Concert at Sandon

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 150, 4 June 1885, Page 2

Concert at Sandon

(JROM OUR OWN COBBBBPOMDKNT.) The committee of St Thomas' Chinch, " Sandon, are to be congratulated on the suscess of their concert on Monday last. Fortunate in having' a fin* moonlight night, dry roads, and an excellent programme, nothing more was required to complete their success but a crowded attendance, and this they secured. The first item, "The Sacred Lyre," by the Feilding Brass Band, was played fairly well, the cornet solo showing that great care had been bestowed on its preparation. Mr Daw is to be congratulated on the way he has coached the boys, yet there is plenty of room for improvement, and I would suggest that greater care should be given to marks of'expression, and that the soys should understand that good band music is not produced by blowing to their utmost, but by careful modulation. Theae- remarks also apply to the selection in the second part, " The angels' choir," which went smoothly and was enjoyed by many. The second piece, '.' Wait till the clouds roll by," was sung by Mr Malcolm, the chorus being sung by Mrs Dodwell, and Messrs Nicholas and Dowling. Mr Malcolm has a good voice, which only requires further culture to become a great acquisition at any of our local entertainments. Mrs England sang, " Why do summer roses fade." This was followed by Mr Dowling in " Booked in the cradle of the deep," which he sang in excellent style, taking the lower F equal to Santley. Miss Carver, of Woodville, made her debut in' Claribel's pretty song "Janet's choice," and took the audience by storm. This young lady possesses a voice of great richness and beauty, only requiring careful study and development to make it perfect. A reading by Mr Burcham, " In the signal box," was given in that gentleman's finished style. Mrs Moore, always an acquisition to an entertainment, sang very sweetly the Welsh, song, " The rising of the lark." This was followed by song and chorus, v Sweet chiming bells, " by Miss Worsfold, Mrs Dodwell, and Messrs Nicholas and Dowling, and was thoroughly enjoyed by the audience. Mr Dowling again took up the running and sang " Ehren on the Rhine " in capital Btyle. This was followed by the grand song " In the Gloaming," which was rendered by Mrs Dodwell with great taste and finish, and was encored but not responded to. The first part was brought to a close by the Misses Grace playing a duett with their usual brilliancy. The second piece in the second part was allotted to Mrs Symmonds, who sang "The Pilgrim Fathers," and received a wellmerited encore, to which she responded. Mrs England again entertained the audience in that charming ballad, " Shells of the Ocean," Mr Burcham following with the laughable reading, " Martha Jink's Egsperiences," which, was rather too long but was done ample justice to by Mr Burcham. •« The Liquid Gem," by Miss A. Wilkins, followed: This was undoubtedly the gem of the evening, and it is not ' often one hears such a universal bunt of applause as greeted this young lady as the last note faded away. Possessing a voice of exquisite sweetnesi} and brilliancy, with a dear articulation, this young. lady should have a bright future before her in the musical world. She responded to the encore by giving the last verse of her song. . " The Sailor Sighs," by Mrs Dodwell and Mr C. E. Nicholas, was beautifully ren-. dered, only escaping an encode in> consequence of the lateness of > the evening. This remark will also apply to Mrs Moore's finished rendering of the "Power of Love" (from Satanella). The concert was brought io a close by the comic duett " Money Matters^' by Miss Worsfold and MrE. Bead, which, was capitally acted and was applauded to the echo. God Save the Queen by the band terminated the proceeding*, klrs Floyd presided at the piano and played the accompaniments with great taste and feeling. In conclusion I would say a few words to those young men who caused so much annoyance throughout the evening by theti? unseemly conduct. One would hardly expect to see the sons of respectable farmers behaving in such a scandaMus d manner. Their ticket admitted them to the concert ro listen. If they. were not satisfied they should at once retire, and not annoy the whole room by their unmanly and cowardly remarks ; remarks that they would not dare to say to the performer's face, or in the? r own homes. I hear that the Committee are so pleased with the results of the concert that they propose getting up another, next month, but I can assure them that unless the " larrikin element " is entirely suppressed none of the lady performers j will again run the risk of being so grossly insulted. . . ' „ •