pAG$ FOUR THE MICHIGAN DAILY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 3958 ?AGE FOUR THE ~CHIGAN DAILY MONDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1956 r CHORAL UNION SERIES: Rubinstein, Cassadesus To Play 1956-57 UNIVERSITY MUSIC SOCIETY CE TS Seventy-eighth Annual Choral Union Series KURT BAUM, Tenor and HERVA NELLI, Soprano 9 ..*Thursday, October 4 CHARLES MUNCH Boston symphony conductor BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA CHARLES MUNCH, Conductor Monday, October 15 BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCFESTRA Sunday, October 21 HERBERT VON KARAJAN, Conductor ROBERT CASADESUS, Pianist . . Monday, November 5 VIENNA PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA . . . . a . . . a ANDRE CLUYTENS, Conductor . . Tuesday, November 20 . . . Monday, January 14 THOR JOHNSON - - - Cincinnati symphony conductor ARTUR RUBINSTEIN, Pianist VIENNA CHOIR BOYS. SOLOMON, Pianist . Sunday, January 20 . . . Thursday, February 21 CINCINNATI SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA . . . . . . . . . . . . TuesdayFebruary 26 THOR JOHNSON, Conductor THE CLEVELAND ORCHESTRA . . Sunday, March 10 GEORGE SZELL, Conductor SEASON TICKETS: Remaining unclaimed seats in Block A, $17.00; Block B, $14.00; lock C, $12.00; Block D, $10.00. Eleventh Annual Extra Concert Series MANTOVANI and His New Music. Thursday, October 11 BOSTON SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA . . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, October17 CHARLES MUNCH, Conductor ELIZABETH SCHWARZKOPF, Soprano . . . . . . . . . . Wednesday, November 14 The famed Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Her- bert von Karajan will perform in the seventy-eighth Annual Choral Union Series in Hill Auditorium. Other concerts in the Choral Union Series, which is sponsored by the University Musical Society, will include performances by such well-known artists as Kurt Baum, Artur Rubinstein and Solomon, the English piano virtuoso. Baum, Metropolitan Opera ten- or, and Herva Nelli, soprano, will perform a recital on October 4, to open the 1956-57 Series. Munch To Conduct The Boston Symphony Orches- tra, under the direction of Charles Munch, will be heard on October 15 and again on the 17th of Octob- er in the Extra Concert Series in two different programs. The Berlin Philharmonic will re- turn to Ann Arbor for the second time in three years and will be heard in the series on October 21. Robert Casadesus pianists will perform November 5. Following this concert, Arthur Rubinstein, famed piano virtuoso will be heard in piano recital on January 14. The Vienna Choir Boys will re- turn for a concert on January 20 and Solomon will be heard on February 21. The Cincinnati Sym- phony, Thdr Johnson, conductor, will perform on February 26 and the Cleveland Orchestra, George Szell conducting, will close the series on March 10. In the Extra Concert Series, in addition to the Boston Symphony concert, Mantovani and His New Music will be heard on October 11. Elizabeth Schwarzkopf, renowned German song recitalist will per- form on November 14. Leonard de- Paur, for many years conductor of the dePaur Infantry Chorus, will bring his new mixed chorus, the dePaur Opera Gala, to Ann Arbor on January 10. Selections from three Broadway hits, "The Four Saints," "Carmen Jones" and "Porgy and Bess" will be performed by the group which consists of twenty-five singers, twenty-five members of the orch- estra and five soloists. Boston Pops Here Again The Extra Series will be con- cluded on March 3, when Arthur Fiedler will again bring his Boston Pops Tour Orchestra to the Uni- versity. The Musical Society's Choral Union will perform the two an- nual performances of the "Mes- siah" on December 1 and 2 in Hill Auditorium. Lester McCoy will di- rect the three hundred and twen- ty-five singers of the Choral Union and the Musical Society Orches- tra. "Messiah" soloists will include Adele Addison, soprano; Eunice Alberts, contralto; Howard Jar- ratt, tenor; and Kenneth Smith, bass. Quartetto Italiano Featured The annual Chamber Music will feature the famedQuartetto Itali- ano. The Festival will take place February 15, 16 and 17 in Rack- ham auditorium. The Italian group, which is recognized as one of the world's most accomplished string quartets, are appearing in America for the third consecutive season. The Philadelphia Orchestra per- forming under the baton of Eu- gene Ormandy will open-the sixty- fourth annual May Festival. The Festival will take place May 2, 3, 4, and 5 in Hill Aditorium. Also performing in the annual spring festival will be the Univer- sity ChoralUnion, Thor Johnson, Guest Conductor, and Lester Mc- Coy, Associate Conductor; the Fes- tival Youth Chorus, Marguerite Hood, Conductor and soloists who will be announced at a later date. Orders for season tickets for the Choral Union Series and the Extra Concert Series may be obtained through the University Musical Society. Tickets for the "Messiah" per- formances and the Chamber Music Festival will go on sale October 15.1 ARTUR RUBENSTEIN .. famous pianist OFFICIAL QUARTET IN RESIDENCE-Recognized by the Board of Regents in. 1949, the Stanley Quartet plays frequently for the University community. Its members are violinists Gilbert Ross and Emil Raab, viola Robert Courte and Olver Edel, cellist. All are University music school instructors. During the school year 1954-'55, the group played the entire cycle of Beethoven quartets in a series of Sunday afternoon concerts. Stanley Quartet Formed By Four U' Professors Prof. Gilbert Ross's idea of forming a quartet in residence at the University, resulted in the or- ganization of the Stanley Quartet. The Quartet which was recog- nized by the Regents in 1949 is named after Albert Stanley, a for- mer professor of music at the University who is credited with "enriching greatly the early music life at the University" by Prof. Robert Courte of the music school, a member of the Quartet. Method of working out the Quartet's compositions were ex- plained by Prof. Courte. Study Work First "First we study the new work individually," he explained. "A new score, and especially a con- temporary work, can be quite hard to sight read. We each go over our part and indicate where our prom- inent parts are. We study the score as to, for example, its form and following this have our first rehearsal together." At this first rehearsal the score is first read as a whole at moder- ate tempos to get the broad gen- eral feeling of the work. Then work on the first movement be- gins. Prof. Courte explained that this process is often very long and requires work on intonation, bow- ings, tempos, and interpretation. "The performer is a re-creator. A work doesn't mean much until it is played, and the first playing of a composition is in a sense its creation," he said. Teaching Duties Also, Each member of the, Stanley Quartet aside from performing has teaching duties to perform. Prof. Courte explained "The University allots us one-third of our time to the activities of the quartet and two-thirds of our time teaching." "Of course, we have to increase the timeudevotedtothe Quartet during our busy seasons. We are allowed six hours a week for prac- tice, so of course we need many extra hours of practice," he con- tinued. All other members of the Quar- tet are from the music school also. They are Prof. Gilbert Ross, first violin;Prof. Emil Raab, second vio- lin; Prof. Robert Courte, violist; and Prof. Oliver Edel, cellist. Prof. Ross who taught at Smith College and Cornell University be- fore coming to the University has had European and American con- cert experience as a soloist and quartetist. Raab Well Known Prof. Raab, past winner of the Stanley Medal given to the out- standing student at the Univer- sity music school, was graduated from the University and appoint- ed to the faculty in 1949. He is well known as a chamber musician and soloist. Prof. Courte formerly taught at the Brussels Conservatory and was a member of the Paganini Quartet from 1946-1950. He joined the University faculty in 1951. He has made recordings with Arthur Ru- binstein and the Paganini group. Prof. Edel has toured American and Europe and played with both the Roth and Manhattan Quar- tets. Performed All Over Country In the past, the Quartet has performed at colleges and Univer- sities all over the country. Among these are C o r n e 1, Princeton, Smith College, Ohio University and Miami University. However Prof. Courte explained the function of the Quartet was principally to be of service to mu- sic and musicians of the state of Michigan. Prof Courte said the University grants an annual commission to a well-known composer. This composer is invited to write a composition for the Quartet which receives its first performance at the University. Walter R i s t o n, Wallingford Riegger, Villa Lobos, Robert Pal- mer, Darius Milhouv have com- posed for the Quartet in the past. The members of the Quartet make suggestions as to the selec- tion of the composer and the grant is paid by the University if the composer accepts. The com- mission comes from the Oliver Dit- son Fund, and the work is always dedicated to the Quartet. 'U' Glee Club Beginus Year Second oldest organization of its kind in the country, Michigan Men's Glee Club begins its 98th year this fall. It will again be under the direr- tion of its permanent conductor, Philip A. Duey. Prof. Duey was on sabbatical leave in Italy last year. Despite popular belief that the Glee Club is composed of music students, a breakdown shows rep- resentatives from at least six of the University's 15 schools. The Glee Club has been featured in movie shorts and has sung on television. It has toured the coun- try from New York to Portland, Ore. In 1954 it made a record of popular college songs and last summer toured six countries in Europe, giving 16 concerts in all. dePAUR OPERA GALA LEONARD dePAUR, Conductor BOSTON POPS OORCHESTRA ARTHUR FIEDLER, Conductor * Thursday, January 10 . . . Sunday, March 3 SOLOMON . .. English piano virtuoso Y': SEASON TICKETS: Block A, $8.50;,Block B, $7.00; Block C, $6.00; Block D, $5.00. Annual Christmas Concerts MESSIAH (Handel) . December 1 and 2, 1956 0 ADELE ADDISON, Soprano EUNICE ALBERTS, Contralto HOWARD JARRATT, Tenor TICKETS: 75c and 50c (eith KENNETH SMITH, Bass CHORAL UNION and ORCHESTRA LESTER McCOY, Conductor ier Concert). On sale beginning October 15. ARTHUR FIEDLER *.~ Boston "pops" conductor I, II Seventeenth Annual Chamber Music Festival QUARTETTO ITALIANO PAOLO BORCIANI, Violin ELISA PEGREFFI, Violin . .0 .EFebruary 15, 16, 17, 1957 P4ERO FARULLI, Viola FRANCO ROSSI, Cello THE MEDICAL BOOK CENTER SEASON TICKKETS: $3.50 and $2.50. On sale beginning October 15. Sixty-Fourth Annual May Festival Specializing in Books and Supplies in the fields of Medicine, Dentstry,Nursing and Public Health SIX CONCERTS . May 2, 3, 4, 5, 1957 I Thp PhilnrlF lnhirt Orr kpotrn Ft l('iFNF ORMANDY_ Conductor. Universitv I I Tk ~(r4ccrF (FFCPANfYC~~-~tt~ ~i~st I