▁senior ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁C IA ▁said : ▁“ The ▁Boston ▁Sym phony ▁Orchestra ▁ ▁won ▁more ▁acc laim ▁for ▁the ▁US ▁in ▁Paris ▁than ▁John ▁F oster ▁D ul les ▁or ▁D w ight ▁D . ▁Eisen h ower ▁could ▁have ▁brought ▁with ▁a ▁hundred ▁speech es ”. ▁ ▁The ▁C IA ▁in ▁particular ▁util ized ▁a ▁wide ▁range ▁of ▁musical ▁gen res , ▁including ▁ ▁Broadway ▁musical s , ▁and ▁even ▁the ▁jazz ▁of ▁D iz zy ▁G illes pie , ▁to ▁conv ince ▁music ▁enthus iast s ▁ ▁across ▁the ▁glo be ▁that ▁the ▁U . S . ▁was ▁committed ▁to ▁the ▁musical ▁arts ▁as ▁much ▁as ▁they ▁were ▁ ▁to ▁the ▁literary ▁and ▁visual ▁arts . ▁Under ▁the ▁leadership ▁of ▁N ab ok ov , ▁the ▁C CF ▁organized ▁impress ive ▁musical ▁events ▁that ▁were ▁anti - comm un ist ▁in ▁nature , ▁transport ing ▁America ' s ▁ ▁prime ▁musical ▁tal ents ▁to ▁Berlin , ▁Paris , ▁and ▁London ▁to ▁provide ▁a ▁steady ▁series ▁of ▁ ▁performances ▁and ▁festiv als . ▁In ▁order ▁to ▁promote ▁co operation ▁between ▁artists ▁and ▁ ▁the ▁C CF , ▁and ▁thus ▁extend ▁their ▁ide als , ▁the ▁C CF ▁provided ▁financial ▁aid ▁to ▁artists ▁ ▁in ▁need ▁of ▁mon et ary ▁assistance . ▁ ▁However , ▁because ▁the ▁C CF ▁failed ▁to ▁offer ▁much ▁support ▁for ▁classical ▁music ▁associated ▁ ▁with ▁the ▁lik es ▁of ▁Bach , ▁Moz art , ▁and ▁Be eth oven , ▁it ▁was ▁de emed ▁an ▁“ author