1976-77 Scrapbook (Part 2 of 4), Nov 1, 1976 - Dec 31, 1976

- Boulez opens his final season as Music Director - Rosina Lhevinne, Pianist and Juilliard Teacher of Noted Students, dies at age 96 - Walter Piston, distinguished American composer, dies at age 82 - Bernstein is presented with the first annual Arnold Gingrich Memorial Award at the Encore Awards - Benjamin Britten dies at age 63 - Donal Henahan in NTY article says that the strenuous workload of NYP musicians has led to uninspired concerts that may lead to concerts becoming a disposable consumer product - Bernstein returns to conducting the NYP to mixed reviews - Helen Huntington Hull, honorary vice-chairman of the Philharmoinc-Symphony Society, dies at age 83 - Three page article in NYT by Helen Epstein discusses problems facing the orchestra from the perspective of the musicians