UMS Concert Program, December 6, 1959: Messiah -- George Frederick Handel

Concert: 2
Complete Series: 3277
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1959 Eightyfirst Season 1960
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director
Lester McCoy, Conductor
Christmas Concert No. 2
Complete Series 3277
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George Frederick Handel
Saramae Endich, Soprano Gladys Kriese, Contralto
Charles O'Neill, Tenor YiKwei Sze, Bass
UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION
MUSICAL SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
MARY McCALL STUBBINS, Organist
LESTER McCOY, Conductor
Sunday Afternoon, December 6, 1959, at 2:30 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
In order that the continuity oj the work be maintained, it is requested that the audience refrain from applause until the end oj each part oj the program.
Overture
Tenor--Comfort ye, My people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her in?iquity is pardon'd. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.
Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low; the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.
Chorus--And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.
Bass--Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Yet once a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and
the dry land; and I will shake all na?tions; and the desire of all nations shall come.
The Lord whom ye seek shall sud?denly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom yc delight in; Behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.
But who may abide the day of His coming and who shall stand when He appearcth For He is like a refiner's fire.
Contralto--Behold! a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name Emmanuel: God with us.
Contralto and Chorus--O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain! Lift up thy voice with strength! Lift it up, be not afraid! Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Arise, shine, for thy light is come; and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.
Chorus--For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the govern?ment shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Ever?lasting Father, the Prince of Peace.
Pastoral Symphony
Soprano--There were shepherds abid?ing in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round about them, and they were sore afraid.
And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the" Lord.
And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host prais?ing God, and saying:
CnoRUS--Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men.
Contralto--Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd, and ears of the deaf unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.
He shall feed His flock like a shep?herd, and He shall gather the lambs with His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.
Soprano--Come unto Him, all ye that labor, ye that are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.
Chorus--His yoke is easy, and His burden is light.
INTERMISSION
Chorus--Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. He was wounded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastise?ment of our peace was upon Him.
And with His stripes we are healed. And the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.
Contralto--He was despised and re?jected of men; a man of sorrows, and acquainted with grief.
Tenor--Thy rebuke hath broken His heart; He is full of heaviness; He looked
for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him.
Behold, and see if there be any sor?row like unto His sorrow.
Chorus--Lift up your heads, O ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in. Who is the King of glory The Lord strong and mighty in battle. The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory.
Bass--Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even for Thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them.
Chorus--The Lord gave the word: Great was the company of the preachers.
Soprano--How beautiful are the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!
Chorus--Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.
Chorus and Audience--Hallelu?jah! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth.
The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.
Soprano--I know that my Redeemer liveth, and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God.
For now is Christ risen from the dead, the first fruits of them that sleep.
Bass--Behold, I tell you a mystery; we shall not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twin?kling of an eye, at the last trumpet.
The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.
fiioRus--Worthy is the Lamb that was slain, and hath redeemed us to God by His blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom, and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honor, glory and power, be unto Him that sittcth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever. Amen.
UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION
Lester McCoy, Conductor James Frazier, Accompanist
First Sopranos Adlcr, Maiyann L. Albright, Joyce E. Allen, Wendy Jean Alt, Lois Wilma Armcnt, Julia Marie Atkinson, Jeanne U. Bennett, irgima C. Bilolli, Antoinette M. Bird, Ellen Anne Bradslreet, Lola Mae Burr, V irginia A. Deeg, Katie H. Dierking, Sharon Lee Elder, Joan Louise Evatt, M&fgatet K. French, Nancy Alice Hanser, Roberta Ann Hanson, Oladys M. Hiraga, Mary L. Huber, Sally Anne Isbell, Melinda O. Jensen, Karen Fay Jerome, Rulh 0. Jones, Russelle L. Keck, Nancy Joan Luecke, Doris L. Louch, June D. MacLaren, Helen Malan, Fannic Bell Marsh, Juan A. McDonald, Ruth M. l'atton, Beatrice M. Pratt, Alice 0. Quayle, Joy Elaine Robinson, K. Lisa Schroeder, DeeAnne Sevilia, Joselina Z. Skinner, Elizabeth B. Smith, Judith Jean Stevens, Ethel Crozer Titterton, Mary Edith Whitbcck, Miriam L. Winn, Elinor Joyce Wright, Jean Elizabeth Youkilis, Elaine R. Cordero, Sonia Ragan, Sally
Second Sopranos Altmiller, Jane C. Arnold, Carol Bertha Blashfield, Jean F. Burke, Sheila Mary Carland, Grace F. Carlberg, Jean Rae Chatfield, Susan M. Christie, Judith K. Curtis, Margaret L. Cohen, Nan Dykhouse, Delphine A. Fournier, Edith L. Green, Etta M. Guenther, Kay A. Hakken, Jane Hall, Mary Ellen Hcemstra, Lois Sue Jones, Marion A. Jordan, Phyllis A. Karapostoles, LaVaughn
Katchmark, Helen E. Keller, Suellen Kellogg, Merlyn L. Klopier, Ulrike Knollmueller, Elizabeth Kramer, Lhris M. McAdoo, jNiary J. Merrill, .Maxine J. Myers, Sandra l'ay Nobilette, Dorothy Over 11, Eleanor Peterson, Jo Helen Savage, .Marilyn T. Shedd, Betty j. Sleet, Audrey M. Soucek, Baroara A. Spoor, Lorelie Thomms, Carole L. Trautwein, Janet L. lisides, Elena C. Warren, Mary E. Waterhouse, Hauie R. Wolfe, Charlotte Ann Wylie, Winifred J. Young, Margaret Joan Webb, Cheryl Marie
First Altos
Anderson, Selma E. Andrews, Joyce M. Adams, Karen Sue Axunneld, Ellen Kay Baker, Janet Kay Beam, Eleanor 1 Birch, Dorothy T. Blanchard, Lauralyn W. Brashares, Jeanette R. Bross, Joan Allison Darling, Pe.sis Ann Evans, Daisy L. Ewing, Judith C. h'ilimore, Lucille R. Fulk, Mary Barbara Goetz, Sandra Lynne Greene, Carol 1J. Gross, Ruth A. Harris, Margaret J. Herrick, Sonnie Jo Hodgman, Dorothy B. Horn, Anna W. Irwin, ancy Kay James, Inncz Lucille Jennings, Kathleen E. Jones, Mary M. Joslyn, Carol Sue Kilsour, Katharine V. Kirchman, Margaret M. Lane, RoseMarie Lehiste, Use MacGregor, Barbara R. Marsh, Martha M. McCoy, Bernice Mehler, Hallie Jane Nelson, Sally Jo Noseworthy, Darla J. Olmstead, Kathryn I. Olsen, Mary Ann Parshall, Persis A. Reck, Sarah Dickson Robertson, Susan W.
Saphire, Marilyn S. Sawyer, Sally Jo Sayre, B. Jean Schurmans, Marilyn J. Shingledecker, Janet Starsky, Hinda Swcnson, Judith Ann Townscnd, Mary E. Wcggel, Wilma Emma Wentivorth, Elizabeth B. Westcrman, Carol F, Whitaker, Margaret C. Wiedmann, Louise P. Zeeb, Helen R.
Second Altos
Abaecherli, Carol F. Adams, Sharon C. Arnold, Helen M. Anderson, Ellen L. Bakker, Jo Beardsley, Grace C. Beauchamp, Diane L. Bell, Marilyn Jane Bishop, Mary Rachel Bogart, Gertrude J. Crossley, Winnifred Cummings, Ann Dykhouse, Thelma F. Enkemann, Gladys C. Famsworth, Martha S. Gault, Gertrude W. Garrick, Anne P. George, Betty Rose Groff, Linda J. Haeger, Ellen D. Harris, Barbara Anne Hecklinger, Ellen L. Hindley, Louise R. Huey, Geraldine E. Johnston, Theolia C. Katz, Jeanette B. Keeler, Sue S. Ki.h. Camille Knight, Mona J. Kraus, Virginia H. I.cvine, Judith Ann Liebscher, Erika Lovelace, Elsie W. Mahurin, Joan Meyerson. Linda E. Minton, Barbara J. Oppenheim, Myrna J. Peterson, Carol G. Pfeffer, Jean Adele Phillips, Priscilla F. Robinson, Patricia Ann Ruby, Jean Kemp Rummel, Sally Lynne Schoon, Carol J. Schwartz, Sue Shaw, Carole Sue Shortino, Dominie M. Slater, Beverly N. Stringer, Ruth M. Thomas, Nancy Elsie Thompson, Allyn Jean Thompson, Carol June Toles, Alberta C. Warner, Darliene Williams, Nancy P.
First Tenors Baker, Hugh E. Beck, David Read Bennett, Gene Lake Cooley, David Bruce Crawford, Franklin A. Dunn, Roger Allan Ebner, Jerome M. Edmiston, James Eick, John David Gaffney, James B. Greenberger, Allen J. Haering, Emil E. Hobbs, Arthur M. Heuser, William A. Horn, Roger G. Johnston, Glen R. Lowry, Paul T. Mustazza, Antonino Snortum, Niel K. Soucek, Dale L. Strote, Joel R. Tamura, Hirokuni Thompson, Frazier
Second Tenors Beaman, William S. Burroughs, Daniel L. Carpenter, Gerald R. Christie, Eugene F. Clements, Peter John Dejong, Garrett E. Dennison, Terry K. Folsom, George B. Frazier, James Gaskell, Jerry T. Gerrard, Allen G. Humphrey, Richard Kunmann, Peter W.
Manning, Gerald K. Noparstak, Irwin H. Pemberton, Tommy W. Petersen, Bernard C. Reinke, David Lee Robbins, Delmar H. Rubinstein, Ur. Oswaldo Spooner, Thomas E. E. Stevens, Jack Alan Thomson, James W. Tibbits, John A. Toles, Harvey J.. Jr. Walker, Ronald James Warthman, Forrest D.
First Basses
Bates, Herman Dean Beam, Joel Ferris Beam, Marion L. Beauchamp, Robert H. Beck, Charles B. Blanchard, Dr. Bradford Bower, Bruce Chapman Burr, Charles F. Clemens, Earl Colburn, Russell J. Collins, Marcus H. Crane, Bradford H. Crout, Vernon J. Damouth, David Earl Dwyer, Donald Harris Garrels. Robert F. Hall, Lawrence Ellis Hartwig, C. Dean Kays, J. Warren Kissel, Klair Klinesteker, Chase F. Long. Jerry Roger Meader. Robert E.
Millard, Wayne A. Perkins, Joseph P., Jr. Pullen, Franklin D. Quayle, Robert G. Schteingart, Dr. David Suydam, Ronald Giles Trautman, Thomas B. Zentmyer, Milton Lee
Second Basses
Beardsley, Richard K. Baker, Alan Drew Bird, Richard Nixon Brown, James W. Campbell, Thomas A. Church, Thomas C. Cook, Stephen Arthur Crosman, A. Hurford Dykhouse, David Jay Geisendorfer, Henry A. Haylonen, Wayne M. Harary, Frank Headings, Verle E. Huber, Franz E. Ingersoll, Royal E., II Kincaid, William H. McAdoo, William P. Mitchell, Peter DeLancey Natanson, Leo Nauman, John D. Parlette, Alan Shearer, Thomas C. Shingledecker, Richard Sorensen, Nels Pete Steinmetz, George P. Totten, Charles F. Travis, Howard Paul Walker, Ben Wanstall, George E.
MUSICAL SOCIETY ORCHESTRA
First Violins Green, Elizabeth Conccrtmaster Dunne, Kathleen Jones, Roland Joseph, Alice Merle, Herman Peretda, Cynthia Rupert, Jeanne Thompson, Donna
Second Violins Tirrell, Louise
Principal Elicker, Joan Jaress, Virginia Parsimmen, Suzanne Rainaldi, Mary Tate, Barbara Weise, Carolyn Zentmeyer, Carol
Violas
Wilson, George
Principal Lillya, Ann Mihalyi, William Mueller, Blanche
Pappalardi, Felix, Jr. Ungar, Edward
Cellos Grove, Jean Principal Allen, Ann Amos, Connie Dunne, Thomas Goldberg, Carl Kessler, Linda Merrill, Elizabeth
Strinc Basses Wolfe, Roberta
Principal BlubauRh, Sally McCullouRh, Diane
Flutes
Jones, Nathan Durbin, Jane Martin, Patricia Rearick, Martha
Oboes
Moyer, Mark Eitel, Eleanore
Clarinets Powell, Ross Lewis, N. Delight
Bassoons
Scribner, William Smith. Don
Horns
Drew, Donald Dunn. James T.
Trumpets
Stollsteimer, Gary Tison, Donald
Trombones Grove, Gayle Waldo, Gary York, Richard
Timpani
Jones, Harold
Manager & Librarian York, Richard