THE MESSIAH

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2298, 10 December 1889, Page 2

THE MESSIAH

We need hardly remind oar readers that . the performance of Handel's Oratorio, The Messiah, whloh has for io long bean "l a practice, will ba given on Friday evening next, la the Oddfellows Hall. Tho Orchestra and Ohoras, of which Me Horace G«tßi Is th\ conductor, will number about 100 performers. The committee has been so fortunate as to seodre MrR. Wood as the leader of the orohetra, whloh we think will folfil Us part very well. Tho soloists are as follows :— Bopranos-— Mosdames Brook, Denshire and Charles Harper ; Altos— Mrs Gamble and Miss Barratt ; Tenor— Mr W. B. Dlxonof Bakala; Bass —Mr Maltland Garduer of Ohristohoroh. Most of tha above ace well known to Ashburton andlonoea, the exoeptlons balog Mf Dixon who is almost, and Mr Gardiner who is exalte, a stranger to as. W« had the pleasure ol bearing both these gentleman sing at a epqolal rehearsal on Saturday aft raoon, ivqdwe can as&are oar reaciovs ttat the impor $:t masio nllottod to, them could not h*ve beeu pluoed m better hands. The Band and Ohoras have given t^rao months etaady work to the Oratorio end we hope that a large au,dlenae will reoelve them, for we think that looal indnstry of every kind should be enooataged. It is noilßod by advertliement m another column tjiat there w|ll ba a fall rehearsar on Tburaday evening m the Oddfellows' fla'l when every performer is requested to bo m attendance at half-pwk eeveq^ '