U N I V E R S I T Y M U S I C A L S O C I E T Y CHARIXS A. SINK, PRESIDENT EARL V. MOORE, MUSICAL DIRECTOR

Ninth Concert 1933-1934 Complete Series 2175

Fifty-fifth Annual

Choral Union Concert Series

DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH, Director

VICTOR KOLAR, Assistant Director

WEDNESDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 21, 1934, AT 8:15

HILL AUDITORIUM, A N N ARBOR, MICHIGAN

P R O G R A M

Choral and Fugue . . . . . . . . ZEMACHSON

Second Symphony in E minor, Op. 27 . . . RACHMANINOFF Largo; Allegro moderato

Allegro molto Adagio

Allegro vivace INTERMISSION

Prelude and Love Death ("Tristan and Isolde") . . . WAGNER

Ride of the Valkyrie ("I>ie Walkiire") . . ' . . . WAGNER

Overture to "Tannhauser" . . . . . . . WAGNER

The Steinway Piano and the Skinner Organ are the official concert instruments of the University Musical Society

A R S L O N G A V I T A B R E V I S

MAY FESTIVAL 4 D a y s — M a y 9, 10, 11, 12, '34—6 Concerts

Hi l l Auditorium, A n n Arbor

PRELIMINARY ANNOUNCEMENT

Earl V. Moore Musical Director Frederick Stock Orchestra Conductor Eric DeLamarter Associate Conductor Juva Higbee Young People's Conductor

L U C R E Z I A B O R I Soprano Metropolitan Opera Association

R O S A P O N S E L L E Soprano Metropolitan Opera Association

J E A N N E T T E V R E E L A N D . . Soprano American Concert and Oratorio Singer

C O E G L A D E Contralto Chicago Civic and other Operas

PAUL ALTHOUSE . Tenor Metropolitan Opera Association

ARTHUR HACKETT Tenor American Opera and Concert Singer

THEODORE WEBB Baritone American Oratorio Singer

C H A S E B A R O M E O B a s s Chicago, LaScala, and South American Operas

G U I L A B U S T A B O Viol inis t Young American Virtuoso

M I S C H A L E V I T Z K I Pianist Distinguished Russian Player

M A B E L R O S S R H E A D Pianist Choral Union Accompanist

PALMER CHRISTIAN Organist University of Michigan Organist

THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION 300 Voices THE CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA 70 Players YOUNG PEOPLE'S FESTIVAL CHORUS 400 Voices

American premiere (specially translated into English) of A SONG OF PEACE (Ein Friedenslied) Robert Heger NINTH SYMPHONY Beethoven THE SEASONS Haydn THE UGLY DUCKLING (Young People) English

Season tickets $6.00, $7.00, $8.00 (if Festival coupon is enclosed deduct $3.00). Orders by mail will be sent out about April 20, at purchasers' risks unless fee of 18£ is enclosed for registration.

CHARLES A. SINK, President School of Music, Ann Arbor, Michigan.

MAY FESTIVAL Schedule of Art ists and Organizations

(Subject to Revision)

Wednesday Evening ROSA PONSELLE Soprano CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Thursday Evening THE "SEASONS" Haydn JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano PAUL ALTHOUSE Tenor CHASE BAROMEO Bass MISCHA LEVITZKI Pianist CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EARL V. MOORE and FREDERICK STOCK Conductors

Friday Afternoon GUILA BUSTABO Violinist PALMER CHRISTIAN Organist "THE UGLY DUCKLING" Granville English YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS ORCHESTRAL ACCOMPANIMENT ERIC DELAMARTER and JUVA HIGBEE Conductors

Friday Evening

LUCREZIA BORI Soprano CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Saturday Afternoon "NINTH SYMPHONY" Beethoven JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano COE GLADE Contralto ARTHUR HACKETT Tenor THEODORE WEBB Baritone CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION FREDERICK STOCK Conductor

Saturday Evening

A SONG OF PEACE (Ein Friedenslied) Heger JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano COE GLADE Contralto PAUL ALTHOUSE Tenor CHASE BAROMEO Bass CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EARL V. MOORE Conductor

Coming Musical Events

Choral Union Series H I L L AUDITORIUM, 8:15 P.M.

March 6 Gregor Piatigorsky, Violoncellist

Single admission: $1.00, $1.50, and $2.00

Faculty Concert Series NO ADMISSION CHARGE

H I L L AUDITORIUM, SUNDAYS, 4:15 P.M.

February 25 University Glee Club David Mattern, Conductor

March 4 University Symphony Orchestra Soloist: Wassily Besekirsky, Violinist Earl V. Moore, Conductor

March 11 University Band Soloist: Joseph Brinkman, Pianist Nicholas Falcone, Conductor

March 18 Arthur Hackett, Tenor Maud Okkelberg, Pianist Nicholas Falcone, Clarinetist

April 1 University Symphony Orchestra Soloist: Mabel Ross Rhead, Pianist Earl V. Moore, Conductor

April 2 University Band, 8:15 P.M. Soloist: Leonard Falcone, Euphonium Nicholas Falcone, Conductor

April 22 Concert by members of Chamber Music Class, under di­rection of Hanns Pick

Palmer Christian, University Organist, will give a program in the Twilight Organ Recital Series every Wednesday afternoon at 4:15, unless otherwise announced.