UMS Concert Program, October 14, 1980: Smithsonian Chamber Players --

Season: 102nd
Concert: Tenth
Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan

THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN
Smithsonian Chamber Players
JAMES WEAVER, Artistic Director
Violinists: Marilyn McDonald, Anthony Martin, Mary Price, Linda Quan, Nancy Wilson
Oboists: James Caldwell, Stephen Hammer, Grant Moore
Melissa Graybeal, Violist Alice Robbins, Cellist
Michael Willens, Double bassist James Weaver, Harpsichordist
Tuesday Evening, October 14, 1980, at 8:30 Rackham Auditorium, Ann Arbor, Michigan
PROGRAM
Concerto in D minor, B.W.V. 1060, for oboe, violin, and strings . . Bach Allegro -Adagio -Allegro
James Caldwell and Marilyn McDonald
Trio Sonata in C major, B.W.V. 1037 for
two violins and basso continuo.........Bach
Adagio -Alia breve -Largo -Gigue: presto
Marilyn McDonald, Linda Quan, Alice Robbins, James Weaver
Concerto Grosso in F major, Op. 3, No. 4 . . . . . Handel
Largo -Allegro -Largo -Allegro
INTERMISSION
Concerto in C major for four violins.......Telemann
Grave -Allegro -Largo e staccato -Allegro
Linda Quan, Mary Price, Nancy Wilson, Anthony Martin
Ouverture in D major for three oboes and strings .... Telemann Ouverture Harlequinade
Prelude Loure
Gigue Rondeau
Menuets I and II Rejouissance
Smithsonian Collection Records.
102nd Season -Tenth Concert
Eighteenth Annual Chamber Arts Series
About the Artists
Housing one of the world's major collections of musical instruments, the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. has pioneered in the restoration and performance use of early instruments. Much to the delight of Washington concertgoers, and more recently to concertgoers across the country, the Smithsonian Chamber Players devote their talents to bringing the museum collection to life. Four national tours have given the Players the distinction of being the only American touring group of its size to perform the works of such composers as Bach, Haydn, Schubert, Mozart, and Vivaldi on period instruments. Those instruments include woodwinds of only one or two keys, natural horns, gut strings, and faithfully constructed copies of a 1795 German fortepiano and an 18th century French harpsichord. Members of the ensemble are specialists who teach at principal centers for Baroque activity and perform internationally; they are also musicians renowned for performances and recordings on modern instruments. Recently the Chamber Players launched a recording series on the Smithsonian Collection label with a recording of the Handel Concerti Grossi, Op. 3.
Tonight's performance is the Players' first in Ann Arbor.
Vladimir Horowitz
returns to Ann Arbor Sunday, November 9, at 4:00, in Hill Auditorium
"Mr. Horowitz was in wonderful form ... (he) seems to improve as he gets older, and every one of his recitals is an adventure."
--Harold Schonberg, New York Times music critic Main floor: $20, $15, $12; First balcony: $15, $12, $10; Second balcony: $9, $8, $7.50.
Coming Events
Anthony di Bonaventura, Pianist.......Sat. Oct. 18
Toronto Symphony Orchestra Andrew Davis . . . Tues. Oct. 21
San Francisco Symphony Edo de Waart.....Sat. Oct. 25
Lar Lubovitch Dance Company .... Tues. & Wed. Oct. 28 & 29
Faculty Artists Concert.........Sun. Nov. 2
Academy of St. Martin in the Fields.....Mon. Nov. 3
Julian Bream, Guitarist.........Mon. Nov. 10
Murray Perahia, Pianist........Thurs. Nov. 13
Kenneth Gilbert, Harpsichordist .......Sat. Nov. 15
Martti Talvela, Basso.........Sun. Nov. 16
The Feld Ballet........Mon.-Wed. Nov. 17-19
Kalichstein-Laredo-Robinson Trio.....Thurs. Nov. 20
Caribbean Carnival of Trinidad.......Fri. Nov. 21
Los Angeles Philharmonic Carlo Maria Giulini . . Sun. Nov. 23
Handel's "Messiah".........Fri.-Sun. Dec. 5-7
New Swingle Singers..........Fri. Dec. 12
Rudolf Serkin, Pianist.........Mon. Dec. 15
Pittsburgh Ballet, Tchaikovsky's "Nutcracker" . Thurs.-Sat. Dec. 18-20
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