U N I V E R S I T Y M U S I C A L S O C I E T Y CHARLES A. SINK, PRESIDENT EARL V. MOORE, MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Eighth Concert 1933-1934 Complete Series 2173

Fifty-fifth Annual

Choral Union Concert Series

POLDI MILDNER, Pianist

THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 15, 1934, AT 8:15

HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

P R O G R A M

Prelude and Fugue in D major BACH-BUSONI

Sonata in E-flat major HAYDN Allegro

Adagio Presto

Wanderer Fantasie SCHUBERT

INTERMISSION

Waltz in C-sharp minor, Op. 64, No. 2 CHOPIN

Scherzo in C-sharp minor CHOPIN

Impromptu BORTKIEWICZ

Rhapsodie Espagnole LISZT

The Stelnway Piano and the Skinner Organ are the official concert instruments of the University Musical Society

A R S L O N G A V I T A B R E V I S

MAY FESTIVAL 4 D a y s — M a y 9, 10, 11, 12, '34—6 C o n c e r t s

H i l l A u d i t o r i u m , A n n A r b o r

P R E L I M I N A R Y A N N O U N C E M E N T

Earl V. Moore Musical Director Frederick Stock Orchestra Conductor Eric DeLamarter Associate Conductor Juva Higbee Young People's Conductor

L U C R E Z I A B O R I S o p r a n o Metropolitan Opera Association

R O S A P O N S E L L E S o p r a n o Metropolitan Opera Association

J E A N N E T T E V R E E L A N D S o p r a n o American Concert and Oratorio Singer

C O E G L A D E C o n t r a l t o Chicago Civic and other Operas

P A U L A L T H O U S E T e n o r Metropolitan Opera Association

A R T H U R H A C K E T T T e n o r American Opera and Concert Singer

T H E O D O R E W E B B B a r i t o n e American Oratorio Singer

C H A S E B A R O M E O B a s s Chicago, LaScala, and South American Operas

G U I L A B U S T A B O Vio l in i s t Young American Virtuoso

M I S C H A L E V I T Z K I P i a n i s t Distinguished Russian Player

M A B E L R O S S R H E A D . P i a n i s t Choral Union Accompanist

P A L M E R C H R I S T I A N O r g a n i s t University of Michigan Organist

THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION 300 Voices THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 70 Players YOUNG PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL CHORUS 400 Voices

American premiere (specially translated into English) of SPRING SONG (Ein Friedenslied) Robert Heger NINTH SYMPHONY Beethoven THE SEASONS Haydn THE UGLY DUCKLING (Young People) English

Season tickets $6.00, $7.00, $8.00 (if Festival coupon is enclosed deduct $3.00). Orders by mail will be sent out about April 20, at purchasers' risks unless fee of 18# is enclosed for registration,

CHARLES A. SINK, President School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

MAY FESTIVAL Schedule of Art ists and Organizations

(Subject to Revision)

"Wednesday Evening ROSA PONSELLE Soprano CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Thursday Evening T H E "SEASONS" Haydn JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano PAUL ALTHOUSE Tenor CHASE BAROMEO Bass MISCHA LEVITZKI Pianist CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EARL V. MOORE and FREDERICK STOCK Conductors

Friday Afternoon GUILA BUSTABO Violinist PALMER CHRISTIAN Organist "THE UGLY DUCKLING" Granville English YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT ERIC DELAMARTER and JUVA HIGBEE Conductors

Friday Evening LUCREZIA BORI Soprano CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Saturday Afternoon "NINTH SYMPHONY" Beethoven JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano COE GLADE Contralto ARTHUR HACKETT Tenor THEODORE WEBB Baritone CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Saturday Evening SONG OF SPRING (EIN FRIEDENSLIED) Heger JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano COE GLADE Contralto PAUL ALTHOUSE Tenor CHASE BAROMEO Bass CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EARL V. MOORE. Conductor

Coming Musical Events

Choral Union Series HILL AUDITORIUM, 8:15 P.M.

February 21 Detroit Symphony Orchestra Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Director

March 6 Gregor Piatigorsky, Violoncellist

Single admission: $1.00, $1.50, and $2.00

Faculty Concert Series NO ADMISSION CHARGE

H I L L A U D I T O R I U M , S U N D A Y S , 4 : 1 5 P . M .

P R O G R A M

F e b r u a r y 18 Prelude, Fugue, and Variation for Organ and Piano . FRANCE M R . CHRISTIAN AND M R . BRINKMAN

Carillon i • • SOWERBVT Passacaglia, from Symphony No. 1 for Organ j

M R . CHRISTIAN

Prelude, Chorale, and Fugue FRANCE M R . BRINKMAN

Mediaeval Poem for Organ and Piano SOWERBY M R . CHRISTIAN AND M R . BRINKMAN

February 25 University Glee Club David Mattern, Conductor

March 4 University Symphony Orchestra Soloist: Wassily Besekirsky, Violinist Earl V. Moore, Conductor

March 11 University Band Soloist: Joseph Brinkman, Pianist Nicholas Falcone, Conductor

March 18 Arthur Hackett, Tenor Maud Okkelberg, Pianist Nicholas Falcone, Clarinetist

April 1 University Symphony Orchestra Soloist: Mabel Ross Rhead, Pianist Earl V. Moore, Conductor

April 2 University Band, 8:15 P.M. Soloist: Leonard Falcone, Euphonium Nicholas Falcone, Conductor

April 22 Concert by members of Chamber Music Class, under di­rection of Hanns Pick

Palmer Christian, University Organist, will give a program in the Twilight Organ Recital Series every Wednesday afternoon at 4:15, unless otherwise announced.