CONCERT
A concert of very considerable merit was given last evening m St. Stephen's Sohoolroom. More than usual interest was attached to the concert from the faot that several vooalists were to appear for the first time m Ashburton. Mrs Brooke possesses an admirable and well-trained soprano. Her first song was Handel's " Angels ever bright and fair," whioh was listened to with deserved attention, and rapturously redemanded. Later on m the evening Mrs Brooke sang " The Miller and the Maid," and m reply to a warm enoore sang very oharmingly a very charming song, "By the margin of Fair Zurich's Waters." It will be a long time before Ashburton people grow weary of Mrs Brooke's voice. Miss Pilbrow sang two songs of Poutet's, " The Vision," and '• Fox and Grapes." Successful m both, she was especially so m the latter, whioh took the fancy of the audience completely. Her two encores were both kindly replied to. Miss Pilbrow also sang m a duet with her j brother, Mr Pilbrow, junr. Mr Simms has a remarkably fine baritone, rioh, powerful, and tender. His first song was " The Angel at the Window." In the seoond part of the programme he sang "The Moss Trooper" with muoh force, and m reply to a strenuous enoore gave a song of rare beauty — one of the gems of the evening — Land's •• When Night is Darkest." Mr Ernest Ward, with Mr Horace Gates, gave the " Army and Navy " duet with much vigor. Later on he sang a solo, the name of which we failed to oatoh. Mr Ward also led a trio of PleyePs for two violins and a piano, Mr Horace and Miss Ada Gates making up the party. Towards the close of the conoert Mr Ward played as a violin solo " The Last Bose •: Summer." His mastery over some difficult variations justified the very warm enoore that greeted him. Miss Ada Gates must be complimented on the steadiness of her accompaniment m these two items. Old friends, however, were greeted as heartily as the new. We shall always be glad to get a chance of hearing Miss Bell's pianoforte solos. This lady is no ordinary pianist, and did good service both as soloist and prinoipaj accompanist. May we venture to say that we have a great ambition to hear her m some of the great masters, whom report says she translates admirably. We are nearly sure that carefully made selections from Beethoven, Mendelssohn, or Mozart and others would be fully appreciated m Ashburton. Mrs Denshires song, " Daddy," was full of pathos and beauty, and sung as Mrs Denshire sang it, could not fail to win an encore, Mrs Peter Williams Bang Gatty's " O, Fair Dove," and m reply to an encore sang beautifully " The Better Land." Her other Bong was " Alas, those Chimes." Mr Williams sang "Will o' the Wisp" capitally, and as an enoore gave " True till Death " m his own powerful manner. The ooncert was brought to a close by a quartette, " The Angelus," from Maritana, sung by Mr and Mrs Peter Williams, Mrs Denshire, and Mr Sims. In conclusion, the Revd E. A. Soott m cordially thanking those ladies and gentlemen who had bo well entertained them, said that from the number of people present he thought there would be sufficient funds m hand to erect the lamp over the Church gateway, for whioh the concert had been arranged.
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Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1901, 25 July 1888, Page 3
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567CONCERT Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1901, 25 July 1888, Page 3
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