TO HELP RELIEF FUND

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXIII, 29 July 1929, Page 3

TO HELP RELIEF FUND

SATURDAY'S CONCERT AN EXCELLENT PROGRAMME Tint School of Mu.sn* iva.- crowUM on Sal Urdu v nigh! for the conceil organised l)V lMi.ss'tSiin.i It* swell lint earthquake re lit.f l'umli. Although the* cause (or which Ihe concert was arranged was an ;|( |,|c(l inducement In llm public the exudlcni. eiilei'taiiniiciit provided by the local and visitin'; performers merited tin* larne audience. Those who took part provided a nicely balanced programme which must, have bad its special appeal lo ilie individual tastes of members ol the audience. The concert was opened' by Miss I). (I. Sims at the piano. She played lliahms’ "Rhapsodic in G. .Minor." .Miss Sims is a pianist, of great ability and her svmpathet ic interpretation of the "Rhapsodic'’ and. later, Chopins "Etude in Iv Major" displayed her talent at its best. Her execution of file 1 i tr i l l Arpeggio passages was particularly pleasing. As accompanist throughout the conceit Miss Sims showed her mastery of a diflienlt branch of pianoforte playing. Miss M. Sawyer’s singing was something to be remembered with plea,snip. She possesses a. pure, soprano voico of particularly pleasing quality and tone. Her control is excellent and her notes always true. Her first, song was “Behold'Titania” from “Mignon" (Ambrosio Thomas), “The Laughing Song" and “The Mill Wheel." At the conclusion of the programme she sang " r lhe Tryst (Sibelius). ~ Miss Sawyer is a Wellington inn and a popular concert singer in I lie capital city. Mrs E. T. Porter's playing of the violin is well-known to and much appreciated by Nelson music lovers. For her contribution to the programme she chose pieces sinking the happy note, 'they were "Londonderry Air" (arranged by Kreisler): the Btillot Music from “Rosemundo’’ (also arranged by Kreisler); “Caprice Viennois’’ (Kreisler); “Dragonflies” (Isoll); and “Conyonetta” (d’ Ambrosia). Two items were contributed by Mr C. Hiekmott whose pleasing baritone voice was heard to advantage in “The Yeoman's Wedding Song" (“PoniatowskiJ and “The Skippers of St. Ives’’ (Boeckl). Air fL Gray of Blenheim (tenor) sang "The Boat Song” (Harriet Ware) and “Lolita” (A. Buzzi: Peceia). The last named was exceptionally well rendered by the singer. The recitation and the sketch by Mrs C. Kirk were much enjoyed by the audience. The recitation was "Pierrot." by Dorothy Gardner, a tragic tale in verse. In addition to considerable ability as an elocutionist Mrs Kirk is also a' clove** actress. She made much of the coinedv sketch “The Burglar." Before ti:e conceit began home-made sweets and programmes made up with clever pen-and-ink cover designs by pupils at the Boys’ College, were sold by a number of young ladies, and during the interval Mr *\ Gould auctioned those that had not already been bought. Good business was done and all the programmes were disposed of