MUSIC WEEK

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1056, 21 August 1930, Page 14

MUSIC WEEK

CONCERT BY SECONDARY SCHOOLS THREE FINE PROGRAMMES Three enjoyable concerts were provided yesterday under the auspices of Music Week. In the afternoon a concert was given by pupils from Auckland secondary schools at the Town Hall, and at the Lewis Eady Hall a piano and violin recital was given by Miss Margot Toner and Miss Jean Allen, assisted by Miss Berta Carr and Mr. Eric Waters. A miscellaneous concert in the evening attracted a good attendance. A discriminating: programme at the Lewis Lady Hull in the afternoon provided an enjoyable entertainment. Miss Allen and Miss Toner played Bach’s Sonata in E, for violin and piano, for their opening number, a difficult work being handled with skill and artistry. Two songs by Miss Berta Carr, “In the Silent Night” (Rachmaninov), and Quilter’r “Song of the Blackbird,” were also warmly received. Miss Toner then played Bach’s Chromatic Fantasie and Fugue, which was followed by Sonata No. 2, for violin and piano (Delius), a line performance being given. Two further songs by Miss Carr were “The Shepherd’s So rig” (Elgar) and “Lullaby” (Scott). The final number was Cesar Franck’s “Symphonique Variations,” by Miss Toner and Mr. Eric Waters, which proved a fitting conclusion to a very artistic concert. AT TOWN HALL The concert by the secondary schools attracted a good attendance and the items were all well received. Fart one of the programme was provided by the Epsom Girls’ Grammar School. A wellbalanced orchestra played the “Dole’s March” from the “Merchant of Venice” suite by Rosae, and an arrangement of Scottish Airs. . Some nice singing was also given by the school choir, Fairlie’s “Send Out Thy Light,” and “How Sweet the Moonlight” (Bendall) being particularly good. The voices were of good quality and handled with nice restraint. , , _ . Four numbers by St. Cuthbert s College also proved interesting. The 13th century round, “Summer Is I’Cumen In,” was very well handled, as also was the 14th century “Song of Agincourt.” “Haste Thee Nymph” (Watts) and Ball's “Pibroch of Donald Dhu,” were warmly received. The two schools also combined to sing Martin Shaw’s “Mine Eyes Have Seen the Glory of the Lord,” and Parry’s “Jerusalem.” Satisfying volume and good quality were always in evidence. The pupils of the Auckland Grammar School opened their section of the concert with an overture, “Milady.” by tho band. J. 11. Bond, a young vocalist with a fine rich voice, gave “The Minstrel Bov,” and the orchestra gave an enjoyable selection of Gilbert and Sullivan operas. A high standard was also observed by the choir, which gave “The Lass of Richmond Hill” and the Latin Lyric, “Inter Vitae.” A march, “Junior League,” by the band, a song “Robin Adair,” by L. H. Jones, a part song, “Excelsior,” and Mendelssohn’s march, “War March of the Priests,” concluded a very fine programme. MISCELLANEOUS CONCERT Pleasing variety characterised the programme given at the miscellaneous concert at the Town Hall in the evening. The Lyric Quartet (Messrs. Ripley, Richards, McEhvain and Thomas) sang very pleasingly Storch’s “Reveries,” and “When the Chimney Sang” (Parkes). Liszt’s very difficult “Rigoletto Paraphrase” was played with line sparkle and brilliance by Miss Theo Halpin, who was very warmly applauded. A soprano solo, “Orpheus With His Lute,” was nicely sung by Miss Lilian Woods, this being followed by an artistic performance of Stern’s “Melodie Romantique” for ’cello solo, by Dr. Trevor de Clive Lowe.. Another very enjoyable instrumental item was Mr. Haydn Murray’s “Le§ Adieux” (Beethoven), which was followed by a fine contralto solo by Miss K. Christie, “O Don Fatale,” from the opera, “Don Carlos.” Mr. Den Barnes, who was in good voice, sang the dramatic prologue to “I Pagliacqi” and Mr. A. Ripley, in the absence of Signor Constantini, contributed two tenor solos which were warmly received Humorous items by Mr. Alan McElwain and selections from the repertoire of the Auckland Operatic Society concluded an enjoyable entertainment.