SONG RECITAL.

Dominion, Volume 5, Issue 1515, 10 August 1912, Page 7

SONG RECITAL.

Song recitals are unosually fashionable this season in Wellington. Mr. Leo. Buckeridge added to the list last evening by giving a demonstration of his vocal equipment at St. Andrew's Hall, on \> ellington Terrace, to a small but attentive audience. While it is evident that Mr. Buckeridge has been well schooled, and has a definite and effective idea in respect to production, his light baritone voice if. somewhat deficient in that vibrancy and musical timbre without which, a voice, however, well produced, fails to charm. It is unfortunate that many earnest students of vocalism are not so possessed, yet they may please within tho restricted limits of interpretation, and here Mr. Bnckeridgo may be 6aid to succeed. His programme was interesting. It included the prologue and romance, "II Lacerato Spirito, from Verdi's little-known opera "Simon Boc'canegra," and a trio of songs written by his one-time master, Francesco Quaranta, of which a bright little barcarolle entitled "Nina" was tho most tuneful. The second bracket consisted of Schumann's "The Two Grenadiers," Ursula Mackenzie's "Highland Love Song," Sidney Horner's "Requiem" (written to those lines of Robert Louis Stevenson, which are inscribed on his tombstone at Vailima, and "The Unknown Tjover" (Sparling). In the second part, Mr. Buckeridge sang "A Dvcam" (F.Hen Wright), "A-Sailing" (Kjerulf), "Thy Blue Eyes" (T.!is=en), "Through the Ivory Gate" and "Why So, Pale?" (both by fTubsrt Parry), "A Castilian Lament" (Teresa del Rie(?o), "The Rooks" (Blanche Waterford), and a trio of pretty sontrs by the noted German songwright, Meyer EMmnnd. Mr. Buckeridge had the assistance of Mips.Rita M'Coll, a contralto with the promise; of a voice, but who was unable te do herself justice by ronton of her nervousness. She sang "Tho Sweetest Flower That Blow?" mid "Echoes" (both by Elizabeth Y. Allen), and "An Egyptian Live- Pons , " (,T. Aiflio T)ix). Mrs. and Mi?.s Niitiifch pluyrd the pretty "Henry VIII" dance; nf Edward G»rmnn as a. pianoforte duet, tinrt Ifisw Dorothy Cottnn and Barb-ira'Tawr jnu? Hi* diWt "Laugh LiHlc. River" (Ernesf Newton). Ask for Warner s Rustprcof Corwis today. We carry full ptooks. City Drapers.*

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