' 'T T '; 11T T f: N T ( 11 ' Tl T T :Y . SUNDY. SEPEMBR 2.124f.0 _i Xlrl1. _.ily N IIA TV i gL\nv111-YMUR1R11& Z.AAA 1 W .E .PE31 . TL. 3 U t A 4 "LM a " <7 L11 1 L' 1Tlila:rlL /J0, AA'Y 4 Russian Pianist T o Appear In Third Ann Arbor Concert Alexander Brailowsky, celebrat- ed Russian pianist, will be heard in recital March 10 in Hill Audi- torium when he makes his third concert appearance in Ann Ar- bor. Brailowsky, who was last here during the 1943 May Festival, has won special acclaim for his Cho- pin Cycle, a series of six recitals Branzell To Open Concert Series Oct. 8 Karin Branzell, Swedish Metro- politan Opera contralto, will open the Choral Union concert series with a recital, Wednesday, Oct. 8. Miss Branzell will replace Zinka Milanov, who has been unable to return to America from Bucharest because of passport difficulties. As a singer of Wagnerian con- tralto roles, Miss Branzell has re- ceived acclaim at the Metropoli- tan. She has also appeared in re- cital in the opera houses of Eu- rope, South America, San Fran- cisco and Chicago. Born in Stockholm, Miss Bran- zell was heard by the late Crown Princess, Margaret of Sweden, at a church service. Impressed by the young girl's singing, the prin- cess provided financial support for her musical education. Since that time, Miss Branzell has received the highest award Sweden can present to a singer, the "Litteris et Artibus." She has also received the title, "Royal Court Singer." She began her op- eratic career at the Royal Opera in Stockholm, and after appear- ing in Buenos Aires, Covent Gar- den, Bayreuth, Finland, Switzer- land and Russia, she came to America and began her career at the Metropolitan. 4- embracing the life work of the gre4t Polish master, which he has presented twice in New York, as well as in the musical centers of Europe and Latin America. Early Training Born in Kiev in 1897, Brailow- sky received his early musical training from his father who was also a musician. During the First World War the family moved to Switzerland and then to France taking the youngster with them and introducing him to new teachers with whom to study. Soon after his debut, offers for engagements poured in from all the capitals in Europe. South and North American concert tours fol- lowed and audiences and critics alike voted him a place in the front rank of the virtuosi of his instrument. Loves Travel Fortunately for music lovers, Brailowsky is one of the few fa- mous concert artists who definite- ly enjoys travelling. He hasncon- certized in every country on the face of the globe with the excep- tion of a few South African states, and there is hardly arcity in the United States whereche has not been acclaimed in recital. His repertoire includes selec- tions from the works of most of the great composers, but he is re- putedly 'at his best in Chopin, Liszt, and Moussorgsky. Brailowsky speaks English, Rus- sian, Spanish, and French with equal fluency and, since his mar-- riage to a Polish woman, he has learned something of that lan- guage, too. Until recently Brailowsky's of- ficial residence when he was, not travelling was a villa on Lake Geneva in Switzerland. Now, he has taken out his first citizenship papers in this country, and divides his time between giving recitalsJ from coast to coast and enjoying rest and relaxation at his home in Connecticut. _-- i1 e 5 s f s t 1 J t' 1 S 7 r DON COSSACK-The 32 giant choristers who compose the Don Cossack Chorus and Dancers, as they are directed by Serge Jaroff, their diminutive leadcr, will appear before Ann Arbor audiences again this year. SUMMER BRANCH: Music Camp at Interlochen Provides Additional Training I - - ---------------------------- WORLD FAMOUS SYMPHONIES BOSTON SYMPHONY led by SERGE KOUSSEVITSKY December 8 CINCINNATI SYMPHONY' led by THOR JOHNSON March 18 DETROIT SYMPHONY led by KARL KREUGER February 23 CHICAGO SYMPHONV led by ARTUR RODZINSKI October 26 MINNEAPOLIS SYMPRONY led by DIMITRI MITROPOULOS '7 February 15 The National Music Camp at Interlochen, Michigan, headed by Prof. Joseph Maddy, of the music 'school is a living example of the large part music plays at the Uni- versity of Michigan. Founded in 1928, the camp was originally intended as the summer home of the National High School Orchestra and soon became a mu- sical mecca for high-school and college musicians and educators from all parts of the country. 'U' Music Braneji Later it became the home of a summer branch of the University School of Music summer session in order to utilize the unique and varied musical activities at the camp. The education school offers courses in counselor training, physical education and recrea- tional training at the camp. Refresher Courses Special purposes of the camp include refresher courses for ma.icians and educators re-enter- ing the field of music education, special training in the fields of opera, speech, radio and drama and courses designed to develop and demonstrate ways of using music more effectively. Extra Activities Visiting artists, guest conduc- tors and radio specialists, as well as public concerts, recitals, broad- casts, lectures, demonstrations, plays and operettas are but a few tower Holds Artists' Photos Great performances of the past still live in the headquarters rooms of the University Choral Union at the base of the towering Baird Carillon. Cream of the musical greats of the last quarter-century still in their concert primes, look down from a huge collection of pictures which stud the walls of two of the big rooms where the Choral Union has its offices. Each autographed, in most cases inscribed, the four hundred o more pictures all wee person- ally collected by Dr. Charles A. Sink, President of the University Musical Society. His office walls, completely covered with pictures of great performers whom Sink has known intimately, are a mu- seum of modern musical greats. In adjaeent frames, Dr. Sink will point out Fritz Kreisler, Lily Pons, John Philip Sousa, Nelson Eddy, all of whom have enter- tained at Ann Arbor in the last quarter-century. At random from the other side of the room he can select Helen Jepson, Enrico Ca ruso, Walter Damrosch. Jascha Heifetz, Anne Brown, Paul Robeson, Salvatore Bacca- loni, Lotte Lehmann, Alexander Brailowsky, Isaac Stern, Helen Traubel, Kirsten Flagstead, Ser- gei Koussevitzky, Dimitri Mitro- poulos, Karl Kreuger and Desire Fefauw are others whose portraits decorate the walls. of the activities of the camp dur- ing the summer. Extracurricular activities at In- terlochen include a radio drama workshop which includes various phases of practical radio work such as announcing, acting, di- recting, production of sound ef- fects and preparation of scripts; sight reading evenings for orches- tra, band and choir, which provide opportunities to become acquaint- ed with a large amount of inter- esting music including sympho- nies, oratories, overtures, suites or concertos. The Interlochen Bowl and thirty-five classroom buildings provide adequate facilities for all activities held at the camp, asl well as a large music library,I fully equipped radio studios and a little theatre housing the drama department. Harp Case Is Fine Home For Musician Musicians, caught short by the housing shortage have taken to living in their instrument cases. But there's a catch. Alice Chali- foux, solo harpist of the Cleve- land Symphony Orchestra has found her harp case useful as an emergency dressing room on tour -but she's small enough to get into it. Born in Birmingham, Alabama, Miss Chalifoux received her first musical training from her mother. Later training was received at the Curtis Institute of Music in Phil adelphia from which she grad- uated with highest honors. She joined the Cleveland Or- chestra soon after graduation and has appeared as soloist with the orchestra since then. Another colorful member of the orchestra is the first clarinetist who had to wait until he was nine years old to play the clarinet be- cause his fingers were too small to cover the holes. Robert McGin'nis, who joinedj the orchestra in 1941, was born' in Pennsylvania and played with the Philadelphia Orchestra for nine seasons. He received his pri- mary instruction in the clarinet from his father, a physics profes- sor. He later attended the Curtis In- stitute of Music and since has played as soloist with the Phila- delphia Orchestra and the Mu- sical Art Quartet at the Library of Congress in Washington. During the war he was solo clarinetist of the United States Navy Band at Washington. Women Add Influence in Music World Symphony Has Feminine Charm Women have added their influ- ence to the Minneapolis Sym- phony Orchestra. just as they have invaded almost every other field. Seven women now hold seats in the orchestra, and there probably will be more in times to come. Violinist Jenny Cullen, violinist, played with the organization during the days when Henri Verbrugghen was its conductor. Scotch by birth, Miss Cullen came to the orchestra from Australia in 1922. She re- mained 10 years and then accept- ed a post as instructor of violin at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn.. from which she returned to resume activities with the or- chestra. Valerie Vitale, harpist, came Orchestra. She had studied at the Cleveland Institute of Music be- fore she started playing profes- sionally at the age of 16. At 18 she joined the Cleveland Orches- tra and has played since under many noted conductors. Two Cellists Among the 'cellists are Hen- riette de Constant and Cynthia Eddy. The former is an old friend of conductor Mitropoulos, having played in his Athens Paris Con- servatory in Greece. She won first prize in 'cello at the Paris Con- servatory and came to this coun try with her husband, Yves Char- don, now principal 'cellist and as- sistant conductor of the Minnea- polis Symphony. She also was in- structor for several years at Wel- lesley College. Dorothy Alpert, Virginia Far- mer and Louise Steuck are all members of the violin section. Formerly with the Berkshire Sum- mer Orchestra and the Radio City Music Hall Orchestra, Miss Al- pert graduated cum laude from the Northwestern Conseratory of Music. Reliable Tower Disrupted by War Students who set their watches by the Burton Tower may agree that it's a nice thing to have around, but a few years back, it was the focus of a very confused situation. During the war, the University (and clocks run thereby) was on Central War Time, while the city of Ann Arbor was on Eastern War Time. Some students were either an hour early or an hour late to their first classes-depending on the degree and direction of the confusion. French pianist, Daniel Ericourt, has been rated high among the world's keyboard artists ever since his New York debut in 1937. Ericourt, who will appear before an Ann Arbor audience, Nov. 4, was born in Jossigny, France. He received his musical education at the Paris Conservatoire under Santiago Riera, Roger Ducasse, and other famous teachers. Before the war, Ericourt ap- peared in London, Paris, Berlin, Vienna. Budapest, The Hague and Brussels. He also was soloist with leading American symphonies, in- cluding the New York Philhar- monic, and the Cincinnati, Cleve- land, Detroit and San Francisco orchestras. Recently, Ericourt has achieved great popularity in South Amer- ica, where he has given over 150 concerts in most of the important Latin American cities. Although Ericourt is a pianist of the French school, and knew Debussy well as a child, he also '4 DANIEL ERICOUT ii _________ --- ~--------- -__________________________ PATRICE MUNSEL I 6 I 4 e FAMOUS PIANIST: Ericourt Interprets Music Of French, Russian Artists * * * I 4 OCTOBER 18th is a well-known interpreter of Russian music. He devotes a large portion of his programs to the playing of works of his colleagues, Faure, Ravel, Milhaud, Poulenc, Prokofieff and Stravinsky. In ad- dition, Ericourt is adept at the playing of Debussy and Chopin. PATRICE MUNSEL, entrancing coloratura star of opera, concerts, and radio, will make her Ann Arbor debut as the first artist of the Extra Concert Series. Her operatic ac- comiplishlments since her spectacular Metro- politan debut when still in her teens, have created ovation after ovation. Her exten- sive recital tour last season revealed that she has justified her initial acclaim, and proved that she is fully as appealing in voice and beauty in recital as she is in opera. l PATRICE MUNSEL 'Princess Pat' Is Youngest Of Met Stars (Continued from Page 1) says she attempts to satisfy her own critical musical demands and feels that her best performances will be given when she reaches the age of 28. Miss Munsel compares a mu- sician's career to an athlete's. "For a while one must spend his time absorbing what he has learned, remaining undiscouraged by sea- sonal 'slumps.' For the past two years I have been absorbing what I have learned," Miss Munsel says, "and now I think I am moving forward again." Her national concert tours have brought highest acclaim to the slim soprano. Newspaper musical critics have written of her work with such adjectives as "memor- able," "impressive," "a voice of great beauty," "brilliant," and scores of other accolades. King George Honors Hess The Westminster Choir November 14th I I 11 Myra Hess, famous British pianist, organised and participat- Carilllo Housed ed in the daily lunch-hour con- certs at the National Galler'y in In Burton Tower London, which had a triple aim: To give work to many musi- Burton Memorial Tower houses cians. If one of the largest sets of caril- To provide a substantial sum lons in the country. for the Musicians' Benevolent Operation of the Charles Baird Fund. Carillon, noted for its range and To bring music to the people clarity, takes considerable strength when they needed its spiritual and endurance. The keyboard of help as never before. the carillon consists of hand elv- The success of these concerts ers and foot pedals. This enables was so great that Miss Hess in-{ six notes to be sounded at one augurated similar series in other time, two with the feet and two English communities. with each hand. Dame Myra Hess, after her re- In rapid playing the hand 1ev- turn from an American concert, ers are hit with the bottom of the tour, played the 21 Mozart piano Among the concerts i the SIXTY-NINTH ANNUAL CHORAL UNION SERIES which include KARIN BRANZELE, Contralto . . . . . . . . . . . , CHICAGO SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA, ARTUR RODZINSKI, Conductor . DANIEL ERICOURT, Pianist . . . . . . . . . . . . . SET SVANHOLM, Tenor . . . . . . . . . . . . October 8 October 26 November November 4 14 11 WESTMINSTER CHOIR, JOHN FINLEY WILLIAMSON, Conductor November 24 . 0 . I II 11 I I