OTAKI CHORAL SOCIETY.

Otaki Mail, 5 July 1922, Page 3

OTAKI CHORAL SOCIETY.

ENTERTAINMENT IN WEBBINGTON. The Otaki Choral Society-; which ga\e a .concert hi Wellington on !NPonday night,, was greeted with a large and enthusiastic gathering, and Wellington papers speak in glowing term- of the entertainment. Mrs stable 'conductor) received well-earned praise, while -oloists are all spoken very highly of. Thff N.Z Times in re-ferriug to "Gallia " refers to Miss Morrison a? a sofra no of promise, and add-: "The priu eipal soloist in this, however, was Miss Joan I.owry. one of the younger: men; bers of the choii (still in her 'teens;, who sang with surprising confidence for such a youthful performer. Other soloists were Miss Millar. Mr- J. M. Irving, Mrs Koiri <one of the several Maori members), Mr L. G. Lowry and Mr K. Tahiwi. One of the mOst pleasiiig items in the cantata was llio trio, "lias! Thou Wandered,'' song by Mrs Koiri. Mi.-s Kin Tahiwi and Mr Tahiwi. A number of the most advanced id" Mrs Static's pupils provided the introductory portion of the programme. Mrs Koiri has a pleasant, quiet soprano, well produced, tuneful, pure, and containing a charming ripple in 'he upper notes. Miss Winifred Patterson is a mezzo-soprano with good dramatic realisation and intelligent expression. One of the niost promising of the soloists of the evening- was Miss Maud Elderton. a young lady who has had only eight months' tuition; slut sang Spross's "Lorraine. Lorraine, Lorrec" with striking vocal sympathy, and has the happy gift of holding the interest of- her audience. Her voice is sweet and facile and her enunciation is especially admirable. Miss Constance Berrill'a contralto solo, "My Heart is Weary," was thoroughly acceptable. Her voice is of wide range, and pure and full in tone, though at times a trifle nasal. .Mr Stanle. the only male soloist, has a nice baritone quality. The surprise of the evening was the appearance of the Tahiwi quintette. consisting of soprana, contralto, tenor, baritone and bass, in the fascinating Maori folk song, "Hoki. hoki tone raai," which created much enthusiasm and had to be repeated. The five native voices blended excellently, and expression was very effectively naeji. Mrs L. G. Lowry and Mrs Stahle play Cd the accompaniments."