THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR.
(By Telegraph.—Special Correspondent.) Christchurch) July 5. The performance of '"JJlijnli" (o-uight by the filiettield Choir, assisted by a. local auxiliary choir of 200 voices, was successful beyond (lie wildest, hopes of those: who feared tho effect of iuu'odueing into Ihe splendid discipline and attack of tho visitors the unknown quantity of (he local singers. The combination of the two choirs was practically perfect. There was hardly the slißhtt'st trace'of till evenness or ragffedness, and the performance throughout. must stand as the best: that is likely to be heard in Cliristchurch for many year?. The principals were in line voice, and the finijinc of "If with all your brans'' by .Mr. Turnpenny, of" "Is not His Word like a fir?" and "It is enough" by Mr. Oharlesworth, and of "0 Kest in the 1.-oixl" by .Miss Ix)nsdalo was in each case exquisite. The porformanco was a iUfinß climax to a uicnorablc ; noas'Oii. The audience must have numbered nlmost four thousand. The choir leave for the south by spccial- (nil) at. . seven o'e.lock to-morrow .morning, and' will probably sin* a few part-songs on (ho station at Timani wliero I hoy nro to lx> tnterUiiued at morning (ea.
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Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1172, 6 July 1911, Page 6
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198THE SHEFFIELD CHOIR. Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 1172, 6 July 1911, Page 6
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