UMS Concert Program, February 17, 1957: Seventeenth Annual Chamber Music Festival -- Quartetto Italiano

Season: 1956-1957
Concert: Third
Complete Series: 3204
Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
Charles A. Sink, President Thor Johnson, Guest Conductor Lester McCoy, Conductor
Third Concert
1956-1957
Complete Series 3204
Seventeenth Annual
Chamber Music Festival
QUARTETTO ITALIANO
Paolo Borciani, Violin Elisa Pegreffi, Violin
Piero Farulli, Viola Franco Rossi, Cello
Sunday Afternoon, February 17, 1957, at 2:30 Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
Quartet No. 2 in G minor
Allegro affettuoso Adagio Presto
Quartet in D minor, K. 421
Allegro
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro, ma non troppo
G. G. Cambini
Mozart
INTERMISSION
Quartet in C major (1812) Presto
Andante
Menuetto
Allegro con spirito
Records: Angel; and London jjrr
Schubert
A R S
L 0 N G A
VITA
B R E V I S
MAY FESTIVAL
MAY 2, 3, 4, 5, 1957
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AT ALL CONCERTS
THURSDAY, MAY 2, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor ALEXANDER BRAILOWSKY, Pianist
ALL-BEETHOVEN PROGRAM
Overture to Leonore, No. 3 Symphony No. 8 in F major, Op. 93 Concerto No. 3 in C minor, for Piano and Orchestra Alexander Brailowsky
FRiDAY, MAY 3, 8:30 P.M.
THOR JOHNSON, Guest Conductor
UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION
LEONTYNE PRICE, Soprano
MARTHA LIPTON, Contralto
KURT BAUM, Tenor
ROBERT McFERRIN, Baritone
NICOLA MOSCONA, Bass
Aida (in concert form).....Verdi
University Choral Union and Soloists
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 2:30 P.M.
WILLIAM R. SMITH, Assistant Conductor
JOSEPH SZIGETI, Violinist
FESTIVAL YOUTH CHORUS
GENEVA NELSON, Conductor
Overture, La Scala di Seta .... Rossini Concerto in D minor for Violin
and Orchestra......Tartini
Joseph Szioeti
Walrus and the Carpenter . . . Fletcher Festival Youth Chorus
Portrait No. 1, Op. 5.....Bartok
La Folia........Corelli
Mr. Sziceti Symphony No. 4 in A major
("Italian").....Mendelssohn
SATURDAY, MAY 4, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor ROBERT MERRILL, Baritone
Overture to Die Meistersinger . . . Wagner Symphony No. 88 in G major . . . Haydn "Adamastor, roi des vagues profondes,"
from L'Alricaine.....Meyerbeer
Farewell and Death of Roderigo, from
Don Carlos.......Verdi
Robert Merrill
Adagio for Strings......Bakber
"Deh vienni" from Don Giovanni . . Mozart "Nemico della patria" from
Andre Chenier......Giordano
"Eri tu" from Un Ballo in Maschero . Verdi
Mr. Mersill Overture, "Russian Easter" RmsKY-KoRSAKorf
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 2:30 P.M.
THOR JOHNSON, Guest Conductor UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION MARTHA LIPTON, Contralto
DONALD GRAMM, Bass
GINA BACHAUER, Pianist
JOHN KRELL, Piccolo
Concerto in A minor.....Vivaldi
John Krell, Soloist
"Five Tudor Portraits" . Vaughan Williams University Choral Union and Soloists
Concerto No. 2
Gina Bachauer
Brahms
SUNDAY, MAY 5, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor RISE' STEVENS, Mezzo-soprano
Overture. "Academic Festival" . . Brahms
Symphony No. 3......Harris
Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen . . Mahler
Rise Stevens
Prelude to "Afternoon of a Faun" . Debussy "Connais-tu le pays" from Mignon . Thomas Air de Liat from L'Enfanl prodiguc . Debussy "Amour, viens aider" from Samson ct Dalila .... Saint-Saens
Miss Stevens La Valse........Ravel
SEASON TICKETS: $13.00--$10.00--$9.00--$8.00
SINGLE CONCERTS (on sale beginning March 11):
$3.50--$3.00--$2.50--$2.00--$1.50
Byron Jcinis, Pianist......Thursday, February 21, 8:30
(Taking the place of Solomon) Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra . . . Tuesday, February 26, 8:30
Boston Pops Tour Orchestra.....Sunday, March 3, 2:30
The Cleveland Orchestra.....Sunday, March 10, 8:30
TICKETS: $3.50--$3.00--$2.50--$2.00--$1.50
For tickets or information address: Charles A. Sink, President, University Musical Society, Burton Memorial Tower.