UMS Concert Program, May 6, 1962: Sixty-ninth Annual May Festival -- The Philadelphia Orchestra

Concert: Sixth
Complete Series: 3355
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1961 Eightythird Season 1962
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor
Sixth Concert Complete Series 33SS
Sixtyninth Annual
MAY FESTIVAL
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor
SOLOISTS
GYORGY SANDOR, Pianist ANSHEL BRUSILOW, Violinist
Sunday Evening, May 6, 1962, at 8:30 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
Compositions of Richard Strauss Tone Poem, "Don Juan," Op. 20
"Burleske" in D minor for Piano and Orchestra
Gyorgy Sandor
intermission
Tone Poem, "Ein Heldenleben," Op. 40
The Hero
The Hero's Adversaries The Hero's Helpmate The Hero's Battlefield The Hero's Work of Peace
The Hero's Release from the World and the Fulfillment of His Life Anshel Brusilow, Solo Violin
Columbia Records
Program books containing notes on works performed on sale in the lobby.
The Sleinway is the official piano of the University Musical Society. The Baldwin Piano is the official piano of the Philadelphia Orchestra.
ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
1962 UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY PRESENTATIONS 1963
Choral Union Series
Robert Merrill, Baritone......Thursday, September 27
Detroit Symphony Orchestra .... (2:30) Sunday, October 7
Paul Paray, Conductor "La Traviata" (Verdi)........Friday, October 19
Goldovsky Grand Opera Theater French National Orchestra.....Wednesday, October 24
Charles Munch, Conductor Uday Shankar Hindu Dance Company . . Tuesday, November 6
Leningrad Philharmonic......Monday, November 12
"Marriage of Figaro" (Mozart) .... Saturday, November 17
New York City Opera Company Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra . . . Wednesday, February 14
William Steinberg, Conductor
Tokyo Classical Ballet, "Komaki" . . . (2:30) Sunday, March 3 Toronto Symphony Orchestra.....Tuesday, March 12
Walter Susskind, Conductor; Annie Fischer, Piano soloist Season Tickets: $20:00--$17.00--$15.00--$12.00--$10.00
Extra Series
"Carmen" (Bizet)--Wagner Opera Company production of
New York Opera Festival......Saturday, October 20
National Ballet of Canada......Friday, November 9
"Rigoletto" (Verdi)......(2:30) Sunday, November 18
New York City Opera Company
NDR Symphony Orchestra of Hamburg . . Wednesday, January 16 Hans SchmidtIssertedt, Conductor
Biegit Nilsson, Soprano.......Monday, March 18
Season Tickets: $10.00--$8.50--$7.50--$6.00--$5.00
Special Concerts
Messiah (Handel)--two performances . . . Saturday, December 1
(2:30) Sunday, December 2
University Choral Union and University Symphony Orchestra
Soloists: Saramae Endich Rolf Bjoerling
Louise Parker Norman Farrow
Organist: Mary McCall Stubbins
Conductor: Lester McCoy
Chamber Music Concerts
Chicago Little Symphony . . . . (2:30) Sunday, December 9
Thor Johnson, Conductor Chamber Music Festival (5 concerts) . . February 20, 21, 22, 23, 24
Budapest Quartet--complete Beethoven cycle Julian Bream, Guitarist and Lutist . . . (2:30) Sunday, March 31
Ann Arbor May Festival
The Philadelphia Orchestra......May 9, 10, 11, 12
Eugene Ormandy, Conductor; guest conductors and soloists
FINAL EVENT THIS SEASON UKRANIAN DANCE COMPANY, MAY 30, 1962, IN HILL AUDITORIUM
For tickets and information, address: UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY, Burton Tower