Carols
HE Dorian-Ariel Singers presented a mixed bag of carols from 1YA on December 5, The carol is a hymn which of all hymns should be a blend of mysticism, austerity, simplicity and subtlety, with, in addition, a certain joy, incalculable and indefinable. The composer who attempts even an arrangement let alone
the original composition of a carol, must himself be a blend of these qualities, and possess a consummate but modest musicianship. Of the Dorian-Ariel. group Walford Davies’ "O Little Town of Bethlehem" and Holst’s ‘Wassail Song" were most impressive, In Vaughan Williams’ Ea
"Fantasia," sung in collaboration with the sttings of the Studio Orchestra, the singers*never reached a happy understanding with the strings. It was difficult to know whether the incoherence was inherent in the music or wholly the fault of the performers. The Dorian-Ariel Singers are almost back to pre-war standard, but the men’s voices do .not yet match those of the women in tone quality.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 339, 21 December 1945, Page 9
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159Carols New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 339, 21 December 1945, Page 9
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