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12 THE KANSAS CITY STAR SUNDAY SEPTEMBER 11 1960 Music and Johnson County 9 Orchestra and Chorus to Meet Rich Fare by Royal Danish Ballet Six Episodes With Star Casts Assure Exciting Programs Here Thursday and Friday Nights of This Week at the Music Hall Poll Picks Symphony Favorites Schwieger's Survey Here Influenees His Programming dance Vous oul Falts Pandormle from "Faust" Gounuo "Roman Resofehi "American premiere "Kansas Citv nremjere February 28 Jorge Bolet piano soloist (In observance of 150th anniversary ol birth October 22 1811 and if anniversary of his death Julv 31 1886 1 Svmphonv No 1 Shostakovich Concerto No 1 in Flat Major for Piano and Orchestra Liszt Intermission "Hungarian Fantasv for Piano and Orchestra Liszt La Ravel March 14 Tiberius Klausner violin soloist Overture to Fra Diavolo" Auber "Fantasy on Scottish Folk Melodies for Violin and Orchestra Bruch Intermission Symphonv No 4 in Minor Tchaikovsky "Kansas City premiere March 28 Virginia Babikian soprano Carol Smith contralto Walter Fredericks tenor Ara Berberian bass University of Kansas chorus Symphony No 8 in Major Beethoven Intermission-Symphony No 9 in Minor for Chorus Soloists and Orchestra Beethoven The subscription concert programs of November 15 January 17 and 31 February 14 and 28 and March 14 will be repeated the following afternoon on the Plaza matinee series The Johnson County Civic orchestra with Kenneth Geof-froy conducting and the Civic chorus directed by Jess Rose will begin their schedule of rehearsals for the new season at 7:30 o'clock night at Shawnee-Mission East high school Amateur musicians and singers interested in joining these groups are invited to attend the rehearsals No auditions are required present there are no dues or Geoffroy said MAIL If vou orefer vou mv irnt vour Want Ah just ai vou dasire It to vppear ana man -o The Kansas City star Kansas City Mo the hundreds of persons who co-operated in this survey by sending in their prefer Mr Schwieger has devoted all of this summer to a personal crusade for the Philharmonic orchestra and its im portant role in the community in talks made before many Kansas City groups and organizations The maestro who gave up plans for European engagements this summer to point up the drive for the orchestra here has said he has hoped to awaken the citizenry to the need for continued and increased support to maintain and elevate artistic standards and to bring the orchestra into focus and in comparative position with other cities the size of Kansas City The Musical Lineup The schedule for the ten Philharmonic subscription concerts at the Music Hall: November 1 Birgit Nilsson soprano Soloist Overture to Donna Diana" Rezmcek Tone Poem "Death and Transfigure tior Strauss Abscheulicher from "Fidelio' Beethoven Orean du Ungeheuer from "Oheron" Weber Intermission Prelude to "Die Meistersmger von Vurnherg" Wagner Dove Death from und Isolde" Wagner Elizabeths Greeting from "Tann- DECORATOR STEREO COMPONENT CONSOLE FAVORITE orchestral music of Kansas City Philharmonic subscribers revealed in a poll of the membership this summer is specifically the sym phonies of Brahms Tchaikovsky and Beethoven Hans Schwieger musical director and conductor of the Philharmonic sent out a form letter to the subscription concert series patrons in April asking them to list their favorite compositions A-IJ Are Symphonies The top choices all were symphonies rather than overtures suites or miscellany The favorites in order of preference: Brahms Symphony No 1 Tchaikovsv No 6 Beethoven No 5 Beethoven No 6 Beethoven No 7 Brahms No 4 Beethoven No 3 Brahms No 3 Tchaikovsky No 4 Tchaikovsky No 5 Mr Schwieger in selecting the programs for the 10 subscription concerts for the 1960-61 season chose CAN ENROLL IS CHOIR Singers Arp Invited to Phone the Con-iervatprv Kansas City persons who like to sing and wish to enroll in the Mendelssohn Choir of Greater Kansas City may register by telephoning the Conservatory of Music of the University of Kansas City Valentine 1-6644 Fifty applications French Provtne ta Charr ha Wagner I Powerful extended range speaKers Kansas Wagner already have been received 68" wide for true stereo Bogen jAM-FM stereo tuners amps 4-De' speed Lesa changer Shure dia- mm TTHEN the oldest troupe in the world the Royal Danish Ballet comes to town this week for two gala performances the Greater Kansas City area will be treated to a festival of ballet covering three centuries The company from Royal theater will be presented Thursday night and Friday night at the Music Hall under Ruth Seufert auspices The programs range all the way from the oldest ballet extant to the most recent works of leading modern choreographers The two programs to be seen here will introduce 15 of the company's major stars 10 on the first night and 12 the second night some of them in more than one role and all in accordance with the Danish Ballet's tradition of opulence Lovers Are Mismated First on the Thursday night agenda is Vincenzo "Whims of vintage of 1786 in which a mischievous Cupid blindfolds and mis-mates lovers from many lands One of the ballet children Anne Marie Vessel is the Cupid Five top rank stars perform They are Mette Moller-up and Fredbjorn Bjornsson as the Tyrolean lovers Ruth Andersen and Verner Andersen as the French lovers and Niels Bjorn Larsen ballet director of the company as a decrepit French marquis "Le (1836) not to be confused with Fokine's Les is second on the Thursday night program Heading the cast are Mar-grethe Schanne as the Sylphide of the title and Flemming Flindt as the young bridegroom Larsen is seen again this time as the witch Sensational solo variations are done by Fredbjorn Bjornsson and Ole Fatum Other leading role dancers do 11 solo variations In Clarinet Role Jerome Robbins's frisky choreographic game with Benjamin Britten's description of the orchestra instruments closes the Thurs- The Mendelssohn choir ln observance of 50th anniversary of jnp TP3Tli7pd hero in Her the niond stereo cartridge Stores 150 wnh March 8 1910 andi25th records heavy 3 construction 9 s3aen brth- direction of Joseph Victor throughout complete in cabinet "Essav" So 1 for Orchestra Barber LaderOUte have its first SCI Concerto No 4 in Mtnoi for Piano uauciuuit: will imvtr UN liihl TO OTHERS JJ and orchestra saim saens rehearsal Monday night Sep- AT $1200 symphony so ijn Mmor Bisnras terr ber 19 and will meet each nwniwr fi Jesette aftl Yvj Roman Duo-Piano Monday night irom 7:30 tO variation for Orchestra on a Theme 19:30 WorkOUtS Will be i by Joseph Havdn Brahms 'n Fiat Major for pianos devoted to Handels The Mes-i symphonies from the forego-1 wjmerfnVstor Moza 1 1 and Bach's ing favorites the Brahms Matthew Passion The goal is First the Beethoven Seventh: raieember in R'e' a choir of more than 200 Leonard Rose CiIo Soloist Overture to La oazza Ladra voices 1616 4 (rd iWestport Kd JE 1-31119 klon thru Fr 10 a m-S ROYAL DANISH DANCERS STRUT IN RHYTHMIC UNISON in one of the sequences of a very modern ballet which will climax this Thursday night's 3-part performance at the Music Hall by the famed company from Copenhagen Bringing to the on this second visit to America 4f the Royal Danish Ballet is intended as a tribute to this country The ballet was staged by one of the leading American choreographers Jerome Robbins in a humorous take-off based on the Benjamin Britten music "Young Person's Guide to the and some Purcell melodies Sat to 5 Linwood and Olive The public the Brahms Fourth and the Tchaikovsky Fourth is invited The program will Clam cal Records MUSIC-ART-DANCING-EXPRESSION In planning your ttudy kr th coming months make four Rfllouttoa from the following lixl of competent fcohool and instructors include works by Bach Mozart Brahms Sowerby and Dallier Assisting will be Hardin Van Duersen baritone Ttrr- 1 minister of music at the HE long soaring tones ofjciate Emanuel Bay in some church and the chanceI choir Wagner's call numbers and in others by Mrs Stanton has been for something special in the Brooks Smith The Saint-iorganist at the church four 3ers requested by soloists and way of qlmnLnrdnrrhpgtruCOHmriia bY movie fans as the motif oLwe11 program She is resigning Czech composer who died in Symphony orchestra demon- to move tn SnrinjrfiPifi 1928 The maestro said that only three or four compositions not asked for by those who responded in the survey were chosen by him for the 10 subscription concert programs coming up These were num bers reque: musicianship Bruno Saens recalled -vears and this will be a fare-the Lach Danc by Janacek mov to Springfield Mo RUTH SHAFTON School of Classical Ballet Enroll Air-conditioned 213 lost Gregory Blvd 0E ALE BRANCHES OF THE IIAMK Enroll Now 1111 Eat St HI A T4U Minor for ret la and Orrhos'ra Dvorak Intermission Pictures at an Exhibition Mussorgsky January 7 Conductor concert erture tn "Dcr Frc'vchut" Weber A so nprach Zarafhustra" S-rauss Intermission symphony No 7 in A Mainr Bee-hover January 31 7 no Fraescatti violin s-iolst Overture Coriolan Beet hover Concerto tn Minor for Violin and Orchestra Mendelssohn Intermission Symphony No 4 ir Minor Brahms February 14 Georgej ondor baritone soloist ln obsers Thee of the 25th annivrm of Rcspighii death April is 19361 Larh-Dancec "No Sleep No Rest" from Pnnce Igor Borodin redo from niello" Ve-di Os eriure-Fanta Romeo and Juliet" Tchaikovski Intermission Desant Matson from I a Dam-attor de J5e-iioz "Eero it Monde from Boito nora 1 MAR Moss Oell-Wavne Dance Studio Tea-her ol IJIIIAN Ml KFH 1 Enroll Now for Fall Term 7029 Prospect Mo Star Voice instruction for Concert Opera 1 hurch Popular Bfsimfi vance I childrrn 4oll -Jenkins 1 1 7 Walnut VI 2-47R8 Ul 1 -lOtii MVLDREII IVONiS Knroll ni soimsmi ST' THE DIM Claudinp furas VOICE TEACHER Beginners A Advanced-Mi I'r-cs Keoer I tmre-Tape Recorder-Practire Aid Record i VI I -mdios r32 1217 Watnut: 74ts '-VorrAll FM 3-1877 CM FU "24 JE 1-7177 strafe that thev hav it in a Aifred Hitchcocks f0 strate tnat tney nave it in a vvhere her husband Herbert I Maestro Is Grateful new stereo recording of Wag-some years ago is done to theiis establishin demal wish to mv ner excerpts (Columbia MS accompaniment of the RCA tice Mr 6149L On one side the sus- I tained tones and deliberate Victor Symphony orchestra RkO Mo Theater BMf laorated 220 Went T4th St conducted by William Stein- berg Here on one record is pace of the overture is followed by the excite- ment of the Good Friday Spell virtuay distilled essence On the other side the gaiety a great master of the violin of the over-j A -tore precedes the doom-laden music which introduces "The en of the Robert Flying The total A Shaw horae sing lo result is an unusuallv good morcluor less about love sampling of Wagner musicJon a new aIbum' Chorus of AMERICAN RUG CO 600 TRUMAN RD VI 2-2284 SPECIAL PURCHASE Wool BR0ADL00M Completely INSTALLED on HEAVY WAFFLE PAD day night performance Inge performed and recorded (Victor LM 2402) They Sand another of the com- range from 1 to much skill DD and "Darling Nellie sometimes inter- usual the Ac singers are 17 Sq (Quantity Make Your Yd Selection Now ONLY 7 Colors: Biege Turquoise Coco Sandalwood Tweed Coco Tweed esting though often an- superb noying tones issue from the speakers in the playing of the 1STLNERS have a right to panys leading ballerinas appears as a clarinet Stanley Williams as a percussionist Svend Erik Jensen as the double bass and Poul Vessel as a tuba Friday night the opening fare is Balanchine's most dramatic ballet "La Sonnam-bula Kirsten Simone tyill star in the title role of the and Henning Kronstam will be the poet of music' of Edgar Varese marvel at the complete modern Parisian who has little rapport of ehudi Menuhin use for the conventional de- violinist wMh the Bath Festi-vices used so tellingly bv val chamber orchestra and Wagner Robert Craft eon-other solo artists in the record-ducts an aggregation of mada in England of the winds brass and percussion complete Brandenburg Con-in five compositions (Colum-jcerti of Bach for a 2-disc the allegory The baron will kja stereo 6146) of which Capitol album (SGBR-7217) in be danced by Svend Erik fcn-pgjapg the most understand-(excellent stereo These six con-sen: the courtesan Mette ab)e is -integrales sounding certi composed about 1721 like a traffic jam in Paris in and dedicated to Christian the days before horn-blow ing Ludwig Margrave of Branden outlawed And if you want Mollerup Stars as Miss Julie will be the sec burg are played with ond ballet of (he evening 10 8o a11 the wav out- there consummate grace and authority Bach fans are delighted IN FAREWELL RECITAL is Electronique created as the jacket puts it on magnetic tape especially for the Brussels World's Fair An agglomeration of whistles shrieks moos and less describablp sounds produced electronically it wras hurled starring Kirsten Petersen as! Julie and Frank Schaufuss as the servant Others in the star cast include Svend Erik Jensen as the count Julie's father and Verner Andersen as the fiance of the choice Mrs Stanton Organist Plays at Church Tndav Earline Moulder Stanton organist will be presented in recital at 3 today at the Linwood Methodist church As the climax on Friday at fair visitors in the Philips night the famous last act of Radio corporation pavilion Bournonville's ill through 400 loudspeakers The Introduce Kirsten Ralov as a audience reacts says the tjp-rank Bournonville bailer- jacket with anger stunned awe amusement wild Play it at your own risk ina and bring back Inge Sand Ruth Andersen Kirsten Petersen Fredbjorn Bjornsson Flemming Flindt and others fASCHA HEIFETZ now re- TO HOLD AUDITIONS 5 100 MORE OFF i ON ALL 33 '3 RECORDS! tired from active con-Civic Orchestra Will Accept: cert activity is heard to New Players splendid advantage on an RCA The KansaTcity Civic or Victor (LM-2382J entitled sim-auditions Heifetz- The famous will hold chestra during September to fill orchestra vacancies for the new season Instrumentalists may apply for auditions by wrrit-ing the society atBox 7134 violinist has chosen short numbers usually used for en- cores and has given each his inimitable and beauty It is a generos program last- RECORD CENTER 6307 Brookside HI 4-6873 OPEN MON THURS TO 8:30 Kansas City 13 or by tele- nearly a full hour phoning at Emerson 1-5332 In some of theselittle pieces The main purpose of the the beauty is more poignant soth moi WA Dtttercni Mak SEE US IEFOBE I 35 UP YOU UYi SEE HOW EASY IT IS TO CARPET YOUR HOME! 30 Sq Yds 215 than in many longer works The record includes compositions by Brahms Debussy Saint-Saens Ravel and others The selections reflect no particular mood but vary materially in feeling Perhaps the most spectacular is the Heifetz arrangement of Dini-cu's a veritable fireworks of virtuosity He is accompanied at the piano by his long-time asso- orchestra is to provide orchestral training on a professional level and to provide leisure time activity Weekly rehearsals w-ill be held on Thursday nights at Massman hall at Rockhurst college Hugo Vianello recently chosen as one of four outstanding young American conductors to record contemporary music for the American Symphony Orchestra league again will be musical director Vianello also is assistant conductor of the Kansas City Philharmonic QUALITY PIANOS AT RFASOXABLE PRICES STWJ L3M A MUSIC CO 323 53th HI J-5777 Near Brnokrrtr BiH al 55th SI 36 Sq Yds 265 60 Sq Yds don cook's stereo music center 1020 Truman Rd Independence CL 2-4910 AMERICAN RUG CO 600 TRUMAN RD NORGE Family Size I REFRIGERATOR I wmm Truman 8 Mo 4328 Troont 111 8 Main Inipprnrlrnr Mo 2CC9UALITT HIGH PRICES LOV DISC COPIES from YOUR TAPES MADE OX WORLD'S FIXES EQUIPMENT DAMON RECORDING STUDIOS.