LIEDERTAFEL.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20729, 14 December 1932, Page 3

LIEDERTAFEL.

♦ A SMOKE CONCERTThe Christchurch fortunately placed among local musical societies in its ability, at times, i» dispense with the conventions of th« concert hall, and none of the largj* audience at the smoke concert held m the Art Gallery last evening will deny that music sounds all the better when heard in an informal atmosphere. The glees and part-songs, given by ****• choir, themselves take on some or tht» i informal quality, for, though few can. i be familiar with the ..names of. -Eugeisj berg, Stehle, Ku'nze, and jwfcich j are to be found, on last''eveiung*aJ/sio> j gramme, the music ""rarely sufferff'from the lack of distinction that these names imply. ' • L,- 1 The round and full quality .or *w» secured by the tfhoir, which the'toni ductor, Mi- Alfred. "Worsley, controls with unusual ease and freedom : irom. stiffness, ha 3 for' its basis standard of singme of'-the .ludiTWlual • members. The final programme «?-.«» year opened glee is^P 1 % Bacchus. "Let bv> Michael with Kutuse's quiet Otto's "Earth and Heaven," Brahma's "Cradle frong." Stehle's "Polish Tavern Song," Engtelsberg's Me," the conductor?* a Christmas car6l_]^^.e»:;^^w s ?» "See. .Amid the all capably Man River,'' from— J«w»e«*s»-fie*n.» "Show Boat." has The - effective"'tuns- - ulness that gains for -the ;* musica| comedy song a brief popularity. . xt» agreeable phrases that seem always about to break into the more familiar melodies of plantation songs, or negxo spirituals were suitably delivered -By Mr A. L. Cropp and chorus. • Santa given by the members mclaoaa a descriptive vpcal.dnet, "The Botfl* - Eve" (Theo Bonhe r) by Messrs H. J. Francis and P. A. Caithness, with Bbhm's "Still aB the Imght" •ddedli an encore; Mr E. W. Barttett "Rfflg, Bells. Ring" (Day); Mr £ %ckfey, "Market Day" (F. herd-s Song" (A. Tolloch); D ; Vincent, "Youth has a Happy Trea£ (H. Lohr>; Mr'L. N. Fleming. "Tayern Song" (Howard. Fisher), most -of which were in familiar ballad style. Dr. T. Is. Crooke played aceompraiments skilfully, and joined .with", Mr Alfred Worsley in some- brief p?ano duets. Of Kienzl's Dance Tunes, op 21, the with spirit. The slow -wJttf*Wßtormezzo* and an "Andante" from Mofikows»% / Parts," gained the approval of tae audience. N '" [i •