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The Ravinia Music Festival has its gala opening tonight <Thursday) at. the beautiful North Shore park where for six weeks the Chicago, Syrnphony orchestra, directed by threè ,distinguiulied guest conductors and featurlng noted soloists, will un- ,fld the pages of symphonie litera- ture 'ýn.ee-thé, stars." AtRaviia park, the traditional petunias are bloom.ing in the great circular bed just ôutside the pavil- ion and the "clrunchless" walks have been srnoothed, the great lawns trirnmed to carpet beauty. and the trees have corne to MIl foliage- ail blending to.formh the perfect set- ting for one of America's great sanctuaries of. summer. mnusic. SeIliBooks t.oJuIy 2 To complete the picture, the co.- operative spirit which makes pos- sible Ravinia music, is providing the nie cessa 1ry flnanèiai whèrewithafl. T h e public's participation cornes through purchase of coupon books wvhich will be availabie only until July 2. The books seil for $10, saving the purchaser $3.50, since they contain 18 coupons good for either a 75-cent admission or a 75-cent reserved seat at any regular concert during the season. major, op.vU, the z ugai j.uuu certo for Flute and Oboe by' the Wagner-Svendsen «1rraurn the Bach-Elgar Fantasia.and in C minor. loef Rofmsnn Sololst> and ague First sokiAst tu be heard .will be Josef Rot mann, playing Chopin's Concerto for Pianoforte No. 1, E minor, Op. Il on Friday evening, June 30, and the Beethoven Concerto. No.. 5, E flat major Saturday eve- Thuruiay, June 29, -at 8:30 1. Overture to "Der lilegeixte Holand ................ Wagner 2. Sym phony No. 3, F major, Intermiission Erhm 3. Fugal Double Concerto for, Flute and Oboe......oS I."Taua..........Wagneri-Svendsen 5., Fantasia and Fugue in1' C :minor ............. .Sach-Elgar FrIidgr, lune-30 t8:30 1. Overture to -'The Bartee Bride"................... Smetana 2.' SyrnhyNo. 8, B mînior' 1Ur*fiamhed)........... Schubert 3. Concerto for Pianoforte, No. 1,-, E miner, Op. Il ........ ...Chopin Joief Hofmann Intermnisston 4. Variations. Op. 36,(*'IC41gma"),Elgâar Saturday, July 1,,at 8:30 L. Overture *'Leonore," Op. 7'1 No. 3'............... Beethoven 2. Conïcerto for Pianoforte, No. 5, E flat major......... ..Beethoven JTsef Hofmann Intermission 3. Symphony No. 4, F antnor,: Op. 36 ........... ..TËchaikowsky1 "ilp. z-....... Fantasia on a Their of Talls........1 Amnerican Overture- Comes Marcblng1 .....Strauss ,ghan Williams hen Johnny re" . .-.Harris, * Thursday, July' 6, at 8:30 A Londoni Overture ......ýIead Two Interlinked French Fl Melodies .......... thel Smyth .(First Performance in Chicago) Symphony No. 4, B flat major. Op. 60 ..................... Beethoven Intermission Third Concerto for tw* harpslehords and strings ............... J.; S. Bach Manuel and Wiflamson Introduction and Allegro ... .Arthur Blis <First Performance in Chicago) Three Pieces from "Faust"...Berlioz Invocation-Minuet of the Will.o'the- Dance of the Sylphs March--Rakoczy" Saturday, July 8, at 8:30 Out-door 'Overture .......Aaron Copland Thec Very Sest $1.19,to $19.75 DistbmetlVè new ftme mWinl yoUr Yffrimore. tifl himore fértÏble. laWa make beau- e-. Prices frei ml te19$49 LAW* MwER 1-hiblade, tires .......... 1M.et 89C OMEEBLNE VISNEIta nons 4% ft, ahi S t. 1,tosl Large Iarkiasg Ceni - -r 49c toi2 L AM ,