LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

Press, Volume LXII, Issue 18673, 23 April 1926, Page 7

LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT.

The large Audience at last night's concert of. the Liedertaf el at the Choral Hall was treated to a very good programme, both in choral and solo-work. Opening with Dr. Calcott's rather intricate "Triumphant Love" the choir showed ready command and precision. Very good tone and harmony were developed in iieger's part-song "Bright Through the Window." With Edward German's "0, Peaceful ,Night" the finer shades of colouring came to very pleasing effect, though the composer's erratic introduction with quickened sentences is a disturbing rather than a beneiicial feature. An encore brought the very charming "livening Walk, which by its emotional character appealed perhaps uicre than any of the preceding part-songs, and it was very finely sung. Again an operatio "Scena" was produced, this time in soniore black and white. The choico waa Wolfram's eolo with the "Pilgrims' Chorus" followiug from Wagner's

"Taiinhausor." Mr G. &. March sang the Aria very impressively and the choir sang with great delicacy, but the illusion of the slowly approaching body of pilgrims was not - guite achieved. Ab encore Brahms's "Lullaby" was sung tenderly. After the interval. came the very cleverly written eong "Bind My Brows" by Staincr, Abt's "May Night," always enjoyable in its pleasing sentimental trend, and a piece of very characteristic part-writing, Cyril Jenkins's "The Lee Shore," on which evidently a great deal of painstaking effort had been spent. Messrs Cookson, Vincent, March, and Ccopp combiaed as solo-quartet, eanj with excellent tone-blending and control "Spin, Spin" and "In Maylime." Between parts came forward a well-picked assortment of soloists. Mr R. D. Vincent leading expressively with "Beloved, It is Morn" and the -'Song of Thanksgiving." Mr J. H. Cocks eang in genuine accents of emotion Gounod's "She Alone Charmeth' and on recall a clever little song by the gifted Audrey Gibson Foster, "The Raindrop." Into the "Flower Song" .from "Carmen" Mr Treweru infused his own infectious enthusiasm, and his melting mood into "My Gift to You." Mr A. L. Cropp sang in sne spirit and with the exquisite niceties of tone Gounod's "Le Voyager," and for an encorse cleverly the spiritual "Walking in the Garden."

Ablv carrying out his. duties 68 accompanist all the evening, Dr. T. L. Crooke, who played a group cf piano solos, from which stood out conspicuously for merit Schumann's "Devotion" and the "Danse Trepak' by Tschaikowsky. Altogether a very exhilarating evening was spent, warmly acknowledged by the audience.