PAGE TWO THE MICHIGAN DAILY WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1953 I TRADITIONAL MUSIC, CAROLS: Christmas Season To Feature Four Concerts CARS 'THE COMING THING': Horses No Longer Found on Campus By NAN SWINEHART This year's Christmas season will be highlighted by four concerts: the "Messiah," Dec. 5 and 6; the University Choir, Dec. 10; the Chi- cago Symphony Orchestra, Dec. 13 and the Christmas sing, Dec. 12. Considered by many an essen- tial part of the Yuletide season, Handel's Christmas oratorio, "Mes- siah," has a long history. Parts of it were presented as far back as 1878 by the Choral Union under' the sponsorship of the University Musical Society. Over the years the perform- ance has ranged from portions of the musical piece to the present performance of the entire work with guest soloists. This year four singers not previously heard here, Maud Nosler, Carol Smith, Walter Fredericks and Norman Scott, will appear in the solo roles. MISS NOSLER, soprano, is widely known for her work in the oratorio. She has sung with many groups throughout the country in- cluding the Apollo Club and Swed- ish Choral Society of Chicago, the' Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Bach Choir of St. Louis and the 6t. Louis Symphony. Miss Smith, contralto, has performed in opera with orches- tra, in recital and in oratorio. Among roles she has sung are E I Ann Arbor is no longer a place ' for horse enthusiasts. For a sight or even a whiff of their favorite animals, local eques- trians must turn to riding stablest or private farms. Horses, sleuthing revealed, just aren't to be found within the city limits. Every source contacted brushed off the horse-hunt with a' "We don't keep any here, but you might try so-and-so's farm out- side town, or the stables." EVEN IN DETROIT, where at the turn of the century 40,000 horses provided the city with its chief means of transportation, their number has dwindled to 350. Ann Arbor has a total of 35, all maintained for leisure riding pur- poses at the Huron River Stables. While the Detroit police force keeps fifty horses for use at Belle Isle and the Bethune Sta- tion, mostly Morgans and Ten- nessee Walkers, Ann Arbor po- lice limit themselves to automo- bile transportation. "Let's face it," one member commented, "cars are the coming thing." Even farmers in this area re- ported their horse population is tion to the campus. Dave Car- diminishing. Tractors, they agree, penter, '56, pointed out that a are much less expensive to main- vast saving in gas could result tai and, according to one, "rare- from riding to classes and dates ly get sick." on horseback. * * * When questioned about adding DETROIT can claim only one horses to the campus population, operating commercial stable to- Cynthia Stone, '56, added an en- day, which rents out its stock of thusiastic "Yes!" Pedaling up 38 animals to junkmen, vegetable Washtenaw Avenue, she pointed salesmen and fishmongers. out, "Horses take a lot less up- A random student survey keep than bikes. And even if showed that in some respects they're dirtier, the change would horses could be a valuable addi- be worth it in the long run." MAUD NOSLER NORMAN SCOTT .. . soprano ... bass WALTER FREDERICKS CAROL SMITH ...tenor ... contralto music SHOPS THE BEST IN RECORDED MUSIC 205 EAST LIBERTY 211 SOUTH STATE NOrmandy 2-0675 NOrmandy 8-9013 Carmen, Amneris and Ortrud and she has been heard with the New York City Orchestra, San Carlo and other companies. Walter Fredericks, tenor, began his career in opera in 1947 and has sung with the San Francisco Op- era Company and with opera com- panies' in Philadelphia, Los An- geles, Pittsburgh, New Orleans and New York. Norman Scott, bass, is the fourth member of the quartet. For two seasons he has sung leading bass roles at the Metropolitan Opera and has been guest soloist with orchestras which include the New York Philharmonic and the Min- neapolis Symphony. Performances of the "Messiah" are scheduled for 8:30 p.m. Dec.: 5 and 2:30 p.m. Dec. 6 in Hill Auditorium. * * * ALSO COMING to Ann Arbor at E Christmas time is the Chicago Symphony Orchestra with Fritz Reiner conducting. Reiner is' the sixth conductor Application and Passport Photos $1.50 24-HOUR SERVICE IVORY PHOTO 606 S. Main at Madison NO 8-8413 of the symphony sincei 62 years ago. He has sp of his conducting car the Pittsburgh Symph part with the Metropol era. This year is his fi son as permanent cond the Chicago Symphony Reiner previously appe in 1950 when he was g ductor for the Chicago S The orchestra ownsi Orchestra Hall, in Chica was built by contribution from 10 cents to $25,000f 8,500 contributors. In Ch ing its 28 week season th tra gives 113 concertsv elude a series of 28 Thurs ing and Friday aftern certs, 12 Tuesday aftern certs, 16 Popular Satur noon concerts and 12 yo ple's concerts on Tuesd noons. The group will perforr p.m.,- Dec. 13 at Hill A with a program that wi The Brandenburg Conce by Bach, Symphony No Minor by Mozart, "Ti spiegel" by Strauss, "Ibe by Debussy and Overture hauser" by Wagner. its origin ANOTHER ADDITION to Ann pent part Arbor's musical Christmas season eer with will be the Christmas Sing, at 7:30 ony and p.m. Dec. 12 at Hill Auditorium. itan Op- The program is sponsored by irst sea- the Citizens of Ann Arbor, a uctor for group made up of 11 Ann Arbor, . residents. eared here Directed by Gail W. Rector, of uest con- the University Musical Society, symphony. the program will include "The Na- its home, tivity Story," "T'was the Night igo, which Before Christmas," and tradition- as ranging al Christmas music and carol sing- from some ing by the audience assisted by icago dur- local choral groups. he orches- "The Nativity Story and "T'was which in- the Night Before Christmas" will day even- feature a cast of city residents and loon con- University students. Background noon con- music will be sung by a combined day after- choral group made up of Ann Ar- oung peo- bor and University High School A lay after- Capella Choirs, Lyra Male Chorus, the St. Thomas Boys Choristers, m at 8:30 The Ped-Ford Chorus and the uditorium University of Michigan Men's Glee ill include Club. rto No. 3 Fourteen different carols will be . 40 in G sung in addition to other Christ- 11 Eulen- mas music. Lester McCoy will lead ria" Suite the singing and will encourage the to "Tan- audience to join in. Community church choirs will be scattered i~or el "M A"tchesP throughout the audience to bolster audience singing. THE UNIVERSITY Choir and the Michigan Singers will hold (heir concert at 8:30 p.m. on Dec. 10 at Hill Auditorium. The program will be divid- ed into two parts with the first part featuring traditional Christmas music and the second the Bach "Magnificat." The Michigan Singers will partici- pate in the first part of the program which will be largely without accompaniment. Michigan Singer soloists will in- clude Perry Daniels and Mary Ann Tinkham, '54SM. Singing solo parts in the "Magnificat" will be Mary Ellen Roosa, '55SM, Joan Marie Dudd, '54SM and Charles Wingert, '55. Directed by Maynard Klein, the program is open to the public, free of charge. Tickets for the Messiah are priced at 50 and 70 cents and may be obtained at the offices of the University Musical Society in Bur- ton Tower. 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