LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

Press, Volume LXIII, Issue 12933, 12 October 1907, Page 10

LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

One of the most successful concerts alike ae. regards t>he part eongs and , the ' eolos that hare been given 'by the ' Liedertafel for some time pasrt took place laet night. The prominent feature of the concert -was the very art- I ietio singing of five parts eongs writ- ' ten by Mgar. These are magnificent J compositions, full of harmony, and effects, and the Liedertatel brought out f these points excellently. Or these, 1 "Whether I Find Thee," "After a many j Duetv Mile." "It's oil! to be a Wild i Winu," and notably the finale of the i last number were finely given. Of i the other part songs those which per- \ hnps stood out most prominently were 1 "Virion," "The Tattoo"' (the patrol ef- 1 fecU in which were excellently done), i and "Lovely Niight." Mr W. Gwynn i Jones, who made hie debut as a solo- i ist, liaa a sweet ballad voice of con- < siderable cultivation. He eang ''Mary s very effectively, and! for an encore gave ' "I'll Sing Thee Songs of Araby," wiiich h« eang very well. Mr Jonee je «vi undoubted acquisition to the ranks or , Liedertafel soloists. Mr George March, who was in excellent voice, sang Schubert's grand song, "The Wanderer," l with a great deal of success. He c brought out effectively the varied ' phases of the composition, and his eing- £ ing of it was exceedingly artistic. For an encore he gave "Marching Along, , > one of the series of cavalier songs by i Mr V. White. The diiet, "A Veteran's ' Toast," by Messrs March and 0. D. J Morris, was another item which went i splendidly, the voioce blending well, s Mr S. Hawker was heardi to consider- I able advantage in Benedict's "Rage c Thou Angry Storm," singing wiHh far 1 more freedom than has been the case T on some former occasions. For an \ encore he gave Masoheroni'e "Thou Art t my Life," which he eaiur well. Mr R. j. Vincent gave the eoilo to the part song r "Nina."' It was a very exacting solo, g and Mr Vincent saog it with considerable success. Dr. Crooke had a good j deal, to contend with in hie piano solo "Galop Di Bravura," from the fact tliafc the piano was exceedingly wooden and * hard in tone. The execution wns ex- T cellent. and on a better instrument the ? success achieved would , have been ' greatly increased. For en encore Dr. * Crooke played a pretty composition by * Chaminade. Dr. Brndshaw conducted, v and Mr Alfred Bunz played the ac- ° companimente. • fi