orairasflw ®kl S®(gflETY F. W. KELSEY, President A. A. STANLEY, Director M MUGEIRT SECOND SEASON THIRD CONCERT No. CCCLI COMPLETE SERIES Percy Grainger, Pianist THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN PROGRAM ORGAN PRELUDE AND FUGUE, D MAJOR Bach—Busoni (J. S Bach, March 21, 1685-July 28, 1750—F. Busoni, April 1, 1866) (a) HUMORESQUE H. Balfour Gardiner (London, England, 1S77) (1)) PRELUDE (DE PROFUNDIS) H. Balfour Gardiner H. Balfour Gardiner, one of the most original and outstanding of British composers, though chiefly known through his highly effective larger works for orchestra, chorus and chamber music, is also the author of many notable piano pieces. (c) A FRAGMENT ("WHEN THE SUN'S GONE DOWN") A. Walter Kramer (New York Citv, September 20, 1890) (d) "JUBA" DANCE R. Nathaniel Belt (Born, Drummondsville, Canada, 1882) "Juba" Dance is one of five numbers from a Suite, ("In the Bottoms") picturing scenes and moods peculiar to Negro life in the river bottoms of the South. "Juba" is the stamping on the ground with the foot, and following it come two staccato pats of the hands. R. Nathaniel Dett is one of the most gifted of contemporary choral composers, as well as an ardent student and arranger of Negro folk-music. VARIATIONS ON A THEME BY PAGANINI, Op. 35, Book 1 , Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833-April 3, 1897) (a) "EL ALBAICIN" (FROM "IBERIA") . Isaac Albente (May 29, 1861") "El Albaicin" is the gypsy quarter of Granada. (b) COUNTRY GRANDEES Percy Grainger (Brighton, Australia, July 8, 1892) Based on an English Morris Dance from the collection of Cecil J. Sharp. (c) "ONE MORE D A Y , M Y JOHN" Set by Grainger Based on a sailor's chanty (working song) Rung to the following words: "One more day, my John. Oh, rock and roll me over One more day: One more dav." (d) LEPRECHAUN'S DANCE Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (September 30. 1852) Percy Grainger A leprechaun is a tiny man-fairy clad in knee breeches and a top hat (e) MARCH-JIG, "MAGUIRE'S KICK" . . " . . . . . Stanford-Craingcr Both the above Irish Dances were composed for orchestra by Sir Charles Villiers Stanford, and arranged for piano by Percy Grainger, and are based on folk tunes from the great "Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music." THE PIANO USED IS A STEIN WAY The next concert in the FACULTY CONCERT SERIES (complimentary) will be given by MRS. WILLIAM WHEELER, SOPRANO; Mrs. MAUD OKKFLBERO' PIANIST; SAMUEL P. LOCKWOOD, VIOLINIST; ACCOMPANIMENTS BY MRS* GEORGE B. RHEAD, next Sunday afternoon (December 5) at 3:00 o'clock The next concert in the CHORAL UNION SERIES will be given bv JAN KUBEI IK VIOLINIST; PIERRE AUGIERAS, PIANIST, Monday evening, December 13 The next concert in the EXTRA CONCERT SERIES will be given bv T H E FLON- ZALEY STRING QUARTET, Mondav evening, January 10. The next concert in the MATINEE MUSICALE SERIES will be given by S\SCHA JACOBINOFF, February 8 (High School). (Phase refer to the back of this program)
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orairasflw ®kl S®(gflETY F. W. KELSEY, President A. A. STANLEY, Director
M MUGEIRT SECOND SEASON THIRD CONCERT
No. CCCLI COMPLETE SERIES
Percy Grainger, Pianist THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1920, AT EIGHT O'CLOCK
HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN
P R O G R A M ORGAN PRELUDE AND FUGUE, D MAJOR Bach—Busoni
(J . S Bach, March 21, 1685-July 28, 1750—F. Busoni, April 1, 1866) (a) HUMORESQUE H. Balfour Gardiner
(London, England, 1S77) (1)) PRELUDE ( D E PROFUNDIS) H. Balfour Gardiner
H . Balfour Gardiner, one of the most original and outstanding of British composers, though chiefly known through his highly effective larger works for orchestra, chorus and chamber music, is also the author of many notable piano pieces.
(c) A FRAGMENT ( " W H E N THE S U N ' S GONE D O W N " ) A. Walter Kramer
(New York Citv, September 20, 1890) (d) " J U B A " DANCE R. Nathaniel Belt
(Born, Drummondsville, Canada, 1882) "Juba" Dance is one of five numbers from a Suite, ("In the Bottoms")
picturing scenes and moods peculiar to Negro life in the river bottoms of the South. "Juba" is the stamping on the ground with the foot, and following it come two staccato pats of the hands. R. Nathaniel Dett is one of the most gifted of contemporary choral composers, as well as an ardent student and arranger of Negro folk-music.
VARIATIONS ON A T H E M E BY PAGANINI , Op. 35, Book 1 , Johannes Brahms (May 7, 1833-April 3, 1897)
(a ) " E L ALBAICIN" (FROM "IBERIA") . Isaac Albente (May 29, 1861")
"El Albaicin" is the gypsy quarter of Granada. (b) COUNTRY GRANDEES Percy Grainger
(Brighton, Australia, July 8, 1892) Based on an English Morris Dance from the collection of Cecil J. Sharp.
(c) " O N E MORE D A Y , M Y J O H N " Set by Grainger Based on a sailor's chanty (working song) Rung to the following words :
"One more day, my John. Oh, rock and roll me over One more day: One more dav."
(d ) LEPRECHAUN'S DANCE Sir Charles Villiers Stanford (September 30. 1852)
Percy Grainger A leprechaun is a tiny man-fairy clad in knee breeches and a top h a t
(e) MARCH-J IG, "MAGUIRE'S K I C K " . . " . . . . . Stanford-Craingcr Both the above Irish Dances were composed for orchestra by Sir Charles
Villiers Stanford, and arranged for piano by Percy Grainger, and are based on folk tunes from the great "Petrie Collection of Ancient Irish Music."
THE PIANO USED IS A STEIN WAY
The next concert in the F A C U L T Y C O N C E R T S E R I E S (complimentary) will be given by MRS. W I L L I A M W H E E L E R , S O P R A N O ; Mrs. M A U D O K K F L B E R O ' P I A N I S T ; S A M U E L P. L O C K W O O D , V I O L I N I S T ; A C C O M P A N I M E N T S BY MRS* GEORGE B. R H E A D , next Sunday afternoon (December 5) at 3:00 o'clock
The next concert in the C H O R A L U N I O N S E R I E S will be given bv J A N K U B E I IK V I O L I N I S T ; P I E R R E A U G I E R A S , P I A N I S T , Monday evening, December 13
The next concert in the E X T R A C O N C E R T S E R I E S will be given bv T H E F L O N -ZALEY S T R I N G Q U A R T E T , Mondav evening, January 10.
The next concert in the M A T I N E E M U S I C A L E S E R I E S will be given by S \ S C H A J A C O B I N O F F , February 8 (High School).
(Phase refer to the back of this program)
1920 — CONCERT COURSES — 1921 FORTY-SECOND ANNUAL CHORAL UNION SERIES
December 13—JAN KUBELIK, Violinist PIERRE AUGIERAS, Pianist
January 24—DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH, Conductor
February 24—MINNEAPOLIS SYMPHONY ORCHTSTRA EMIL OBERHOFFER, Conductor
March 7—DETROIT SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA OSSIP GABRILOWITSCH, Conductor MARCIA VAN DRESSER, Soprano
May 18, 19, 20, 21—ANNUAL MAY FESTIVAL (Four Days, Six Concerts)
SECOND ANNUAL EXTRA CONCERT SERIES January 10—FLONZALEY QUARTET
ADOLFO BETTI, First Violin; ALFRED POCHON, Second Violin; - LOUIS BAILLY, Viola; IWAN D'ARCHAMBEAL, 'Cello
February 28—NEW YORK CHAMBER MUSIC SOCIETY CAROLYN BEEBE, Director and Pianist
PIERRE HENROTTE, First Violin; JACQUES GORDON, Second Violin; SAMUEL LIFSCHEY, Viola; GEORGE MIQUELLA, Violoncello; EMIL MIX, Double Bass; WILLIAM KINCAID. Flute; GEORGE GRISEZ. Clarinet; RENE CORNE, Oboe; UGO SAVO-LINI, Bassoon; JOSEF FRANZEL, French Horn
TWENTY-NINTH ANNUAL FACULTY CONCERT SERIES Sundays at 3:00 P. M. (Complimentary)
December 5—MRS. WILLIAM WHEELER, Soprano; SAMUEL PIER-SON LOCKWOOD, Violinist; MRS. MAUD OKKELBERG and MRS. GEORGE B. RHEAD, Pianists
December 12—MASS SINGING; GEORGE OSCAR BOWEN, Leader. UNIVERSITY BAND; WILFRED WILSON, Leader
January 9, January 16, January 31, February 13, February 27, March 13, March 27. April 3.
SECOND ANNUAL MATINEE MUSICALE SERIES (High School Auditorium)
February 8—SASCHA TACOBINOFF, Violinist March 22—DETROIT SYMPHONY STRING OUARTET YPSILANTI NORMAL CHOIR (date to be announced)
THE UNITEKSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY
T H E U N I V E R S I T Y M U S I C A L SOCIETY" is organized under an Act of the State of Michigan, providing for the incorporation of Associations not for pecuniar}'- profit. Its purpose is "to cultivate the public taste for music." All fees are placed at the lowest possible point compatible with sound business principles, the financial side serving but as a means to an educational and artistic end, a fact duly recognized by the Treasury Department of the United States by exempting from War- tax , admissions to concerts given under its auspices, and by the United States Postoffice Department in admitting its publications to second-class privileges.
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