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA ERICH LEINSDORF Music Director CHARLES WILSON Assistant Conductor first violins cellos bassoons Joseph Silverstein Jules Eskin Sherman Walt concertmaster Martin Hoherman Ernst Panenka Alfred Krips Mischa Nieland Matthew Ruggiero George Zazofskyt Karl Zeise Rolland Tapley Robert Ripley contra bassoon Roger Shermont Luis Leguia Richard Plaster Max Winder Stephen Geber Harry Dickson Carol Procter horns Gottfried Wilfinger Jerome Patterson James Stagliano Fredy Ostrovsky Ronald Feldman Charles Yancich Leo Panasevich William Stokking Harry Shapiro Noah Bielski Newell Herman Silberman Thomas basses Paul Keaney Stanley Benson Henry Portnoi Ralph Pottle Eiichi Tanaka* William Rhein Alfred Schneider Joseph Hearne trumpets Julius Schulman Bela Wurtzler Armando Ghitalla Gerald Gelbloom Leslie Martin Roger Voisin Raymond Sirdt John Salkowski Andre Come second violins John Barwicki Gerard Goguen Clarence Knudson Buell Neidlinger William Marshall Robert Olson trombones Michel Sasson William Gibson Leonard Moss flutes Josef Orosz William Waterhouse Doriot Anthony Dwyer Kauko Kahila Ayrton Pinto James Pappoutsakis Amnon Levy Phillip Kaplan tuba Laszlo Nagy Chester Schmitz Michael Vitale piccolo Victor Manusevitch timpani Lois Schaefer Ronald Knudsen Everett Firth Max Hobart oboes John Korman percussion Ralph Christopher Kimber Gomberg Charles Smith Spencer Larrison John Holmes Arthur Press Hugh Matheny assistant timpanist violas Thomas Gauger Burton Fine english horn Frank Epstein Reuben Green Laurence Thorstenberg Eugen Lehner harps George Humphrey Bernard Zighera clarinets Jerome Lipson Olivia Luetcke Gino Cioffi Robert Karol Bernard Kadinoff Pasquale Cardillo librarians Vincent Mauricci Peter Hadcock b Victor Alpert Earl Hedberg f clarinet 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 t Raymond Sird plays on the third stand for part Orchestra participating in a one season ex- of the season, while George Zazofsky is on change with Sheldon Rotenberg. leave of absence. 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You may also fly JAL transatlantic direct to London or Paris, and com- pletely around the World. For complete details, see your travel agent. UAPAN AIR LINES official airline for EXPO 70 Statler Office Bldg. 20 Providence Street Tel.: 482-5390 agfcmaft ,<p The Boston Globe's music critic, Michael Steinberg, knows the score. His perceptive reviews help keep Boston music on the right beat. There's more to it. Maybe that's how come everybody's reading The Globe these days. TICKET RESALE AND RESERVATION PLAN The ticket resale and reservation plan has now operated for the past five seasons and has proved a great success. The Trustees wish again to thank subscribers who have taken part, and to bring it once more to the atten- tion of all other subscribers and Friends. Should you find that you are unable to attend one of the concerts for which you have tickets, the Trustees hope that you will allow others, who cannot obtain tickets for this subscription series, to have the opportunity to hear the Orchestra. You can do this by telephoning Symphony Hall (266-1492), and giving your name and ticket location to the switchboard operator. Your ticket then becomes available for resale, and the income gained is paid to the Pension Fund of the Orchestra. Subscribers who release their tickets for resale will receive a copy of the program of the concert they miss, and written acknowledgment of their gift for their tax records. Those who wish to request tickets for a specific concert should tele- phone Symphony Hall and ask for 'Reservations'. Requests will be attended to in the order in which they are received, and, since the Management has learned by experience how many returned tickets to expect, no reservation will be confirmed unless the caller can be assured of a seat. Tickets ordered in this way may be bought and collected from the box office on the day of the concert two hours before the start of the program. Tickets not claimed half an hour before concert time will be released. 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