1965 Eighty-Seventh Season 1966

U NIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Recto r, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor

Ninth Program Eighty-seventh Annual Choral Union Series Complete Series 3507 Monte Carlo National Orchestra PAUL PARAY, Conductor

Assistant Conductor: V ALTER POOLE Soloist: MICHEL BLOCK, Pianist

Th e tOllr of the MOllte Carlo National Orchestra ill the Ullited States alld Callada has bee'J hO llo red by the Patro'Jage of Th eir Sere'Je Higlmesses, Prillce Rainier III alld Prillcess Grace of M ollaco

SATURDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 26, 1966, AT 8:30 HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

PROGRAM

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 ("Italian") MENDELSSOHN Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello (presto)

Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-fiat major, K. 595 MOZART Allegro Larghetto Allegro MICHEL BLOCK

INTERMISSION

Ballet Suite, "Le Festin de l'Araignee," Op. 17 ROUSSEL

Suite No.2 from the Ballet, "Daphnis and Chloe" RAVEL Sunrise Pantomime General Dance

Erato, Deutsche Grarnrnophon, and Polydor R ecords Steinway Piano

A R S LON G A V I T A BREVIS MICHEL BLOCK was born in Antwerp of French parents, and grew liP in M exico City . where he began mus ical studies. Foll ow ing further training at J uiIl iard School of Music he made hi s New Yo rk debut (1960) and t lVO years la ter became tbe fifteenth winner of the Leventritt Co mpe tition.

REMAINING PERFORMANCES, Second Semes~er VIENNA OCTET Tuesday, March 1 RUDOLF SERKIN, Pianist (sold out) Monday, March 7 I SOLISTI VENETI Wednesday, March 16 NATIONAL BALLET from Washington, D.C. (2:30) Sunday, March 27 CHICAGO LITTLE SYMPHONY . Thursday, March 31

MAY FESTIVAL-MAY 5, 6, 7, 8, 1966 THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AT ALL CONCERTS

PROGRAMS THURSDAY, MAY 5, 8:30 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 7,8:30 P.M. EUGENE ORMANDY, Condllctor EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor MONTSERRAT CABALLE, Sopran o PROGR AM PROG RAM Toccata for Orchestra ...... PISTON Toccata and Fugue in D minor . BACH-DRMANDV "Com' e bello" [rom Lucrezia Borgia DONlZETTl Symphony No.5 in C minor, Op. 67 . BEETHOVEN HE sara in Qu est orribili momenti, vivi ingrato" from Roberto Devereaux DONIZETTI Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 . BRAHMS MONTSERRAT CADALLE Grand Scene (finale) from II Pirata BELLINI MME CADALLE Symphony No.2 in D major, Op. 43 SmELlUs SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2:30 P.M. THOR JOHNSON, Gllest Conductor CLAUDIO ARRAU, Pianist FRIDAY, MAY 6, 8:30 P.M. THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EUGENE ORMANDY, Condllctor JENNIFER VYVYAN, Soprano THOR JOHNSON, Gllest Conductor SHERRILL MILNES, Baritone THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION JOHN BOGART, Boy Soprano GYORGY SANDOR, Pianist JENNIFER VYVYAN, Soprano LlLI CHOOKASIAN, Contralto PROGRAM WALDIE ANDERSON, Tenor SHERRILL MILNES, Baritone "Chichester Psalms" ...... BERNSTErN UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION and JOHN BOGART PROGRAM " Requiem" ...... DELIUS Concerto for Orchestra ...... KODALV UNIVERSITV CHORAL UNION, JE NNII'ER VYVVAN THOR JOHNSON, Conductor and SHERRlLL MILNES UTe Deum" ...... KOOALY Piano Concerto No.2...... LISZT UNrVERSITY CHORAL UNION, JENNII'ER VYYYAN, Totentanz. . . . . LISZT LILI CHOOKASIAN, WALDIE ANDERSON and . C~AUDI~ A~u . SHERRILL MILNES THOR JOHNSON, COl/ductor Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra. BA1IT6K GYORGY SANDOR EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor SUNDAY, MAY 8, 8:30 P.M. EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2:30 P.M. JANICE HARSANYI, Soprano WILLIAM SMITH, Condllctor LILI CHOOKASIAN, Contralto JOSEPH DE PASQUALE, Violist STANLEY KOLK, Tenor PROGRAM YI·KWEI SZE, Bass "Lieutenant Kije" Sui te, Op. 60 PROKOFIEFF PROGRAM Concerto in B mi nor for Viola and Orchestra . HANDEL "Music for a Great City" . . . . . COPLAND . JciSE~H 'DE 'PA'SQUAL",; Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 125 ...... BEETHOVEN Op. 64 ...... TCHAIKOVSKV UN IVERSITY CHORAL UNION and SOLOISTS

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