ROYAL DUNEDIN MALE CHOIR

Evening Star, Issue 22143, 25 September 1935, Page 12

ROYAL DUNEDIN MALE CHOIR

CONCERT NEXT MONDAY Next Monday the Dunedin Royal Male Choir will hold another concert in the Town Hall. The type of songs chosen include a number of those hearty and robust part songs which display the voices at their best. There are some quiet and lovely gems such as .‘ The Old Woman ’ and ‘ Maureen,’ an Irish cradle song, both 6f these by Sir Hugh Robertson. ‘ Maureen ’ is_ the gift of Miss Gwyn Lane to the society, and provides a solo for Miss Dorothy Mae Kay to the accompaniment of the men’s voices. She has a fresh young voice with good enunciation. ‘ The lloysterers ’ (B. Luard Selby), ‘Roll the Old Chariot Along ’ (Stuart Young)), ‘ Rolling Down to Rio ’ (German), and the bandits’ song from the opera ‘ Erani ' (Verdi) are all virile choir contributions to the programme. Another vigorous number will be the

cantata by Pointer, ‘ The Song of Harold Harfager,’ the baritone soloist being Mr John Pringle. Another part song offers a second tenor, Mr D. F. Inclis, a solo to a humming accompaniment, 1 Cottage Wee * (Bischritt). The selection of items by the contralto soloist Madame Mona Stone, will be ‘ Mia Ficcirella ’ ( ‘ My Sweet Maiden"), ‘ Gones and Praise of God (Beethoven). Usually the first-named part is sung by a florid mezzo-soprano, but is so well liked that world-famed artists of other voices include it in their repertoire. Madame Stone is said to be decidedly worth hearing as she has a voice of rare quality and range. Mr D. J. Pringle, second tenor, will sing a solo. Two pianists. Misses Marjorie M'Dowell and Ruth Moore,' will present Liszt’s Rhapsody No. 2.’ ’ Mr Oswald Pringle will play a piano solo. ■ Mr Alan Fleming, bass,;will sing ‘Song of the Seal (S'. Coleridge Taylor), and a .quartet will also appear. The box plan will be