CONCERT.

Press, Volume LXVI, Issue 20096, 27 November 1930, Page 7

CONCERT.

MISS KATHLEEN GARVEN'S RECITAL.

A musical recital by }4iss Kathleen Garven, Assisted by Miss. Nellie. Hayward and Mr Bernard Barker, and . artiste from the'* studios, was given in the Caledonian Hall last evening. The concert was a personal triumph for Miss Garven, who, though she was only eet down in the programme to sing four songs, was actually called upon to sing eight. By the end of tha evening the chairs and tables on the stage were heaped with the bouquets which had been handed up- to her. The programme opened with a part-song, "Julia's Garden'* (Rogers), sung by Mrs Leeming, Mrs Bennett, and the Misses Hall, Fleming, James, McLennan, Vickers, McGreevey, Strachan. Maher, Hayward, and Corkill. This was followed by a delightful little trifle, "The Almond Tree" (Schumann), sifng by Miss Eunice James, from whom the audieuce demanded an encore. Lizst'e "The Lorelei" was sung by Mrs Leeming in a manner which gave full expression to the whole song, and particularly to the beautiful ending. A piano duet, "Vnlse and Polonaise" (Arensky) by the Misses Marian Hayward and Peggy McGreevey, was followed by Verdi'fr aria, "O Don sung by Miss Anita Graham. Miss Graham's voice was well controlled and beautifully produced, and that and her other numbers were among the pleasantest of the concert. "The Lute Player'* (Allitsen) was sung by Mr David Lusk. Then followed a pretty duet, Verdi's "Home to Our Mountains." by Miss Eileen Maher and Mr Clarence Hart* ley. Miss Garven then sang, her first numbers of ' the evening, Schumann's "In My Garden" and "Ah, Mon File," from Meyerbeer's '*Le Prophete." Her beautiful contralto, as' fine as it ever was, filled the hall and, delighted the audience, and she had to sing two encores before she-was allowed to leave the stage for good. A piano duet by the Misses 'Nan Ellis and Ethel Rattray, List's "Rhapsodies No. 2,'" was followed by an arrangement by Saar of Schubert's "Ave Maria," for solo and chorus. The soloist was Mrs Leeming, and the chorus Mrs Bennett and the Misses Hall. Fleming, James, McLennan, Vickers, and Graham. Mr Bernard Barker played the violin accompaniment. The second half of* the programme opened with a Biaet aria, "Love is Like a Wild Wood Bird," sung by Miss Eileen Maher in costume. It was a most attractive num her, • and again Miss Maher'a fine phrasing brought her 'safely through difficult singing The prologue to Leoncavallo's 4< Pagliacci was sung by Mr Peter . Amodeo, • and then Miss Garven returned to the stage. This, time she sang "Trees" (Rasback) and S-pohr's "Rose Softly Blooming." The Spohr melody gave her vjLpnderfully-coij trolled voice a chance to show" its best characteristics, and \vhen. as an encore,. the opening bars of "Home, Sweet Home" were sounded, the audience could not- refrain, from breaking into applause, and it was some moments before Miss Garven could continue. p .. - A piano solo, Lizst's "Study in D J* lat, 1 played by Miss Marion Hayward; was followed by two songs, Schubert's "To a Wild Rose" and "The Blind Girl's. Song," from PonchielU's "La Gioconda." delightfully sung by Mrs Brosnahan. Mr* Bennett, with violin accompaniment by Mr Bernard. Barker, sang "Lea Yeux" (Rabey) and Clarence Hartley Verdi's canzone, "La Doriua e Mobile." The concert concluded with the singing by a vocal trio, Mrs Leeming, Mrs Bennett, and Mibs Anita Graham, of Ad " itra's Dance," from Gregg's "Pefcr Gynt Suite..''