THE MALE CHOIR.

Taranaki Daily News, 4 August 1920, Page 5

THE MALE CHOIR.

. : LAST NIGHT'S CCXCEBK ,'% , honae,, attentive vandal highly, appreciative/ greeted +h« 'Waffljgj Choir at. their eoneerf at the' Social Hull last evening; and tjtoSkfS several faces,- jraraes are oa tS»' 'Si list of "actives," not i*t -their <3f places, yet 'the remits may b» certalnta , f| recWdwHrtth pleasure, and *l»w«d«lT»'. \-m in preparation and some idea of later- "1 prjMMJfifl,, ~: . A . , ~.'s'-'9 As this is the onUr aecnUii' orgiijii»»it" "1 tion in the town, Itfis high twTttaN people, generally took'suflSehmt injSSti:,Vl m the subject to''well th« , considerably, and make'tbi''»tts&t'»*-!sl credit to-the place,, Mr. *£ - :* l dently takes much pains in and there <""e members' *M *T*' mM *M fvmntly alive to the patabttiHw*istf>. $ there ought easily to be 50' On the fl£fc,Uj of singing members. \". _[ ix£f&* The committee are to be- c^ogam*■*■•'*' lated on being able to anee of Miss Qard'ner, «tilffl||Ji Possessed of a voice of bility,; her opening, June",, gave plenty ■ ■ tunity. The articulation ■ "S clear in all parte of fl*-'! but the climax was well ""workfi' ''* up. Her encore ,to this -'was' tfcriy- v *s artistic and well finished; "My Janette"! i will live in pleasant fa-" "j many minds for some tinw'.to.'oeme. '1 Her ndxt programme number, VJEkmgi? % My Mother Taught My," j s a.faTdrHfc'fc' and always welcome. ;To : i encore she contributed th> ,*tWS> Owletts," being just tho veut that soitav* hor even better than more serious wori.. i But she will live in memory «y' nSfck'i monologues. To the first of theee*."! "The Green Eye of the YeUo'w'<Qdd?|' f ? Mr. sturroek played a piano paniment; Porceful and dramatic, audience was held spell-bound; ha?>y°i# •***« was well used to the fultjajjd perfect gesture the seen*.,was Vividly-!"|| portrayed. But the audfeace were not'. 1 w satisfied. Again and again she was iWVa| called, and certainlv one can never ***/i'2i member such if perfect imitation of and"" M impersonation of a little! ohffjfj itv*aa/ r *l true to life. In "A Peach .Pie,". "The', "fa Unfortunate Child," and "IntftUd ftt ftift.a Nursery Window" every emotion presented; it was indeed a true alturaef'.!"ll work. i '-SI In Mr. W. L. Hay, a visiting artist,;-";!! the society had secured a good Mlm'at. ; -sli His first number was woll sung, encore was better finished ' "I. did not fj kjvsjv" was a gooi song, well SUnjJ. ,ffj( 3 his seeond solo, "Sylvelia'' I 'h.e-inoTOd 11 ".J great taste, but his Sehubert jaumber ;'a was taken too fast, and in consoqhenaej ' »| lack»d the atmosphere. Certainly only v % those who try to sing the -song 1 know, "fl its' great difficulties, all too unapparent »'3 to the'casual listener. Hw - ' *ncore, •, m Homer's "Requiem", was much ' .'nily presented. In his duet 'WWi ''to/ H ||| A. B. Macdonald he was equally snV-; "'M cessful. * •«.. '<M For the choir a general word of enV "*« eoiiragcment is justly due. Their ISofcgs' fM of the Fleet* were very tine, full iot' ,;1 salt air and spray! Grieg'g tion of Land" was also very interesting, ~'"il and so ai«o was the "Tyrc'lesc HttnteW* "*yH March", In "Come Back to fcfjo" AjJ-.-'-jl portunity was taken advantage of quife. 'ftjm successfully to give solo and iccom-. &£% paniments to varied section's pf choir. 13ut the middle parts, pftrUcu-" /»fij larly second tenors, seemed often there was a sense of want of ifls- -$M riety in tone, tlie inlerweavlng Of ttK''lH different sections, and what is iiexibility, but credit is due for'much, *3§ care.- Cam must be iaken over artifeu* '£m lntion and pronunciation. In some the former was badly the latter case growi'n', bIdVMAV 'webpin* "sj are. not to be found in the English.^, "JM knsuagc. , '■•■"'•;'' i?m Mr. A. 0. Sturroek ftccoßs»nled jll \;'M the songs and duets witTi his accustomed. care and'refinement of ton*. Ml. Staolttf L |?-jw Morey plaving for the olioir numb;r«! " *; qB Mr! F. XV. G. McLeod «mducted wlth'.tjff liis. usual care anjl attention:' Perhaps 'i ;M at times his directions were Jjot fol- („<;■ lowed as he wanted, but the,' whole. ,"?M evening was most enjoyable. '"■ "*' r iffl The second concert of the season wih.' 'iw be given to-night. '' ; ;'^S