UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY DIAMOND JUBILEE SEASON Charles A. Sink, President Thor Johnson, Guest Conductor Lester McCoy, Associate Conductor

Ninth Concert 1953- 1954 Complete Series 3129

Seventy... fifth Annual Choral Union Concert Series ELENA NIKOLAIDI, Contralto STUART ROSS at the piano

FRIDAY EVENING, MARCH 12, 1954, AT 8:30 HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

PROGRAM

Aria, " Parto, parto" from Clernenza di Tito MOZART Die Seejungfer HAYDN Schaferlied HAYDN

Nacht und Traume } Auf dem Wasser zu singen SCHUBERT Die junge Nonne . Ungeduld

Aria, " Bel raggio lusinghier" from Semiramide ROSSINI

INTERMISSION

Habanera RAVEL Au bord de I'eau FAURE Quand je fus pris au pavilIon HAHN Nebbie RESPIGHI Fiocca Ia neve CIMARA Girometta . SIBELLA

Aria, "0 mio Fernando" from La Favorita DONIZETTI

The Steinway is the official piano of the University Musical Society.

A R S LON G A V I T A BREVIS MAY FESTIVAL APRil 29, 30, MAY I, 2, 1954 THE AT ALL CONCERTS

LI L Y PONS, Coloratura Soprano LEONARD ROSE, Violoncellist , Soprano LORNE MUNROE, Violoncellist LOIS MARSHALL, Soprano ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, Pianist BLA NCHE THEBOM, Contralto EUGE N E ORMANDY, Conductor KURT BAUM, Tenor THOR JOHNSON, Guest Conductor JOHN McCOLLUM, T enor MARGUERITE HOOD, Youth Chorus Conductor WILLIAM WARFIELD, Baritone UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION JACOB KRACHMALNICK, Violinist FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS

THURSDAY, APRIL 29, 8:30 P.M. SATURDAY, MAY 1, 8:30 P.M. , Conductor Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Li ly Pons, Coloratura Soprano Zinka Milanov, So prano Ku rt Baum, Tenor Overture to Egmont, Op . 84. BEETHOVEN Overture to Die Meistersinger WAGNER Symphony No. 7 in A major . BEETHOVEN "Nessun donna" (rom TurGfJdo l PUCCINI La! Here the Gentle Lark. . . BISHOP KURT BAUM Vocalise, Op . 34, No. 14 . RACHMANINOfP "Un bel cli. vedremo" from LiLY PONS Madame Butterfly . .. PUCCINI Chere Nuit. . . . . BACHELET Z,NKA MIl.ANOV "Caro Nome" from Rigo/etto VERDI " 0 terra. addio" from .. \'ERDI MIss PONS :\1"E M,LANOV and MR . BAU" " The Pines of Rome" RESPIGHI Concert Music for Strings and Brass Instruments HINDEMITR FRIDAY, APRIL 30, 8:30 P.M. " Voi 10 sapete" from Cavalleria Rustica lla . . ~IASCAGNI Th or Johnson , Guest Co nductor MME M,LANOV Lois Marshall, Soprano Il Cielo c mar" fr om La Giocollda PONCHIELLI Blanche Thebom , Contralto ~IR. BAUM Leonard Ro se, Violoncellist "T u qui Santuzza?" from University Choral Union Cavalleria Rust;co lla . . . . l\l ASCAGNI "Gloria ," for Soli , Chorus and MME MiLANOV and MR. BAUM Orchestra . . . . . VIYALDl-CASELLA Armenian Suite YARDUMIAN SOLOISTS and UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION Corrido de " EI Sol" . . . CARLOS CHAVEZ SUNDAY, MAY 2, 2:30 P.M. UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION Thor John son, Guest COllduc/or Concerto in B minor for Cello Lois Marshall, Soprallo and Orchestra DvoRAK Blanche Thebom, COllt ralto LEONARD' ROSE John McCollum , Twor William Warfield, Baritone o .. " Univers ity Choral Union ElIjah ...... MENDELSS OHN SATURDAY, MAY 1, 2:30 P.M. UNrVERSITY CHORAL UNION and SOLOISTS Eugene Ormandy, Co nductor Jacob Krachmalnick, Violinist SUNDAY, MAY 2, 8:30 P.M. Lorn e Mu nro e, Violoncellist Eugene Ormandy, Conductor Festival Youth Chorus Artur Rubinstein, Pia"ist Marguerite Hood, Conductor Tocca ta and F ugue, D min or. BACH- ORltANDY Varia tions on a T heme hy Haydn . BRAHMS Conce rto in A minor fo r P iano Eleven Songs...... BRA HMS and Orchestra. . . .. GR IEG FESTIVAL YOUT!t CHORUS ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Conce rto in A minor fo r Violi n, Symphony No. 3. LANDR> Cell o. and Orchestra . . . . BRAHMS JACOB KR ,\CH"ALNICK and LORNE MUNROE Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, for Piano and Orchestra. . RACIBt ,\NI NO FY 'I Academic Festival " Overture BRAHMS MR . RUBINSTEIN

SEASON TICKETS: $12: 00-$9: 00-$8.00 SINGLE CONCERTS: $3.00-$2.50-$2.00-$1.50

MYRA HESS, Pianist Wednesday, March 17

For tickets or for further information, please address : Charles A. Sink, President, University Musical Society, Burton Memorial Tower.