MISS WOODHOUSE'S CONCERT.

Press, Volume LXI, Issue 18488, 16 September 1925, Page 7

MISS WOODHOUSE'S CONCERT.

At Jellicoe Hall, last night. Miss Marian Woodhouse gave a song-rccita!, partly choral, iu which all the members of her Students' Glee Club took j part, -whilst a good many also apI peared as soloists. Their most elaborate task consisted of a cantata. "The Legend of Eloisa." bv Orlando Morgan, s pleasing and fairlv simple little just the right type for young ladies' choral training and breaking in for the public plafform. Although altos predominated, or perhaps just because they did, the tone-volume produced by the small choir might from its nehaess have come from double the number. They snug heartily and with every confidence in the cantata as well as m the glees, v.-bich included such fine works as Coleridge Tavlor's "Vikings" and Gardiner's 'Silver Birch." In all the good work and taste of their training was demonstrated. _ To Miss Marian "Woodhouse herself is due the place of honour among the soloists. At every hearing one must again admire her fine voice and her skilful interpretations and the most delightful of all her songs may be named, the Cesti Aria among others bv Bantock, Grieg, Godfrey, and Goring Thomas. The student soloists, were the Misses Bessie Brown, Dorothy Wiggs, Belle Renault, Elsie Prince, Nina Chamberlain, C'hrissie Nove, and Airini Partridge, mostly altos. All showed good voices, and gave the impression of good schooling and confident bearing; all shared the favours of the audience equally. Only the most beautiful of all their songs, feelingly sung by Miss Belle Renault, Chopin's "Lithuanian Song," received a double encore. Special praise is due to Miss Bessie Brown for the florid execution of German's Waltz-Song, to Miss Noye, Miss Prince, and Miss Nina Chamberlain, the latter for the "Silver Ring." The 'cello solos of Miss Marjone Wiggs, especially the Scherzo and Onentale, well played, were much appreciated. All the performers are heavily indebted to Miss Aileen Warren for her distinguished and finely supporting accompaniments.