PAPAKURA CONCERT.
. _ On Saturday evening, at the Choral Hall, a concert, by no mean 3 adequately supported, was given by tho Papakura Concert Party, reinforced by Mr Arthur Gordon. In these days a lengthy campaign of advertisement and no end of promises seem indiepensab'o to stir tho public to a paying response where. - new concert ventures arc launched. Xlwao aids were missing in thia case The concert was musically quite successful with its various attractions. Indeed, tho voice of Madame ltena Te An is a remarkably fine soprano, rich, mellow, resonant, and used with pronounced ability. Her diction excels in clearness. Quito unnecessarily, since tha voice is naturally strong, Madame Te An strains it at times, apparently contracting her throat muscles for forte effects, and thereby hardening rather than augmenting the tone volume, which is a tendency well worth eliminating. This feature particularly in Ghaminade's "L'Eto." Otherwise it was an undiluted pleasure- to listen to her singing, especially of "Sink, Rod Sun," "li'airy Revel," "My Dove,." and Alfred Hill's sweet Maori love song, discreetly joined by Mr Papakura's voico from behind tlie £t!ILTO. Mr Papakura is already favourably known here. His voice seems to have gone lower sinco liis previous appearance, deviating in some degree- from its oriyiual timbre. But it continues to be Frjirorou-sly and skilfully produced to tarry we l .! and agreeably, being at - its best in tongs of a- lyric nature, like tho "Scrcnntu" and "l'".legie," as also in "Shipmate o' Min.--." With Madame Te Au ho cai:g duets in which llio two v.ices were well blended, notably in *'&'piiug Time." Mr Arthur Gordon lent distinction lo t lie j programme- by his contii'uutions, whicli consisted of Pugnan'i'a lino "Prelude and Allegro," played with strong characterisation of the. Prelude and smart if somewhat erraite passage-work in the "Allegro"; later on ho gavo the "Tartuii-Kreipler Variations" effectively. Both his oncora numbers, tho "Nocturuo in, E .Flat" and a "Lullaby," exhibited fine taste and feciing, but whoever may 'ip responsible for the "Cadenza" of the Nocturne, wantonly disfigured from the originu l , ba it transpose!- or executant, is eligible for censure.
As accompanist Miss Rita- Itolffles proved alert and reliable, but hor soli could not lie very effective, or. the upright piano. What was naively styled on the programme as "Chopin in B" turned out to be tJio master's "Nocturne in U Major." Mr Arthur Creddington provoked roars of laughter with his able humorous recitations;lie not merely imitates, but possesses in him-" self a genuine and well-developed vein of humour, ready at his service.
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Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 17420, 3 April 1922, Page 11
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