THE ANDREW BLACK CONCERT.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8122, 30 May 1906, Page 2

THE ANDREW BLACK CONCERT.

On Tuesday night we aro to have a rare treat in the way of music presented to us by the well-known concert managers, Messrs J. and N. Tait, The attraction will be the famous baritone, Mr Andrew Black, and his complete ooncert company, consisting of Miss Ethel Sinclair, violiniste, and Rerr Adolphe Borschke, pianist. The' nows of thid splendid company has reached us from the South, and it is with great interest that we await the actual appearance of such a talented company as this ono must assuredly be. Mr Black is the possessor of a remarkably fine voice which may be looked upon as being a tenor baritone. His platform appearance is as simple as can be, and his singing is also as simple as it is perfect. Only the highest praise is used by the press throughout the colony with reference to the concerts that have already been given, Mr Black seems to succeed in hitting on the happy idea of endeavoring to please more than ono class of audienco at the same concert. Not only classical songs docs he sing, but on his programmes may be found such songs ai "Nazareth," "The Village Blacksmith, 1 ' "0 Ruddier than the Cherry," " Thou'rt Passing Hence," " The Land o' the Leal," " Kirkonuel Lea," " Tho March of the Cameron Men," and dozens oKpthor such interesting items, S) that even the ordinary lover of music will have no cause to complain as to the versatile character of the programme. An occurrence that has often lo be put up with in this colony is that tho siugers that visit us from the Old Country arc usually in their decay, bat it is the' opposite with Andrew Black, who .is in the very prime of his career. He is only forty years of age, so that we may rest assured that we are to hear something of the very best. The appearances in Wellington lately caused groat enthusiasm, and reminded one of tho immense enthusiasm that Dolores used to cause. There will bo no other opportunity of hearing this great singer here again for simo years to come, so that it should be realised before it is too late. Miss Sinclair, the violiniste of the company, lias won golden words of praise for her skilful treatment of the violin, and she Iras met with splendid success throughout tho colony Herr Borschke has caused a great stir in musical circles and most of the press describe him as being quite the best pianist that has visited the colonies since the visit of the great Paderewski, of whose teacher, Leschczitzky,|Borschke, happens to be a pupil. Mr Borsehke had a splendid European reputation and has appeared with fc.'eat success in .Vienna, Paris, Berlin and London. " , (