ANGLICAN CHURCH CONCERT.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2710, 25 November 1881, Page 2

ANGLICAN CHURCH CONCERT.

A vocal and instrumental concert wa given in the Oddfellows’ Hall, Barnard street, last evening, with the object- of augmenting the prize fund of St. Mary’s Sunday School. Only about 250 members of the congregation were enabled to gain admission,, the tickets disposed of exceeding that number. The Church choir mustered in force and were assisted bj several of the Sunday School teachers. The concert was opened with Mendelsohn’s march “ Athalie,” as an overture, the instrumentalists being Mrs Wilson, and the Messrs Chapman, Gooch, and Campbell. The choir followed with the glee “ Oberon” which was very fairly given, but the ohoroses which followed would have afforded more pleasure had a greater attention been bestowed upon the matter of time. Mias Beswick sang “ Apart,” and the “ Mountain Lad,” the latter capital little song calling forth _an encore. Several sungs were sung during the evening by Messrs Campbell, Wright, and Foley, which were well received, Mrs Charles Harper’s fine soprano voice gave Sullivan’s “ Sweethearts,” Milliard’s l( Waiting,” Signor” (Meyerbeer), and as q,n encore “ Robin Gray,” a very fair contribution towards the evening’s entertainment, each item eliciting an undeniably deserved encore. Miss Wilson, with Cotsford Dick’s li Olivia,” was very pleasing though somewhat nervous, the conclusion also calling forth an encore. Of the instrumental portion of the entertainment. a piano duet, “ Volunteers March” by 4 Miss E, Woollcombe and Mr Gooch, was warmly appreciated, Misses Webb and Cooper in a piano duet, and Miss K, Haigh with Warblings at Dawn,” a very pretty piano solo, were very successful. The concert concluded with the singing of the National Anthem. The introduction pf canines on these occasions is peculiar to sonqe o£ the frequenters of publip concerts, and while the “yelps" of the animals may be the means of affording some amusement to their owners, they can hardly be considered a desirable addition to the programme, and would bo much better beard elsewhere.