UMS Concert Program, January 13, 1932: Fifty-third Annual Choral Union Concert Series -- Don Cossack

Season: 1931-1932
Concert: Sixth
Complete Series: 1988
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
CHARLES A. SINK, PRESIDENT EARL V. MOORE, MUSICAL DIRECTOR
Sixth Concert 1931-1932 Complete Series 1988
Fifty-Third Anrmal
Choral Union Concert Series
DON COSSACK RUSSIAN MALE CHORUS
Serge Jaroff, Conductor Wednesday Evening, January 13,1932, at 8:15
HILL, AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
PROGRAM
I
The Responsory ...............................................Gretchaninoff
Honor to Thee, O Lord] Let us say with all our hearts, "Lord, have mercy upon us I"
Have Mercy on Us, O Lord !.........................................Lvovsky
At vespers on Good Friday, this phrase is repeated £orty times. The diminuendo of the voices suggests the lowering of the cross--the gradual crescendo, the elevation.
The Lord's Prayer........................................Oíd Church Mehdy
Our Father, who art in Heaven.
God Preserve Us.................................................Tchcsnakoff
Prayer said for the heads of the Russian Church, both at home and abroad, as well as for all true believers.
II
Plea of the Blind Beggar........................................C. Shvcdoff
Kind sir, think of your parents, your grandparents, all whose ñames yon can remember. Bring them to the house of God. We beggars must pray the Most High for the grace of those who clothe and feed us. Refrain (tenor and baritone)--Give to the blind in the ñame of God! Help, kind sir I
On the Road to Petersburg..............................Arr. by Serge Jaroff
Chorus--On the road to Petersburg, a little bell is tinkling.
Solo--My dear one writes to me, "Wait not for the lad thou lovest, Dunja. He will
come no more to thee." Chorus--On the road to Petersburg, a little bell is tinkling.
Beneath the Snow My Russia Lies...............................Folk Song
Beneath the snow my Russia lies. Wailing winds sing to her their scid sonps. The roads are lost in whirling snowdrifts. O thou blind and awful forcé, thou who bringest death in thy wake.
(Over) ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
Black Eyes (Gypsy Song)................................Arr, by C. Shvedoff
Black eyes, haunting eyes, Cruel eyes, taunting eyes,
That set my heart a-s¡gh¡ng. Forever love denyingl
The Tipsy Peasant.......................................Arr. by C. Shvedoff
"Why, you tipsy fellow, must you drink and carouse, instead of serving your mistress
"It was only a small glass. A peasant must drink."
"But, my good man, if you behave yourself, you will wear good clothes and never want for tea and sugar."
"It sounds good. But what's a Russian peasant to do without his glass Leave me alone, friend."
III
Home Longing.................................................Military Song
Long years of exile cannot dim our memory of the homeland. Fondly we sing the oíd songs and await in faith the hour of our return.
The Two Guitars (Gypsy Song)..........................Arr. by C. Shvedoff
The strumming of guitars beyond the garden wall--memories of youth. Is it you, my love Ref rain--Ah, again, again, and yet again! The moonlit night--my soul steeped in thoughts of thee. The ache, the ache--is it my heart, my head Let me drink on--today, tomorrow, the whole week throughl
Those Evening Beixs....................................Arr. by Serge Jaroff
Those evening bells, those eyeníng bells, Those joyous hours are passed away,
How many a tale tneír music tells! And many a heart that then was gay,
Of youth and home and that sweet time Within the tomb now darkly dwells,
When last I heard their soothing chime. And hears no more those evening bells.
And so 'twill be when I am gone,
That tuneful peal will still ring on,
While other bards shall walk these dells
And sing your praise, sweet evening bells. --Thomas Moore.
Song of the Don Cossacks......................................Gretchaninoff
Dust whirls over the road. Now and then a shot--the Don Cossacks are returning after a plucky raid. All are in high spirits, save one. Why so glum, my young daredevil Is your purse empty, perchance
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS
CHORAL UNION SERIES
Hill Auditorium, 8:15 P.M., Eastern Time
January 25 Detroit Symphony Orchestra
Dr. Rudolf Siegel, Guest Director
February 4 Yehudi Menuhin, Violinist
Feliz Dyck, Accompanist February 19 Percy Grainger, Pianist
March 7 Rosa Ponselle, Soprano
Stnart Ross, Accompanist
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Through traffic will be prohibited on North University Avenue in front of the Auditorium during concerts. Taxicabs and buses only will be permitted to unload and load on North University Avenue in front of the Auditorium. Prívate cars will unload and load at the side entrances on Thayer and Ingalls Streets.
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