UMS Concert Program, May 6, 1961: Sixty-eighth Annual May Festival -- The Philadelphia Orchestra

Season: Eighty-second
Concert: Third
Complete Series: 3321
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1960 Eighty-second Season 1961
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Charles A. Sink, President Gail V. Rector, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor
Third Concert Complete Series 3321
Sixty-eighth Annual
MAY FESTIVAL
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA
WILLIAM SMITH, Assistant Conductor AARON COPLAND, Guest Conductor
SOLOISTS
ANSHEL BRUSILOW, Violinist LORNE MUNROE, Violoncellist
Saturday Afternoon, May 6, 1961, at 2:30 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM Overture to Colas Breugnon.........Kabalevsky
Orchestral Variations...........Copland
Conducted by the composer
Concerto in A minor, for Violin and Violoncello, Op. 102 . . . Brahms Allegro Andante Vivace non troppo
Anshel Brusilow and Lorne Munroe
INTERMISSION
Suite from The Tender Land.........Copland
Introduction and Love Music
Party Scene
Finale: The Promise of Living
Conducted by the composer
Suite No. 2 from the Ballet, Dapmis and Chloe.....Ravel
Daybreak Pantomime General Dance
Coluibia Records
The Steinway is the official piano of the University Musical Society. The Baldwin Piano is the official piano of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
1961 UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY CONCERTS 1962
Chora! Union Series
George London, Bass.......Wednesday, October 4
The Roger Wagner Chorale.....Thursday, October 19
Boston Symphony Orchestra . . . . 2:30, Sunday, October 22
Charles Munch, Conductor Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra .... Friday, November 3
Herbert von Karajan, Conductor
Bayanihan (Philippine Songs and Dances) . . Monday, November 6 Yehudi Menuhin, Violinist .... 2:30, Sunday, November 12
Galina Vishnevskaya, Soprano.....Tuesday, November 21
Emil Gilels, Pianist........Tuesday, February 13
Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra . . . 2:30, Sunday, March 4 Stanislaw Skrowaczewski, Conductor
?American Ballet Theatre......Saturday, March 24
Season Tickets: $20.00--$17.00--$15.00--$12.00--$10.00
Extra Series
Mazowsze (Polish Songs and Dances) .... Tuesday, October 24
The Cleveland Orchestra.....Thursday, November 16
George Szell, Conductor
Rudolf Serkin, Pianist.......Monday, November 27
Boston Pops Tour Orchestra . . . . 2:30, Sunday, February 18
Arthur Fiedler, Conductor
Leontyne Price, Soprano.......Monday, March 12
Season Tickets: $10.00--$8.50--$7.50--$6.00--$5.00
Special Concerts
Boston Symphony Orchestra . . (homecoming) Saturday, October 21
Charles Munch, Conductor
Messiah (annual Christmas concerts) . . 8:30, Saturday, December 3
2:30, Sunday, December 4
Ilona Kombrink, soprano Ara Berberian, bass
Lili Chookasian, contralto Mary McCall Stubbins, organist
Richard Miller, tenor Lester McCoy, conductor
University Choral Union and Orchestra
Chamber Music Concerts
New York Pro Musica......2:30, Sunday, October 29
Richard Dyer-Bennet, Classical Folk Singer . . Friday, January 12 Chamber Music Festival (3 concerts) .... February 23, 24, 25 Juilliard Quartet; Eger Players; Beaux Arts Trio
Ann Arbor May Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra.......May 3, 4, 5, 6
Eugene Ormandy, conductor; guest conductors, and soloists.
? NOTE--The events designated by asterisks will utilize special stage sets, light?ing, and curtains, to enhance the productions. These innovations make possible presentation of cerlain staged musical and dance groups not previously considered for Hill Auditorium.
For tickets and information, address: University Musical Society, Burton Memorial Tower