DON COSSACK CHOIR

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Issue 178, 14 August 1937, Page 2

DON COSSACK CHOIR

3ingus xo appeab in hastings By far the most important and most expensive ohgagetneht entered into by Messrs. J. and N. Tait in recent years id Goneral PlatofE's wol'ld-famous pon Cossack. Ghdir, etobrhcing over 30 brilliant ^singers,. and Russian dancers, which has just terminated a triumpliaht tour- of the United States and South.' Africa, and which will appear at Hastings on Friday, August 27, The visit to New Zealand of the Don Cossack Choir;is in furtherance of a world tour begun in 1933. There are over thirty choristers whose production and technique are"qualities unequalled by any other organsation of singers. Their work. has been a revelati.on in all countries which have b e eif^p rlvi'l ege d to hear this fattious organisation. The programmes inelude such rare and beautiful numbers ae "Saria Marais," a glorified version, Bortnianski's "Te Deum," Arhaugelsky 's ' ' Hear My Prayer, Oh God," Charkovsky'a "Blessed Art Thou, Oh Lord," Donizetti 's t setting of the ' 1 Ave Maria, *' ' Kolotine's "Slgnals," Arhaugelsky 'a "Volga Boatman," a Costeaek number, Platoff Song, the singing dance of the Caucasians, "Lesguika," the popular Russian song, "Stenka Rasin," the lovely "Evening Bells," a comic song "Melania," and the singing dance ottHe Don Cossacks, "Kosatschek. " Ui)fortunately, owing to the enforced brevlty of the New Zealand tour, only one night can be allocated to Hastings, ■as after a hurried tour the Don Cossacks Choir will proeeed to Australia, where a compreheneive tour has been arranged. The box plans will be opened at Fail's on Wednesday morning, Aug.nst 25f at nine o'cloek. A queue will be formed frojn S a.m. . i