WESTMINSTER GLEE SINGERS

Manawatu Herald, Volume LI, Issue 4409, 1 February 1930, Page 3

WESTMINSTER GLEE SINGERS

COMTNG TO FOXTON.

ENGLAND’S MUSICAL BEST,

By arrangement with Edward Branscombe, the Westminster Glee Singers will appear in Foxton at the Town Hall on Tuesday, February 11th. The finish and artistic excellence of the Westminster Glee Singers will prove a revelation. The company recently concluded an eighteen months tour of Canada which is a record for that Dominion and of one of their concerts in Vancouver the musical critic of the Star said “seated or standing by turns in various informal attitudes around an improvised drawing room, the celebrated English vocalists- known as the Westminster Glee Singers enchanted an audience ol some 3000 persons in the arena. The most delightful and at the same time the most amazing events on the programme were those which featured the boy sopranos. It is not exaggerating to say lhat they sang like angels—or as one would imagine angels could sing.” Diversity characterises the programmes in which these singers will he heard, particular attention being paid to the choice of selections. Old world glees, madrigals, part-songs, solos with vocal accompaniment, vocal dances, humorous quartettes, sailor shanteys with, of coursej one or two anthems which are ever in demand. The company numbers fourteen and the repertoire includes rollicking sea chanties, excerpts from grand opera, concerted numbers, folk songs, madrigals, glees and antheus. The box plan is at Heath’s.