UMS Concert Program, February 26, 1966: Monte Carlo National Orchestra --

Season: Eighty-Seventh
Complete Series: 3507
Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

1965 Eighty-Seventh Season 1966
UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor
Ninth Program Eighty-seventh Annual Choral Union Series Complete Series 3507
Monte Carlo National Orchestra
PAUL PARAY, Conductor Assistant Conductor: Vajlter Poole Soloist: MICHEL BLOCK, Pianist
The tour of the Monte Carlo National Orchestra in the United States and
Canada has been honored by the Patronage oj Their Serene Highnesses,
Prince Rainier III and Princess Grace oj Monaco
Saturday Evening, February 26, 1966, at 8:30 Hill Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 ("Italian") . . Mendelssohn
Allegro vivace Andante con moto Con moto moderato Saltarello (presto)
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in B-flat major, K. 595 . Mozart
Allegro Larghetto Allegro
Michel Block
intermission
Ballet Suite, "Le Festin del'Araignee," Op. 17 .... Roussel
Suite No. 2 from the Ballet, "Daphnis and Chloe" . . . Ravel
Sunrise Pantomime General Dance
Erato, Deutsche Grammophon, and Polydor Records Steinway Piano ARS LONGA VITA BREVIS
MICHEL BLOCK was born in Antwerp of French parents, and grew up in Mexico City, where he began musical studies. Following further training at Juilliard School of .Music he made his New York debut (1960) and two years later became the fifteenth winner of the Leventritt Competition.
REMAINING PERFORMANCES, Second Semester
Vienna Octet......
Rudolf Serkin, Pianist (sold out)
I Solisti Veneti......
National Ballet from Washington, D.C. Chicago Little Symphony .
Tuesday, March 1
Monday, March 7
Wednesday, March 16
(2:30) Sunday, March 27
Thursday, March 31
MAY FESTIVAL-MAY 5, 6, 7, 8, 1966
THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA AT ALL CONCERTS
PROGRAMS
THURSDAY, MAY 5, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor MONTSERRAT CABALLE, Soprano
PROGRAM Toccata for Orchestra.......Piston
"Com' e bello" from Lucrezia Borgia . Donizetti "E sara in quest orribili momenti, vivi ingrato" from Roberto Dcvereaux Donizetti
MONTSERRAT CADALLE
Grand Scene (finale) from Pirata Mme Caballe
Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43
Bellini Sibelius
FRIDAY, MAY 6, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor
THOR JOHNSON, Guest Conductor
THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION
GYORGY SANDOR, Pianist
JENNIFER VYVYAN, Soprano
LIU CHOOKASIAN, Contralto
WALDIE ANDERSON, Tenor
SHERRILL MILNES, Baritone
PROGRAM
Concerto for Orchestra......Kodaly
Thor Johnson, Conductor
"Te Deum"..........Kodaly
University Choral Union, Jennifer Vyvyan, Lili Ciiookasian, Waldie Andeeson and
SHERRILL MlLNES
Thor Johnson, Conductor Concerto No. 1 for Piano and Orchestra . Baetok
Gyorgy Sandor Eugene Ormandy, Conductor
SATURDAY, MAY 7, 2:30 P.M.
WILLIAM SMITH, Conductor JOSEPH DE PASQUALE, Violist
PROGRAM "Lieutenant Kije" Suite, Op. 60 . Prokofieff
Concerto in B minor for Viola and
Orchestra..........Handel
Joseph de Pasquale Symphony No. 5 in E minor,
Op. 64.........Tchaikovsky
SATURDAY, MAY 7 , 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor
PROGRAM
Toccata and Fugue in D minor . Bach-Ormandy Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 . Beethoven Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 73 . Brahms
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 2:30 P.M.
THOR JOHNSON, Guest Conductor
CLAUDIO ARRAU, Pianist THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION JENNIFER VYVYAN, Soprano SHERRILL MILNES, Baritone JOHN BOGART, Boy Soprano
PROGRAM
"Chichester Psalms"......Bernstein
University Choral Union and John Bogart
"Requiem" ..........Delius
University Choral Union, Jennifer Vyvyan and Sherrill Milnes
Piano Concerto No. 2........Liszt
Totentanz............Liszt
Claudio Arrau
SUNDAY, MAY 8, 8:30 P.M.
EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor
THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION
JANICE HARSANYI, Soprano
LILI CHOOKASIAN, Contralto
STANLEY KOLK, Tenor
YI-KWEI SZE, Bass
PROGRAM "Music for a Great City".....Copland
Symphony No. 9 in D minor,
Op. 125.........Beethoven
University Choral Union and Soloists
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