MADRIGAL choir

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 166, 4 October 1927, Page 15

MADRIGAL choir

YESTERDAY'S ENTERTAINMENT

An enjoyable entertainment was provided by Mr. John Tait’s Madrigal Choir at the Unity Mali ft^s. In the unaccompanied singing tne choir showed good appreciation °f the requirements of light and shade. The work throughout was clean and gave evidence of sound preparation. Particularly pleasing was Cenverei e “When Ail Alone," Elgars O Happy Eves” arid Stanford's “The Bird ” "’ho latter proved very' acceptable,' so much so that a repetition had to "Ad'ise Awake” (Morley) and “Ah! Dear Heart” (Orlando Gibbons), which were included in a group of madrigals# were also welcome contributions. Two soprano solos, how Sleeps the Crimson Petal” and “Song of the Blackbird” (Quilter) were pleasinglysung by Miss Evaline Ivory, Miss Margot Anderson giving a tasteful^ r “ K'btion of C odard’s "The Traveller. Sullivan’s tenor solo. "Take a P alr Sparkling Eyes" received good treatment at the hands of Mr. A. L. Me‘''very'pleasing were the instrumental numbers, Grieg’s “ Sol l ata r _ldH.ior, hv Miss Margaret Stoddart (violin) and Mr Eric Waters (piano), and Goiterman’s “Sonata in D Minor,” by Miss Lalla Humus (’cello) and Mr. Walters (P A "series Of trios by Frank Bridge were welcome contributions from these artists.