FOU THE MICHICAN DAILY 5i 'N3YARTI-,19 Philadelphia Orchestra Will Play He re A, Festivl 1 Uor ' 1 I .Firs I Time I iFounded 1900 !1 e( -ogdI F xpla'isl4E F i *i To Encourage Fstival Numbers Classic M i1 a (Continued from Page 3) legacy of hundreds of years of op-i pression of his country by more pow- 1 Grown Fr-om Modest Body erful nations. To Concert InsLruntent In all the world, particularly in1 . . aAmerica, he is known best by his1 Of 100 Musician "Finlandia." His great symphoniesc and the violin concerto on their pro- Stokowski Leads Magnetic Director Subject Of Administration And A Figure Of Interest Philadelphia is justly proud of its great orchestra, which will participate in the Ann Arbor May Festival, May 13, 14, 15, 16. Founded in 1900 "to encourage the performance of first class orchestral music in the City of Philadelphia," it has grown from a modest body of players to a concert_ _ instrument of the first rank, com- posed of one hundred virtuoso musi- cians under the leadership of Leopold Stokowski. Incorporated under the laws of Pennsylvania, the Philadelphia Or- chestra Association is controlled by an association of subscribers to the Philadelphia concerts, and thus is ax democratic organization. The orches- tra has an endowment fund of nearly two million dollars subscribed by 14,- 000 citizens of Philadelphia in t umOUntS ranging from one dollar tow a hundred thousand. Adtdiistered By Board The affairs of the organization are. adinurstered by a Board of Directors, and folowing the formation of the Association on May 17, 1901, the post of President was filled by Alex- ander Van Rensselaer who continued t in office until his death in 1933. __________________ During its first season six perform- ances were given. The present sea- JULiUS HUEHN, Metropo son, the thirty-sixth, extending from Opera Baritone, in local debt October 4, 1935 to April 11, 1936, con- sists, of 28 consecutive pairs of con- certs which will be given in Phila- delphia in the Friday and Saturday series. A Tuesday Evening series consists of 10 events, and there are three Concerts for Youth, conducted by Mr. Stokowski for audiences which he limits rigidly in age from thirteen to twenty-five..~ There is an out of town schedule which takes the Orchestra to Wash- ington and Baltimore for four con- certs each; eight concerts are played in New York City. Touring, for some years past and until this season has been curtailed to allow the maxi- mum number of performances to be. given in Philadelphia. rnd..ed Three Have Conuted There have been three conductors of the Philadelphia Orchestra: Fritz Scheel who was with it at the be- ginning and held the post for seven years: Carl Pohlig, who at Fritz Scheel's death left the position of First Conductor at Stuttgart to fill "k the vacancy in America and Leopold Stokowski who took over the leader- ship in 1912 and brought the organi- zation to its present high standing. From the day that he took up the baton to direct the musical destinies HAROLD BAUER, of the Philadelphia Orchestra, his magnetism, virility, unflagging devo- Pianist tion and eclectic taste have made him a figure of interest and the subject of admiration in the musical life of not only America, but of all the world. During his tenth season with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Leopold Sto- kowski was given the Philadelphia Award of ten thousand dollars as the man whose accomplishments had during that year, "advanced the best and largest interests of the cam- munity of which Philadelphia is the Mc Gave American Premieres Notable "first American perform- ances" by the Philadelphia Orchestra include Mahler's Eighth Symphony - the "Symphony of a Thousand"- given with orchestra, soloists and chorus with such effectiveness that, instead of the three performances originally planned, nine were even- tually given, including one in New York which packed the Metropolitan Opera House from pit to dome. O thirs were Rachmaninoff's "The' > 'us": stravinsky's "Le Chant du Ros.ignol" and "Sacre du Prin- ) i~mps"; "Alpensymphonie" by Rich- ird Strmiss; Schelling's "A Victory Wll": Skryabin's "Le Divin Poeme"; :chotnberg's "Die Gluckliche Hand" and numerous others. - Every artist of distinction in the nu1ical world has appeared as solo- ist with the Philadelphia Orchestra, and' the guest conductors number scii distinguished musicians as Rich- ard Strauss, Alfrede Casella, Georges Enes Io, gor Stravinsky, Vincent (lIndy, Willem Mengelberg, Frederick Scock, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Otterine Rspighi, Arturo Toscanini, Fritz :v > R {iter. Sir Thomas Beecham and oh is equally renowned. Musically much of the orchestra's success must be attributed to the cl mice of the first conductor, Fritz a. Scheel- who during the summer of grams prove him to be greatest in all{ the large forms of composition. Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto This magnificent concerto is known, for some unknown reason, as the "Emperor." Certainly it is the most imnia nnirm ~~ rc fna music in existence. of the most vigorous and healthy Beethoven's 1st Symphony Beethoven's first symphony was written in 1800, when he was thirty years of age. This symphony pos- sesses all the charm and classic i I i gentleman characterized it as "con- of the mnust ' riki characters in uljs bird w 11.se eaers blaze with fused explosions of a presumptuous Mozart's a;rOl ad in ihis aria she gid and siery shllteQ, whose eyes effontry of a young man." sings what is perhans 1he must dilli- shine like crystal, and who dwells Lily Pons' Arias cult of all coloratura i Its ex- in a golden cage. In the depth of treme range calls fur a voice of extra- the night it flies into a garden and The "tour de force" of Friday night's program is Mozart's aria, "The ordinary and imarnpesachle tech- lights it up as brilliantly as a thou- Queen of the Night" from the "Magic nique. sand bu rnin firese. It feeds upon Flute." The opera was written in Stavi iSky"is.fl1 ' ,gldesapltes ywich have the power 1791, only two months before Mozart's The "Fire tiru" wvas Straviisky's death. Mozart received no financial first work written by Serge Iiagli- lo hear te Philadelphia Sym1- reward for his efforts. The profits all ibeff, director of the Russian Ballet. phony under the baton of Mr. Sto- went to the writer of the libretto, It was first performed at the Paris xkowski in this stunning composition, Emanuel Schikanede. Opera. June 25, 1910. is one of the "experiences" in the con- The "Queen of the Night" is one The story it reveals tells of a mirac- cent hall today. f im~posig ana commaain~g oBeet- beauty of a Mozart symphony, and hoven's five concerti for the piano. at the same time reveals, in portions, The fusion of virtuosity and crea- the more virile and prophetic voice Live inspiration is remarkable in this of the mature Beethoven. In the work. It is brilliant and scintillating, light of Beethoven's greatest works, delicate and almost mystic in places. this symphony's reception by a Leip- The last movement contains some zig critic in 1801 is interesting. They 1 SIX CONCERTS May 13, 14,1,16 FOUR crI . . THE PHILADELPHIA ORCHESTRA LEOPOLD STOKOWSKI, Conductor SAUL CASTON and CHARLES O'CONNELL, Associate Conductors THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION EARL V. MOORE, Conductor THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S CHORUS JUVA HIGBEE, Conductor -'s1 itan ut. i "' Soloists Choral Works LILY PONS Soprano CARACTACUS...... MANZONI REQUIEM ELGAR VERDI t -"-- JEANNETTE VREELAND Soprano ROSE BAMPTON. Contralto GIOVANNI MARTINELLI PAUL ALTHOUSE. KEITH FALKNER. JULIUS HUEHN EFREM ZIMBALIST I Tenor Tenor Baritone Baritone Violinist Pianist Organist HAROLD BAUER CHILDREN AT BETHLEHEM PIERNE SCHEDULE OF CONCERTS I. WEDNESDAY 8:30 P.M. II. THURSDAY 8:30 P.M. III. FRIDAY 2:30 P.M. IV. FRIDAY . 8:30 P.M. V. SATURDAY 2:30 P.M. VI. SATURDAY 8:30 P.M. TICKETS NOW ON SALE AT THE SCHOOL OF MUSIC At a later date unsold season tickets, if any, will be placed on sale at $1.50 - $2.00 - $2.50 for individual concerts. Mail orders with remittance will be given preference in sequence. PALMER CHRISTIAN I Season Tickets - Six Concerts $6.00 - $7.00 - $8.00 If Festival Coupon from Season Choral Union Ticket is returned, the prices are reduced to $3.00 - $4.00 - $5.00. T a LILY PONS, Soprano, who will be heard Friday evening. irea testMusic Ivent -- { ________________________________________________ TICKET SCHEDULE Season Tickets - Six Concerts - $6. - $7. - $8. (If Festival Coupon from Season Choral Union Ticket is returned, the prices are reduced to $3. - $4. - $5. ORDERS FOR TICKETS, with remittance to cover, will be filed and selections will be made in sequence. Tickets will be mailed out about May 1, at purchasers' risks, unless additional fee of 18 cents for legis- tration accompanies order. Please address CHARLES A. SINK, Pres. .i _ - 'A- - I-. Overm-the -Counter Sale of Single Coneert I lkets :.:.:: :}: ;{:L: {]}i iii.J'r} iI }: }}}: II