PERFORMANCE OF "ELIJAH."
The first musical event of any: mag- : nitude for the year will be a performance of Mendelssohn's Oratorio : Elijah by the combined Methodist ' choirs of the Wellington district, in the Town Hall, on February 19, as part ! of'the bi-centenary celebrations of the ; Methodist Church. The chorus, numbering 200, will be under the direction of Mr. H. Temple White, and the soloists should form the best cast that has been heard,here for some considerable time. The part of the prophet will be sustained by Mr. Russell J. Laurenson, while the soprano, contralto, and tenor ... roles will be taken by Miss Myra ' Sawyer, Mrs. Stanhope Dawson, and 1 Mr. Arthur Clark respectively; Master ' Graham White will take the part of ] the youth, arid \ Mr. C. W. Kerry will, preside at the grand organ. . .-.,
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Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 21
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134PERFORMANCE OF "ELIJAH." Evening Post, Volume CXXV, Issue 22, 27 January 1938, Page 21
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