THWE MICHICAN D7AT _.. - ,. ,. m .m I GREATEST CONCERT S R.I S eF TEN ALL-STAR CONCERTS ...CONCERT SCHEDULE.... JOHN "McCORMACK HILL AUDITORIUM ROSA PONSELLE ALL CONCERTS BEGIN AT 8:15 EASTERN STANDARD TIME John McCormau, the charming Irish -tenor who A will inagurate this season's Choral Union series has been heard in Ann Arbor several times. More. than4 a full student gen- eration, however,, has elapsed since he paid his last visit to the Univer- sity, a sort of interregnumn during which time he was either out of the coutntry or engaged in the "Rtalkies." Irish to the core, with a quick sensi- tive temperament, possessing a "voice of a century" he ,has become the idol -of .music lovers everywhere, and his concerts wherever they take place starid out prominently among the season's Amost delightful anid worthy events. Wednesday, October 21 First Concert Wednesday, October 21 Renowned Irish Singer of Songs Rosa Ponselle "won her spurs" during the operatic season of 1918- 1919, when almost over night she stepped to the rostrum of the Met- ropolitan Opera House and "took the audience by storm." Opera or recital have no terrors for her. Her brilliant artistry, intelligence, and general understanding of the "eter- nal fitness of things" in the artistic woildhas given her an assurance and poise which always make her ap- pearances tremendously successful ----."0 Second Concert Tuesday, October -27 gstoeSmpo y Otehestra Serge Koussevitzky, Conductor Monday, March 7 Third Concert Tuesday, November 17 ssip garslowitsi Distinguished Virtuoso in Piano Recital * rt t . H BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Serge. Koussevitzky, Conductor The 'Boston Symphony Orchestra was, iast -heard in Ann Arbor about a decade and a half ago. A heavy -Schedtde of performances in its' home city prevents morerthanroccasional 'btri&f tours to other parts of ithe country. This season it, will be heard in' New York, -Buffalo, Ann Arbor, Detroit, "Columbus, and Pittsburgh. At its Ann Arbor concert its fill1 quota of about one hundred players will be heard. Fourth Concert Thursday, December 3 The Revelers Famous Quartette PERCY GRAINGER 0 Fifth Concert Tuesday, December 15 Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Conductor Percy Grainger, pianohvirtuoso, conductor, and composer has had a happily unique career which has brought to him distinguished success in this triune field. When a lad of twelve years of age he made his debut in the spacious Exhibition Building, in his native Melbourne, before a huge and enthusiastic-audi- ence. Since that time he3 has always been received with the same fervor and enthusiasm, and a most delight- ful artistic glamour has enshrouded all of his appearances. Sold-out houses with many turned away are general occurance even when he plays in the largest auditorium. Friday, February 19 Sixth Concert Wednesday, January 13 If .Tuesday, October 27. on cossak ussiai Chorus Serge Jaroff, Director . DON COSSACK RUSSIAN CHORUS Serge Jaroff, Conductor The Don Cossack Russian Male Chorus made such a profound im- pression last seasonathat to satisfy persistent demaids of music lovers they --haveAbeen re-engaged for this season. 'The organization known as "The Singing Horsemen of the Steppes" is made up entirely of ex- patriated members of the former Russian Imperial Army. They are virtually "men without a coantry" and travel on "Nansen" passports. Their singing, whether pit be the rev- erent chorus of Tschaikowsky, the dulcet serenade of Vannikov, the bold and stirring tale of the Twelve; Rob- bers, or the wonderful ringing choruses of the Don Cossacks on the March, always move their audiences by that thrilling timbre of tone uni- que-with Russian male voices. We nesday, January 13 ' S ve nth 'Concert Eigith'Concert Monday,,January 25 Dr. nudlfSiegel Appearing as guest conductor with the DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Thursday, February 4 Yelhusi Mewndhin World Renowned Boy Violinist Friday,'February 19 ery AGrainger Favorite Australian-American Pianikt O GABRILOWITrSCH Ossip Gabrilowitsch is a welcome friend to Ann Arbor concert audi- ences. This season he will come in a dual capacity, first in recital and later with a band of players. over whom he presides. His virtuosity long ago established him among the relavtiely few really dominant pian- ists of the day, and simultaneously he acquired equal fame as a conduc- tor. --M------- ---A------- Ninth Concert Tuesday, November 17 "Tenth Concert Monday, March 7 Rosa P nselle Leading Soprano, Metropolitan Opera 0-- ® DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA Ossip Gabrilowitsch, -Conductor The Detroit Symphony Orchestra will be heard twice this year, oncc ncder thc bat0n of its own beloved conductor, Mrs Gabrilowitsch, and later under the direction of a distinguished European director, Dr. Rudolf Siegel, who 'was persuaded to come to America as guest conductor to appear in Ann Arbor and twice:in °Detroit during the preceding week. Detroit has reason to be artistically happy with its orchestr , f or its creditable recmrd -,under its scholarly leader has carried the motor city's name to all corners of the musical wok4d. Tuesday, Decenber 15 YEHUDI MENUHIN Yehudi Menuhin, the "greatest boy violinist of th,.century," comes to Ann Arbor at the "ripe age" of fourteen or fifteen years, after several seasons of public acclaim. Wisely, his astute ninagers have nermitted only a limited number of engagements each year, and these have been largely in th musical capitals of Europ ,n~d in :a few of the great music centers of America. This year the Choral Union series is included and the great student concert audieice wipt have an opportunity of hearing a young lad who has already won inter. national distinction. Thursday, February 0 DR. RUDOLF SIEGEL, Guest Conductor and the .Detroit Symphony Orchestra Dr. Rudolf Siegel who is to direct'the Detroit Symphony Orh4us7 tra on one of 'its appearances here, was born ,in Munich of Bavarian parents in 1878. For several years he conducted the Konigsbegg Akadeihic orchestra, and since 1919 has been city director at Crek ld and conductor of the Konzertverein. He is distinguished also as a composcr, having written the opera Herr Dandolo, an,,A 4 aten- Marsch for men's voices and orchestra, as well as the orchestral, as well as th- orch srJ Heroische Tondictung " and various songs. Monday, January 25 . THE 'REVELERS The University Musical Society feels very happy irMeed in secur- ing for this series one of the most _ popular of male quartettes-The Revelers. The qiartette is made up of James Melton, first 'tenor; Lewis 'James, second tenor; Phil Dewey, baritone; Wilpo Glenn, bass; and Frank Black, director, and pianist. Thursday, December 3 DON COSSACK RUSSIAN MALE CHORUS I SCHEDULE OF TICKET PRICES CHORAL UNION SEASON TICKETS The following schedule of prices covers ad- missions of the ten CHORAL UNION CON- CJRTF, and in additional each season ticket contains a "three dollar" May Festival coupon, good for that amount when exchanged for a sea- son May Festival ticket later in the year, in accordance with a schedule 'to be announced, BLOCK "A"-All tickets in the three center sections on the Main Floor (Sections 2, -, .4) and in the threebcenter ections (Sections, 7, 8, q) is the first balcony, $z2.oo. (These ;$i2.00 tickets are designated, "Patrons" Tickets and automatically carry the privilege of retaining the same seat location for the May Festival upon payment of five dollars additional later in the year.) BLOCK "B"-All tickets in the two side sec- tions (Sections i and 5) on the Main Floor and in the two side sections (Sections 6 and xo) of the first balcony, Sio.oo each. BLOCK "C"-All tickets in the first eight rows in the second balcony, $8.oo each. BLOCK "D"-All tickets back of the first eight rows in the second balcony, $6.oo each. PATRON'S PRIVILEGES Subscribers of record to Patrons' Tickets are entitled to the same seat locations that they had at the last May Festival, PROVIDED their orders were received NOT LATER thansSeptem- ber z, on blanks specially mailed to such sub- scribers. GENERAL ORDERS All other orders will be filed in sequence and filled in the same order, except that orders re- ceived prior to September s will be considered as of that date. Tickets will be mailed opt about October 1o, at purchasers' risks, unless additional fee of 17c is enclosed to cover registra- tion. If the seats in any division become exhausted, remaining orders will be filled from the succeed- ing divisions, andmadcorresponding adjustment in finances. will be made. Beginning Monday, October 12, if any season tickets remain unsold, they will be broken up for individual concerts as follows: Main Floor, $2.5o; First Balcony, $2.oo; Second Balcony, front, $1.50; Second Balcony, rear, $1.00. No responsibility will be assumed for errors made in connection with orders written illegibly or inaccurately, or in connection with .telephone conversations, or for tickets lost, stolen or de- stroyed. The right is also reserved to make such changes in the personnel of artists or dates an- nounced asbnecessity. may require, and no rc- funds will be made. because of any such changes, Remittance should be made payable to the Uni- versity Musical Society, and mailed to CHARLES A. SINK President, School of Music Ann Arbor, Michigan Id CCINTCIRTS ';RR' ATNTA NIfl RV .J.L I' vL..taA uhJ r-LEA:..d AA a~a.L 1£!.X1 L ~ -