UMS Concert Program, January 18, 1952: Sixth Annual Extra Concert Series -- Oscar Levant

Season: 1951-1952
Concert: Fourth
Complete Series: 3071
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
CHARLES A. SINK, PRESIDENT THOR JOHNSON, GUEST CONDUCTOR
LESTER MCCOY, ASSOCIATE CONDUCTOR
Fourth Concert 1951-1952 Complete Scries 3071
Sixth Annual
Extra Concert Series
OSCAR LEVANT
in a Recital of Piano Music with Comment
Friday Evening, January 18, 1952, at 8:30 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
In accordance with his established custom, Mr. Levant dispenses with the usual printed program and announces his selections from the stage as the concert proceeds.
His programs generally contain works of Bach, Brahms, Chopin, Debussy, deFalla, Shostakovich, and of course, George Gershwin--fre?quently including numbers which he has recorded.
Oscar Levant is one of the most colorful personalities in American music, and is a man of many careers--a brilliant concert pianist, unrivaled raconteur, composer, author, and motion picture, radio, and television performer. Mr. Levant was born in Pittsburgh and began his piano studies at an early age. At fifteen he went to New York to study with Stojowski, and later studied composition with Arnold Schoenberg. His virtuosity has earned him the distinction of appearing as soloist with most of the major orchestras in the country, including the Philadelphia, New York Philharmonic, NBC Symphony, Pittsburgh, Cleveland, San Francisco, Minne?apolis, and Los Angeles.
Steinway Piano--Columbia Records
Note.--The University Musical Society has presented Oscar Levant on one previous occasion. May 4, 1945.
ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
MAY FESTIVAL
MAY 1, 2, 3, 4, 1952 --SIX CONCERTS
Performers
ELEANOR STEBER ? . Soprano
PATRICE MUNSEL ? Soprano
ASTRID VARNAY ..... Soprano
PATRICIA NEW AY .... Soprano
ANTON DERMOTA . . . . Tenor
SET SVANHOLM . Tenor
MARK HARRELL.........Baritone
PHILIP DUEY..........Baritone
GEORGE LONDON .........Bass
NATHAN MILSTEIN.......Violinist
GUIOMAR NOVAES........Pianist
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AT ALL CONCERTS UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION IN TWO CONCERTS FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS IN ONE PROGRAM
Conductors
EUGENE ORMANDY ALEXANDER HILSBERG
THOR JOHNSON MARGUERITE HOOD
Detailed program will be announced in due course.
MAY FESTIVAL season ticket orders are being filed in sequence. Block A, $10.00; Block B, $9.00; Block C, $8.00.
Concerts
Singing Boys of Norway.....Wednesday, February 20
Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Rafael
Kubelik, Conductor.......Sunday, March 9
Shaw Chorale and Orchestra .... Tuesday, March 18 Adolph Busch, Violinist, and
Rudolf Serkin, Pianist......Monday, March 31
Tickets: $2.50--$2.00--$1.50
Chamber Music Festival
Budapest String Quartet .... February IS, 16, 17, 1952 Tickets: Season: $3.25 and $2.25; single concerts: $1.75 and $1.25