35th Season 1961-62 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI Symphony Orchestra Fabien Sevitzky MUSIC DIRECTOR AND CONDUCTOR MODESTE ALLOO, associate conductor March 11-12 ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Pianist SUNDAY EVENING, MIAMI BEACH AUDITORIUM MONDAY EVENING, DADE COUNTY AUDITORIUM 8:30 p.m. (FOUNDED BY ARNOLD VOLPE IN 1926) Thirty-Fifth Year The University of Miami Symphony Orchestra FABIEN SEVITZKY Music Director and Conductor 473rd and 474th CONCERTS SUNDAY EVENING, MARCH 11 MONDAY EVENING, MARCH 12 ARTUR RUBINSTEIN Pianist PROGRAM I. Ambroise Thomas Overture to Opera “Mignon” II. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Symphony in D major (“Haffner”) a. Allegro con spirito b. Andante c. Menuetto d. Finale: Presto III. Robert Schumann Concerto in A minor, for Piano and Orchestra a. Allegro affettuoso b. Intermezzo: Andantino grazioso c. Allegro vivace ARTUR RUBINSTEIN INTERMISSION IV. Maurice Ravel *“Daphnis et Chloe” Symphonic Fragments a. Daybreak b. Pantomime c. General Dance V. Sergei Rachmaninoff Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini ARTUR RUBINSTEIN *First performance at these concerts Vocal ensemble for “Daphnis et Chloe” prepared by Lina Maddaford Steinway Piano Courtesy Morgan Piano Company THE STEINWAY IS THE OFFICIAL PIANO OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FABIEN SEVITZKY USES STEINWAY PIANO—RECORDINGS ON RCA VICTOR, CAPITOL Patrons will not be seated during the playing of a composition, and are requested not to leave while the orchestra is playing. Concerts start promptly at 8:30 o’clock. 3 PROGRAM NOTES Frances Hovey Bergh Overture to the Opera “Mignon” Ambroise Thomas Born at Metz, France, August 5, 1811; died at Paris, February 12, 1896 Thomas entered the Paris Conservatoire in 1828 and won the Prix de Rome in 1832. Upon the death of Daniel Auber, Thomas was called upon to succeed him as director of the Paris Conservatoire. The composer’s operatic career began in 1837. He wrote many works for the stage but he is known today chiefly for his two operas, “Mignon” and “Hamlet.” The Overture, somewhat in the form of an Italian pot­ pourri, is based upon the most popular arias of the opera. It begins with the woodwinds followed by a short passage for harp. This leads to the first aria, “Dost thou that sweet land” sung by Mignon in act one. The French horn plays this melody in the Overture. The melody is taken up later by woodwinds and strings. The brilliant aria for coloratura soprano, “I am Titania so bright and gay,” sung by Titania in the second act, contributes dash and gaiety to the Overture. The libretto of “Mignon” is based upon Goethe’s play, “Wilhelm Meister.” Its premiere took place at the Opera Comique in Paris, in 1866. Symphony in D major, No. 35 (“Haffner”) Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born at Salzburg, Austria, January 27, 1756; died at Vienna, December 5, 1791 Mozart’s works include over six hundred opuses, some of them extended and complicated compositions—an amazing accomplishment for a life span of a little less than thirty-six years. Of these works there were more than 50 symphonies. In 1776, Burgomeister Sigmund Haffner, a prosperous merchant of Salzburg, Austria, commissioned Mozart to write music for the celebration of the marriage of his daughter. Evidently pleased with the results, Herr Haffner again turned to Mozart for a composition to celebrate another festivity during the summer of 1782, when he was raised to the nobility. This request was relayed to the composer, who was at the time (Continued on Page 13) 5 Conductor’s IF Column In this column 1 am going to talk to you about a very interesting story which I heard IT’S many years ago. It is a very lovely and poetic story which has a message, I think, for all people who are artistically inclined. OUTSTANDING Naturally all people all over the world are in some way, somehow and at some time artistically inclined, not only in music, but in other things in the world which make IN people think of the arts. 1 heard this story while 1 was in St. Petersburg, Russia. I had a friend at the PRECIOUS University there, a very prominent Russian poet named Arceny Alving who devoted his life to studying languages. He spoke 11 languages, including the Asiatic languages, JEWELRY, Hindu, Chinese, Burmese, Hebrew, Arabic and Aramaic, and all the European languages. The following fable which he told me was IT’S found by him while he was studying in India: In the High Himalayas in India, there was PRORARLY a Temple. In that Temple lived a Brahman (old priest). No one in the vicinity remem­ bered how old he was. Near the Temple was an enormous rock on which the old FROM priest performed sacrifices. The rock served as a religious altar. Every noontime, when the sun was at its zenith, a little insect with many legs jumped upon the rock and danc­ BALOGH’S ed. This little ballerina danced so beautifully and so artistically that the sun stopped moving, the birds stopped singing, and all the animals came nearer to watch the pro­ ceedings. Even the Brahman came out of the Temple to watch, too. Under the rock lived an old, ugly frog who was very jealous and very envious of everyone who paid attention to the little ballerina insect. This frog had lived for centuries under this large boulder and no one had paid any attention to him. Once, when the beautiful little ballerina made her noontime appearance, the old frog jumped to the rock to watch her dance, too. During the dance the frog addressed the ALL DESIGNING AND MANUFACTURING little ballerina, saying, “How beautifully you DONE ON THE PREMISES dance, how pretty you look and how won­ derful it is to see you every noontime, but dearest, could you tell me how do you know when to raise your twelfth leg and put down the twentieth leg, when to put up the first leg and put down the tenth leg?” The little ballerina stopped for a moment, 242 MIRACLE MILE, CORAL GABLES and never danced again. HI 5-2644 I leave it to you, ladies and gentlemen, 447 ARTHUR GODFREY RD., M. B. to imagine the moral of the story. I find it JE 1-0087 very interesting and very poetic. Thank you DIPLOMAT HOTEL for reading it. ANTWERP, NEW YORK FABIEN SEVITZKY 6 Corning . April 15-16 UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FABIEN SEVITZKY, conductor RUDOLF SERKIN PROGRAM Arcady Dubensky Fugue for 18 Violins Ludwig van Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 5 RUDOLF SERKIN, pianist Hector Berlioz “Symphonie Fantastique” * * * TICKETS NOW ON SALE U.M. Symphony Office, MO 1-4960; M. B. Auditorium, JE 1-0477; Dade County Auditorium, HI 6-9230; Cordelia’s, FR 3-5123; Amidon’s, HI 6-2114. UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI presents Second Festival of Contemporary International Music FABIEN SEVITZKY, Director Beaumont Hall, University of Miami, Main Campus, 8:30 P.M. PROGRAMS Thursday, March 15, 1962—CHAMBER MUSIC Holland, France, England, Hungary Karel Mengelberg Trio for Flute, Oboe and Bassoon EUGENE JOHNSON, flute; julien balogh, oboe; john lenox, bassoon Albert Roussel . Serenade EUGENE JOHNSON, flute; EUGENE DUBOIS, violin; VICTOR STERN, viola; HERMAN BUSCH, cello; MARY SPALDING SEVITZKY, harp Sir Eugene Goossens Suite for Flute, Violin and Harp EUGENE JOHNSON, flute; EUGENE DUBOIS, violin; MARY SPALDING SEVITZKY, harp Bela Bartók Sonata for Two Pianos and Percussions MILDRED SNYDER and GERALD E. SNYDER, duo piano FRED A. WICKSTROM, JR., DOUGLAS IGELSRUD, F. DIXON WITHERS, percussion John Bitter, conducting * * * Friday, March 16, 1962—ORCHESTRA PROGRAM Juan Mateucci, Guest Conductor Patricio Salvatierra, Soloist Chile, Argentina Juan Orrego-Salas Concertó for Chamber Orchestra Pablo Garrido “Aurora and Dance Ritual” for Violin and Orchestra PATRICIO SALVATIERRA, violin Dances from “Estancia” Alberto Ginastera * * * Saturday, March 17, 1962—CONCERTI Fabien Sevitzky, conducting Russia, Belgium, France, England Dmitri Kabalevsky Concerto for Violin and Orchestra EUGENE DUBOIS, soloist Jean Absil Concerto for Piano and Orchestra TIBOR YUSTI, soloist Darius Milhaud Concerto for Percussion and Small Orchestra FRED A. WICKSTROM, JR., DOUGLAS IGELSRUD, F. DIXON WITHERS, percussion Sir William Walton Facade An entertainment with poems of Edith Sitwell Narrator, John McElhaney PROGRAMS OPEN TO THE PUBLIC WITHOUT CHARGE 9 OPERA GUILD OF GREATER MIAMI Announcing its 1903 Season, presents MANON ( fri; Ma»senet ) with The Great Anna Moffo of Metropolitan and La Scala Supported by Giuseppe Campora, tenor, of La Scala and Metropolitan, Nicola Moscona, bass, of Metropolitan, Chester Ludgin, and other outstanding artists. DADE COUNTY AUDITORIUM MIAMI BEACH AUDITORIUM Opening, Monday, Jan. 21, 1963 Wednesday, Jan. 23, 1963 Saturday, Jan. 26, 1963 MADAM BUTTERFLY (by Puccini) with Irma Gonzalez The Internationally famous Itutterfly Supported by All Metropolitan Stars DADE COUNTY AUDITORIUM MIAMI BEACH AUDITORIUM Opening, Monday, Feb. 18, 1963 Wednesday, Feb. 20, 1963 Sat., February 23, 1963 Tickets and memberships now available for next season FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CALL Opera Guild Of Greater Miami 625 S.W. 29th RD., MIAMI, FLORIDA — TELEPHONES: FR 3-5967, FR 1-5153 PROGRAM NOTES (continued from page 5) living with the Weber family in Vienna, through his father, Leopold. Mozart was in the midst of many things at the time—a complicated and harried existence. Orders were arriving constantly for more music. Plans for the premiere of his opera, “The Abduction from the Seraglio,” were being neld up because of intrigues and alterations. He was trying to obtain the consent of his father for his marriage to Constanza Weber. Frau' Weber, who was becoming more and more alcohohcally abusive,” expected the couple to hurry up about it and pay her for their board. He and Constanza had a stormy quarrel over a very trivial matter. In the midst of this confusion he received his father’s note containing the Burgomeister s request for a “Serenade” in a hurry.