THE MICHIGAN DAILY SU ahiadelphia Orchestra Will Be Here Third Time In A Row .__., In 30 Years Of Its Existence, Only 4 Have Conducted; Ormandy Now Head Hilda Burke, Soprano Soloist, Started Career In Baltimore By EVA ETKIN test. In 1927 she was awarded a Jul- Hilda Burke, who will appear as liard Scholarship which enabled herj j soloist in the May Festival, was born to study for a year in Dresden. Upon her return to this country in Baltimore where she achieved most her big chance came when, she was of her early successes. It was in her engaged as a leading member of the She repeated some of these suc- cesses when two seasons ago, as a newcomer to the Metropolitan Opera roster, she was hailed in a variety of operas, among them "Pagliacci," "Madame Butterfly," and .the English production of "Gianni Schicchi." Since then she has appeared regular- ly in leading roles at the ,Metropoli- tan. Critics are in accordance with the opinion that here is a soprano who gives pleasure to the eye as to the ear, for Miss Burke belongs to the new generation of opera stars who can act and dance as well as sing. I native city that she received most of her musical education. In 1924 she won the Municipal Civic Opera Con- test, an honor which resulted in her debut as Santuzza in "Cavalleria Rusticana" with the De Feo Opera Company. She also made an appearance as soloist with the Baltimore Symphony after being unanimously voted the winner in the Municipal Vocal 6on- Chicago Opera Company, making her debut in "Aida." She made an imme- diate impression, and later followed her American triumphs with similar successes abroad. She made her European debut at the Royal Opera House of Liege, Bel- gium, where she scored in rapid suc- cession in such roles as "Aida." "But- terfly," "Nedda," and Micaela in "Carmen." Spalding Thrills. Audience I i -a, programs for youth completes the year's work.. An out-of-town schedule takes the Orchestra to various cities in the East, and until 1936, touring had been cur- tailed to give Philadelphia the bene- fit of a large number of concerts. Fritz Scheel, the orchestra's first conductor held the post for seven years when, at hisdeath, Carl Foh- lig,' left his Stuttgart position to fill the vacancy in 1912. He was instru- mental in raising the standards of the group. In his tenth season with the Phil- adelphia'Orchestra, Leopold Stokow- ski received the Philadelphia award of ten thousand dollars for accom- jhishments "which advanced the best "and largest interests of the con- munity of .which Philadelphia is the center." Strauss's "Alpensymphonic"; Schil- ling's "A Victory Ball"; Skriabin's "Le Divin Poeme" and Schoenberg's "Die Gluckliche Hand." Among the many artists of dis- tinction who have appeared with the Philadelphia Orchestra are Richard Strauss, Alfred Casella, Georges En- esco, Igor Stravinsky, Vincent D'In- dy, Wilhelm cngelberg, Frederick Stock, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, Otterin Respighi, Arturo Toscanini, Fritz Reiner, Sir Thomas Beecham and others. Successful From First Much of the orchestra's success is attributed to its first conductor, Mr. Scheel, who conducted a series of con- certs at Woodside Park amusement center near Philadelphia in 1899. "Mr. Scheel's experience, gained in Germany, placed 'at the command of the new organization the resources of a scholarly musician and a man of vision. His idealism never weak- eued in the face of insuperable dif- ficulties; he had the faculty of choos- ing the highest type of artist for the orchestra personneL" LOST AND FOUND SERVICE Lost and found articles during the May Festival should be inquired for at the University Hall office of Shir- ley W. Smith, vice-president and sec- retary of the University. "PAUL BUBNYAN" YOUNG PEOPLE'S CIjOICE ?ia'Ldiv V arL u4en to Under the able direction of Juva Higbee, four hundred young people will present, as their special, the cantata of Paul Bunyan, by James. For several years this young peoples group has presented a splendid concert. This year they will be supported by Professor Hardin Van Deursen\ who will solo in the part of Paul Bunyan. Thiswill be the third in the series of concerts, to be given Friday afternoon. MAY FESTIVAL r A v I I I In the course of a brilliant career which has taken him from one side of the earth to the other the name of Albert Spalding has become synonymous with great violin playing. The New York Times says: "ie played not only with virtuosity, but in a triumphant virtuoso spirit." The Chicago Herald-Examiner says: 'He stands among the noble few who may be called rAisters of the violin." In the third concert of the May Festival, Friday after. noon he is appearing as soloist. 1938 May Festival I - - .. ,_ .,. ii '1 a. ,4: 1..r.. . .a.... .r.V "r~a .. "a a . . . "a " " ,.+.....a J . J}:". THE UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY presents the forty-fifth annual May Festival, to be held May 11-14. For almost five decades the Ma Festivals have presented the outstanding music personalities, and this year have again attained the same high standards. r _ i ARTISTS MARJORIE LAWRENCE .... Sopru'nr H ILDA BURKE .............Soprano AGNES DAVIS ... ..Soprano MARIAN ANDERSON ....Contralto BRUNA CASTAGNA , .. -Contralto NINO MARTINI . ....,.... Tenor GIOVANNI MARTINELLI......Tenor ARTHUR HACKETT ,,.... ,. Tenor RICHARD BONELLI ..... .Baritone HARDIN VAN DEURSEN... Baritone CHASE BAROMEO..............Bass ALBERT SPALDING ........Violinist ARTHUR RUBINSTEIN ..,.Pianist GROUPS TIHE PHILADELPHIA N THE 45th ANNUAL ORCHESTRA .. . EUGENE ORMANDY, Conductor THE UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION... EARL V. MOORE, Conductor THE YOUNG PEOPLE'S .CHORUS ... JUVA 11IQBEE, Conductor WORKS T CHORAL CARMEN, r, BELLS (Poem by Edgar Allen Poe)'. Rachmaninof 1) J PAUL BUNYAN (Premiere) I autcs i . 12 13 -14 SEASON TICKETS (Six Concerts) now on sale at the main office of the School of Music, on Maynard Street. Prices are $6.00, $7.00 and MAY FESTIVAL COUPONS from Season Choral Union Tickets entitle holderst n nrite reductins to 3.00. 4 O ea t Aon I I - I