EIGHTY-EIGHTH SEASON 1968-1969 ^^Sfea, Exquisite Sound From the palaces 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 program copyright © 1969 by Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc. SYMPHONY HALL BOSTON MASSACHUSETTS FRIENDS OF THE BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Mrs Albert Goodhue Mrs John L. Grandin Co-chairmen, Council of Friends To all members of our audience You and many others are needed as new Friends of the Boston Sym- phony Orchestra. Membership is open to anyone who makes a contri- bution of whatever amount. Annual gifts now range from five dollars to several thousand dollars. No concert is more than partly paid for by the income from ticket sales. By becoming a Friend you join the others who share the respon- sibility of lessening the Orchestra's sizeable annual deficit. As a Friend you also receive certain privileges. If you are a Friday sub- scriber you are invited to the series of Pre-symphony Luncheons held at Horticultural Hall. If you are a subscriber to one of the evening series you will be invited to one of the post-concert evening recep- tions to meet guest artists and members of the Orchestra. All members of the Friends are invited to the Annual meeting which will be held this year on April 16 at Symphony Hall. On that afternoon there will be a private concert followed by a reception for Erich Leinsdorf. Please join the increasing number who realize how important the sym- phony is to themselves and to the community. Your support of the Orchestra is vital. Please enroll (me) (us) as a member of the Friends of the Boston Symphony Orchestra A check for $. is enclosed I wish to pledge $. payable on or before May 1 1969 Indicate series you attend Mr Mrs Miss Address Zip code Please make checks payable and mail to Boston Symphony Orchestra Inc., Symphony Hall, Boston Mass. 02115 Gifts to the Orchestra are deductible under Federal Income Tax Laws 972 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 LEONARD KAPLAN Secretary MRS FRANK ALLEN MRS ALBERT GOODHUE OLIVER F. AMES MRS JOHN L GRANDIN JR LEO L. 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. CANHAM SEAVEY JOYCE RICHARD P. CHAPMAN LAWRENCE K. MILLER JOHN L. COOPER LOUVILLE NILES ROBERT CUTLER HERBERT W. 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BURLINGTON 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 Fredy Ostrovsky Ronald Feldman James Stagliano Charles Yancich Leo Panasevich William Stokking Noah Bielski Harry Shapiro Herman Silberman Thomas Newell basses Stanley Benson Paul Keaney Henry Portnoi Eiichi Tanaka* Ralph Pottle William Rhein Alfred Schneider Joseph Hearne Julius Schulman trumpets Bela Wurtzler Gerald Gelbloom Armando Ghitalla Leslie Martin Raymond Sird Roger Voisin John Salkowski Andre Come second violins John Barwicki Gerard Goguen Clarence Knudson Buell Neidlinger Robert Olson William Marshall trombones Michel Sasson William Gibson Ronald Knudsen flutes Josef Orosz Leonard Moss Doriot Anthony Dwyer Kauko William Waterhouse Kahila James Pappoutsakis Ayrton Pinto Phillip Kaplan tuba Amnon Levy Chester Schmitz Laszlo Nagy piccolo Michael Vitale timpani Lois Schaefer Victor Manusevitch Everett Firth Max Hobart oboes John Korman percussion Christopher Kimber Ralph 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 Jerome clarinets Lipson Olivia Gino Cioffi Luetcke Robert Karol Bernard Kadinoff Pasquale Cardillo librarians Vincent Mauricci Peter Hadcock Victor Alpert Earl Hedberg f b clarinet William Shisler Joseph Pietropaolo Robert Barnes bass clarinet stage manager Yizhak Schotten Felix Viscuglia Alfred Robison personnel manager William Moyer mber of the Japan Philharmonic Symphony + George Zazofsky is on leave of absence for chestra participating in a one season ex- the remainder of the 1968-1969 season. inge with Sheldon Rotenberg. 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