ST. MARY'S CONVENT.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 995, 9 December 1910, Page 6

ST. MARY'S CONVENT.

. ■« : —- ' ■ CONCERT BY SENIOE PUPILS. A very excellent concert indeed was that given by the senior pupils of St. Alavy's Convent in the Concert Chamber, Town, Hall, last evening, in the presence of a very largo audience. St. Mary's Convent has established.for itself an enviable reputation for the quality of the instruct tion in its musical department, and the public concerts which are occasionally given by its pupils are of something' considerably move than average merit. The concert last evening,, which, by the way, was given in aid of the St. Patrick's. College Jubilee I'uud, fully 'sustained; the musical reputation of the convent. One of the conspicuous features of the programme was the part-singing, which was distinguished for its breadth and volume of tone, precision of attack/perfect blending of parts, and clear enunciation. The concerted items consisted of songs from Shakespeare—-"Blow," Blow, Thou Winter Wind," "Hark the ,Lark," "Take, Oh Tako Those Lips Away"—the tuneful trios—"The Flower Greeting" (Curschmann), by..Misses'Storey, M'Enroe, "and Segriel', an£ Maxchetti's "Aye Maria," by Misses' Storey," Denhard, and Segrief (by special request)—and the part-song "The Cuckoo," and "The Wanderers' Night 'Song". (Hiller). So delightfully.were these' numbers sung that encores were inevitable. The soloists were Miss Rosie Segrief,. Miss May Storey, Miss Nita Green, Miss • Carrie Denhard, Miss Teresa M'Enroe, and Miss' Agnes Segrief. • Miss Kosio Segrief, who is a promising mezzo, sang Meyerbeer's fine cavatina "Nobil Signor" most, artistically, and with a commendable, appreciation of the dramatic beauty of the air; as an encore, she sang, very prettily, the charming air "Philosophy." Miss May Storey, ■ a young girl still in her 'teens, whom Madame Melba heard and' prophesied great things of, sang the "Eegnava nel Silenzio," from "Lucia di Lammermoor" (Donizetti), a difficult and exacting composition, calling for'dramatic and sustained execution. Miss Storey has a verj fine quality of voice, under excellent discipline, and of great compass. Her encore number was "Mattinata." She also sang the florid'"Bel Kaggio" in the second part. Miss Carrie Denhard's fine contralto voice was' admirably suited to her item, "Convten Partir" (Donizetti), and her singing was heartily' applauded. As an encore number she sang "Sleeping." The honours of the evening, so j far as the popular verdict was concerned, fell to Miss Teresa M'Enroe, whose singing of Benedict's variations in the "Garnivale di Venezia" was a very fine effort. Miss M'Enrc-3's voice is very pure in tone, and of great range and power. As an encore'■ number, she sang the old favourite ballad "Believe Mo, if All Those Endearing Young. Charms," and was again encored to repeat the second verse. Miss Agnes Segrief has previously been complimented" upon her success as a debutante of great promise—she is the winner of this, year's medal for the Home • examination—and her fine contralto was particularly well. suited to Rossini's "Elena! Oh, tu chio chiamo"; in responso to an insistent recall she sang Gounod's ever popular "Quand ■tu Chantes." Other items included the 'pianoforte duet "Overture to Tannhauser"'(Wagner) by Misses Green and Robinson, and Miss Nita Green's capable rendition, on the pianoforte, of Chopin's "Scherzo, in C Sharp Minor." • . • Mrs. Ellis played the accompaniments to vocal soli.