1959 Eighty-first Season 1960

UNIVERSITY MUSICAL SOCIETY

THE UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN

Charles A. Sink, President Gail W. Rector, Executive Director Lester McCoy, Conductor

Christmas Concert No. 2 Complete Series 3277

m~ssiQh GEORGE FREDERICK HANDEL

SARAMAE ENDICH, Soprano GLADYS KRIESE, Contralto

CHARLES O'NEILL, Tenor YI-KwEI SZE, Bass

UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION MUSICAL SOCIETY ORCHESTRA

MARY McCALL STUBBINS, Organist LESTER McCOY, Conductor

SUNDAY AFTERNOON, DECEMBER 6, 1959, AT 2 :30

HILL AUDITORIUM, ANN ARBOR, MICHIGAN

PROGRAM

In order that the cOlltilll/it" of the work bemailltailled. itis requested tllat tile audience refrai" from applal/se until tile elld of eacll part of tile program.

OVERTURE

TENOR-Comfort ye, My people, saith your God; speak ye comfortably to Jerusalem, and cry unto her, that her warfare is accomplished, that her in­iquity is pardon'd. The voice of him that crieth in the wilderness, Prepare ye the way of the Lord, make straight in the desert a highway for our God.

Every valley shall be exalted, and every mountain and hill made low; the crooked straight, and the rough places plain.

CHORus-And the glory of the Lord shall be revealed, and all flesh shall see it together; for the mouth of the Lord hath spoken it.

BAss-Thus saith the Lord of Hosts: Yet once a little while, and I will shake the heavens and the earth, the sea and

the dry land; and I will shake all na­tions; and the desire of all nations shall come.

The Lord whom ye seek shall sud­denly come to His temple, even the messenger of the covenant, whom ye delight in ; Behold, He shall come, saith the Lord of Hosts.

But who may abide the day of His coming and who shall stand when He appeareth? For He is like a refiner's fire.

CONTRALTo-Behold! a virgin shall conceive and bear a Son, and shall call His name EMMANUEL: God with us.

CONTRALTO AND CHORUS-O thou that tellest good tidings to Zion, get thee up into the high mountain! Lift up thy voice with strength! Lift it up, he not afraid! Say unto the cities of Judah, Behold your God! Arise, shine, for thy light is come; and the glory of the Lord is risen upon thee.

CHORus-For unto us a Child is born, unto us a Son is given, and the govern­ment shall be upon His shoulder; and His name shall be called Wonderful, Counsellor, the Mighty God, the Ever­lasting Father, the Prince of Peace.

PASTORAL SYMPHONY

SOPRANo-There were shepherds ahid­ing in the field, keeping watch over their flocks by night. And lo! the angel of the Lord came upon them, and the glory of the Lord shone round ahout them, and they were sore afraid.

And the angel said unto them, Fear not: for behold, I bring you good tidings of great joy, which shall be to all people. For unto you is born this day in the City of David, a Savior, which is Christ the Lord.

And suddenly there was with the angel a multitude of the heavenly host prais­ing God, and saying :

CHORUS-Glory to God in the highest, and peace on earth, good will toward men.

CONTRALTo-Then shall the eyes of the blind be open'd, and ears of the deaf unstopped. Then shall the lame man leap as an hart, and the tongue of the dumb shall sing.

He shall feed His flock like a shep­herd and H e shall ga ther the lam bs with ' His arm, and carry them in His bosom, and gently lead those that are with young.

SOPRANo-Come unto Him , all ye that labor, ye that are heavy laden, and He will give you rest. Take His yoke upon you, and learn of Him, for He is meek and lowly of heart, and ye shall find rest unto your souls.

CHORUS-His yoke is easy, and His burden is light.

INTERMISSION

CHORus-Surely He hath borne our griefs, and carried our sorrows. H e was wo unded for our transgressions, He was bruised for our iniquities, the chastise­ment of our peace was upon Him.

And with His stripes we are healed. And the Lord hath laid on Him the iniquity of us all.

CONTRALTo-He was despised and re­jected of men ; a man of so rrows, and acquainted with grief.

TENOR-Thy rebuke hath broken His heart ; He is full of heaviness; He looked

for some to have pity on Him, but there was no man, neither found He any to comfort Him.

Behold, and see if there be any sor­row like unto His sorrow.

CHORUS-Lift up your heads, 0 ye gates, and be ye lift up, ye everlasting doors, and the King of glory shall come in . Who is the King of glory? The Lord strong and mighty in battle. The Lord of Hosts, He is the King of glory.

BASS-Thou art gone up on high, Thou hast led captivity captive, and received gifts for men; yea, even for Thine enemies, that the Lord God might dwell among them .

CHORus-The Lord gave the word: Great was the company of the preachers.

SOPRANO-How beautiful a re the feet of them that preach the gospel of peace, and bring glad tidings of good things!

CHORus-Their sound is gone out into all lands, and their words unto the ends of the world.

CHORUS and AUDIENCE-HALLELU­JAH ! for the Lord God Omnipotent reigneth .

The kingdom of this world is become the kingdom of our Lord and of His Christ; and He shall reign for ever and ever.

SOPRANo-I know that my Redeemer liveth , and that He shall stand at the latter day upon the earth; and though worms destroy this body, yet in my flesh shall I see God .

For now is Christ risen from the dead, the fi rst fruits of them that sleep.

BASS-Behold, I tell you a mystery; we sha ll not all sleep, but we shall all be changed in a moment, in the twin­kling of an eye, at the last trumpet.

The trumpet shall sound, and the dead shall be raised incorruptible, and we shall be changed.

CHORus-Worthy is the Lamb that was slain , and hath redeemed us to God by H is blood, to receive power, and riches, and wisdom , and strength, and honor, and glory, and blessing. Blessing and honor, glory and power, be unto Him that sitteth upon the throne, and unto the Lamb, forever and ever . AMEN.

UNIVERSITY CHORAL UNION

FmST SOPRANOS

Adler, Maryann L. Albrigbt, J oyce E. All en, Wendy J ean Alt, Lois WIlma Armen t, Julia Marie Atkinson, Jeanne O. Hen nett, V irgll1ia C. Bilotti, Antoinette M. Bird , Ellen Anne Bradstreet, Lola Mae Burr, Virgin ia A. Deeg, Katie H. Dierking, Sharon Lee Elder, Joan Louise Evatt, Margalet K . French, Nancy Alice Hanser, Roberta Ann Hanson, Gladys M . Hiraga, Mary L. Huber, Sally Anne I sbell, Melinda O. J ensen, Karen Fay J erome, Ruth O. Jones, Russelle L . Keck, Nancy J oan Luecke, Doris L. Louch, June D. MacLaren, Helen Malan, Fannie Bell Marsh, Jean A. McDonald, Ruth M. Patton, Beatrice M. P ratt, Alice O. Quayle, Joy Elaine Rob inson, K. L isa Schroeder, DeeAnne Sevilla, Josetina Z . Skinner, E lizabeth B. Smith, Judi th Jean Stevens, E thel Crozer Titterton , Mary Edith Whitbeck, Mir iam L. Winn, Elinor J oyce Wright, Jean Elizabeth Youkilis, Elaine R. Cordero, Sonia Ragan, Sally

SECOND SOPRANOS

Altmiller, J ane C. Arnold, Carol Bertha Blasbfield, Jean F. Burke, She ila Mary Ca rl and, Grace F . Carlberg, J ean Rae Chatfield, Susan M. Cbristie, Judith K . Curtis, Margaret L. Coben, Nan Dykhouse, Delpbine A. Fournier, Edith L. Green, Etta M. Guenther, Kay A. Hak ken, J ane H all, Mary E ll en H eemstra, Lois Sue Jones, Marion A. Jordan, Phyllis A. Karapostoles, La Vaughn

LESTER MCCOY, Conductor JAMES FRAZIER, Accompanist

Katchmark, Helen E. Keller, Suell en Kellogg, Merlyn L. Klopfer, Ulrike Knollmuelle r, Elizabeth kramer, Chris M . McAdoo, l\lary J. Merril l, Maxine J. Myers, Sand ra Fay Nob ilette, Dorothy Over' ll, Eleanor Peterson, ] 0 Helen Sa vage, Nlarilyn T. Shedd, Betty J. Sleet, Audrey 1\I. Soucek, Barbara A. Spoor, Lorel ie Thomms, Carole L. Trautwein, J anet L . V li sides, Elena C. Warren, Mary E. Waterhouse, Hattie R. Wolfe, Charlotte Ann Wylie, Winifred J . Young, Margaret Joan Webb, Chery l Marie

FmST ALTOS

Anderson, Selma E. Andrews, J oyce M. Adams, Karen Sue Axenlleld, Ellen Kay Baker, Janet Kay Beam, Eleanor 1-'. b irch, Doro tby T. Blanchard, Lauralyn W. Brasha res, Jeanette R. Bross, Joan Ail ison Darl ll1g, PCI sis Ann Evans, Daisy L. E wing, Judi th C. Fillmore, Lucille R . Fulk, Mary Barbara Goetz, Sandra Lynne Greene, Carol P . Gross, l{uth A. Harris, i\urgaret J . H ernck, Sonnie J 0 H odgman, Dorothy B. Horn, Anna W. Irwin, Nancy Kay J ames, Innez Lucille J ennings, Kathleen E . Jones, Mary M. Joslyn, Carol Sue Kil gour , Katharine V. Kirchman , Marga ret M . Lane, RoseMarie Lehiste, Ilse MacGrego r, Barbara R. Marsh, Martha M . McCoy, Bernice Mehler, Hallie Jane Nelson, Sally J 0

Noseworthy, Darla J. Olmstead, Kathryn 1. Ol sen, Mary Ann Parshall , Persis A. Reck, Sarah Dickson Robertson, Susan W.

Saphire, Marilyn S. Sawyer, Sally Jo Sayre, B. Jean Scburmans, Marilyn J . Shingledecker, Janet Starsky, Hinda Swenson, Judith Ann T ownsend, l\lary E. Weggel, Wilma Emma Wentworth , Elizabeth B. Westerman, Carol F. Whita ker, Margaret C. Wiedmann, Louise p. Zeeb, Helen R.

SECOND ALTOS

Abaecherli, Carol F. Adams, Sharon C. Arnold, Helen M. Anderson, Ellen L. Bakker, Jo Beardsley, Grace C. Beaucbamp, Diane L. Bell, Mari lyn Jane Bishop , Mary Rachel Bogart, Gertrude J. Crossley, Winnifred Cummings, An n Dykhouse, Tbelma F. Enkemann, Gladys C. Farnsworth, Ma rtha S. Gault , Gertrude W. Garrick , Anne p. George, Betty Rose Groff, Linda J. Haeger, Ellen D. Harris, Barbara Anne Heckl inger, Ellen L. Hindley , Louise R . Huey, Geraldine E. J ohnston, Theolia C. Ka tz, Jeanette B. Keeler , Sue S. Kisb, Cami lle Knight, Mona J . Kraus, Virginia H . Levine, Judith Ann Liehscher, Erika Lo velace, Elsie W. Mahur in, Joan Meyerson, Linda E . Minton , Barbara J . Oppenheim, My rna J . Peterson, Carol G. Pfeffer, Jea n Adele Phillips, Priscilla F. Robinson, Patricia Ann R uby , Jean Kemp Rummel, Sall y Lynne Schoon , Carol J. Schwartz, Sue Shaw, Carole Sue Shortino, Dominie M. Slater, Beverly N . Stringer, Ruth M . Thomas, Nancy Elsie Thompson, Allyn Jean Thompson, Carol June Toles, Alberta C. Wa rner, Darliene Williams, Nancy P.

FIRST TENORS

Baker, Hugh E. Beck, David Read Bennett, Gene Lake Cooley, David Bruce Crawford, Franklin A. Dunn, Roger Allan Ebner, Jerome M. Edmiston, James Eick, John David Gaffney, James B. Greenherger, Allen J. Haering, Emil E. Hobbs, Arthur M. Heuser, William A. Horn, Roger G. Johnston , Glen R. Lowry, Paul T. Mustazza, Antonino Snortum, Niel K. Soucek, Dale L. Strote, Joel R. Tamura, Hirokuni Thompson, Frazier

SECOND TENORS

Beaman, William S. Burroughs, Daniel L. Carpenter, Gerald R. Christie, Eugene F . Clements, Pete r John DeJong, Garrett E. Dennison, Terry K. Folsom, George B. Frazier, James Gaskell, Jerry T. Gerrard, Allen G. Humphrey, Richard Kunsmann, Peter W.

FIRST VIOLINS

Green, Elizabeth Concertmaster

Dunne, Kathleen Jones, Roland Joseph, Alice Merte, Herman Peretda, Cynthia Rupert, Jeanne Thompson, Donna

S ECOND VIOLINS

Tirrell, Louise Principal

Elicker, Joan Jaress, Virginia Parsimmen, Suzanne Rainaldi, Mary Tate, Barbara Weise, Carolyn Zentmeyer, Carol

VIOLAS

Wilson, George Principal

Lillya, Ann Mihalyi , William Mueller, Blanche

Manning, Gerald R. Noparstak, Irwin H . Pemberton, Tommy W. Petersen, Bernard C. Reinke, David Lee Robbins, Delmar H. Rubinstein , Dr. Oswaldo Spooner, Thomas E . E. Stevens, Jack Alan Thomson, J ames W. Tibbits, John A. Toles, Harvey]., Jr. Walker, Ronald J ames Warthman, Forrest D .

FIRST BASSES

Bates, Herman Dean Beam, Joel Ferris Beam, Marion L. Beauchamp, Robert H. Beck, Charles B. Blanchard, Dr. Bradford Bower, Bruce Chapman Burr , Charles F. Clemens, Earl Colburn, Russell J . Collins, Marcus H. Crane, Bradford H. Crout, Vernon J . Damouth, David Earl Dwyer, Donald Harris Garrels, Robert F. Hall, Lawrence Ellis Hartwig, C. Dean Kays, J. Warren Kissel, Klair Klinesteker, Chase F . Long, Jerry Roger Meader. Robert E.

Millard, Wayne A. Perkins, Joseph P., Jr. Pullen, Franklin D. Quayle, Robert G. Schteingart, Dr. David Suydam, Ronald Giles Trautman, Thomas B. Zen tmyer, Mil tOll Lee

SECOND BASSES

Beardsley, Richard K. Baker, Alan Drew Bird, Richard Nixon Brown, James W. Campbell, Thomas A. Church, Thomas C. Cook, Stephen Arthur Crosman, A. Hurford Dykhouse, David Jay Geisendorfer, Henry A. Haylonen, Wayne M. Harary, Frank Headings, Verle E. Huber, Franz E. Ingersoll , Royal E., II Kincaid, William H . McAdoo, William P. Mitchell, Peter DeLancey Natanson, Leo Nauman, John D. Parlette, Alan Shearer, Thomas C. Shingledecker, Richard Sorensen, Nels Pete Steinmetz, George P. Totten, Charles F. Travis, Howard Paul Walker, Ben Wanstall , George E.

MUSICAL SOCIETY ORCHESTRA

Pappalardi, Felix, Jr. Ungar, Edward

CELLOS

Grove, Jean Principal

Allen , Ann Amos, Connie Dunne, Thomas Goldberg, Carl Kessler, Linda Merrill, Elizabeth

STRING BASSES

Wolfe, Roberta Pri"dpal

Blubaugh, Sally McCullough, Diane

FLUTES

Jones, Nathan Durbin , J ane Martin, Patricia Rearick, Martha

OBOES

Moyer, Mark Eitel, E leanore

CLARINETS

Powell , Ross Lewis , N. Delight

BASSOONS

Scribne r, William Smith, Don

HORNS

Drew, Donald Dunn, J ames T.

TRUMPETS

Stollsteimer, Gary Tison, Donald

TROMBONES

Grove, Gayle Waldo, Gary York, Richard

TIMPANI

J ones, Harold

MANAGER & LmRARIAN York, Richard