THE CAMBRIDGE CHURCH CONCERT.

Waikato Times, Volume XIII, Issue 1028, 25 January 1879, Page 2

THE CAMBRIDGE CHURCH CONCERT.

A grand concert, in aid of the funds of St. Andrew's Church, ambridge, was held at the Public Hall on VVednesday eveningjast The attendance was rather small, and the concert did not commence till half -past eight, when the first park, which consisted entirely of sacred selections, was opened by Mrs Mitchell, Misses Gerrans and Howard, and Messrs mackintosh and Johnson, singing the grand anthem " Lord of all power and might ;" this was well rendered. Mrs Mitchell ' then gave the recitation " I know thafc my Redeemer hveth," in which this lady's powerful and cultivated voice sounded to great advantage ; she was loudly applauded. Mr Edgeoumbe now sang "Charity" with great success. \)iss Gerrans then followed with " Lo ! Afc Thy feefc," in her usual style. The air from "The Creation"—" With verdure clad" — was next given by Mrs Mitchell ; fche expression thrown into this piece and the exquisite taste with which it was rendered brought out this lady's voice to perfection, A duet, " Oh, lovely peace," by Mrs Mitchell and Miss Gerrans, concluded the first, part of fche programme. Mr S. L. Keesing opened fche second part with a selectiou o i fche piano, " Vivi Pu." Mrs Mackintosh followed with the song "Apart;" this lady was in good voice, and rendered the song most tastefully. Mr H. Steele now sang "Nil Desperandum," his powerful voice sounding to great advantage in this song ; he wa3 loudly applauded. " Auld Robin Gray" was nexfc sang by Mrs Mitchell, ' who gave this old and popular song with great taste ; the sweetness and musical compass of her voice was well brought out— fche high notes being given as perfect as from an instrument ; fche appreciation of fche audience was shown by an encore being demanded, which Mrs Mitchell kindly responded to by singing another Scotch song. Mr Mackintosh then gave a clarionette solo, and " I do not love thee" was suug by Miss Howard. A comic song, " The lost child," was sung by Mr H. Steele, and encorel. This concluded fche second part. After an interval, Mr S. L. Keesing played " Maggie's Waltz " on the piano with good execution and time. Miss Gerrans then sang " The blind girl's dream." " Pray for those at sea," by Miss Howard, followed, in which this young lady's contralto voice sounded to very great advantage. " Wandering in dreams" came nexfc, by Mr Johnson; this was well sung, and duly appreciated Mrs Mitchell appeared again, and sang the " Nightingale's trill ;" this was the piece of the evening, the high - class training and great cultivation of this lady's voice giving a very pretty effect to fche song; this song brought down the house, and an encore was called for, which was kindly given. A violin duet, by Messrs H. and S. L. Keesing, was tho next piece. Mr Edgeoumbe followed with the splendid song " The Death of Nelson." The Rev. W. N deL. Willis then thanlied Mrs Mitchell and the other singers in a fow appropriate remarks, and announced the lasfc piece on the programme " Chora, of fche Huntsmen ;" this inspiriting piece was well given by six voices, aud was loudly applauded. After fche National Anthem was sung, fche audience dispersed. — Conn 'cspoxdew _\