A SONG RECITAL

Evening Post, Volume CII, Issue 11, 13 July 1921, Page 3

A SONG RECITAL

MR. REGINALD BLOW AND HIS PUPILS.

Those who attended tlie song recital' given by Mr. Reginald Blow and his pupils in the Conpert Chamber, Town Hall, last evening, and there were many, were very well repaid for facing a disagreeable night, for the concert was an enjoyable one. . Each of Mr. Blow's songs were appreciated, but it was his Prologue from "I Pagliacci ',' (Leoncavallo) which the audience most enjoyed, for it was sung, with excellent artistry and a depth of feeling. His other numbers included the aria " Eri Tu,7 from Verdi's "Un Balk) in Mascherp," Brahme's "0West«?m Wind," "Don Juan's Serenade" tTschaikoweky) and "The Rebel" (Wallace). Of his pupils Miss Phyllis Massey stood out prominently. She hasbeeii heard in 1 public many times recently), and always she has deserved the applau3a accorded her. She has a, very pleasing mezzo-soprano voice, musical and full,' and under good control. She, was accorded a double encore after her " Softly Awakes My Heart." frorni " Samson and Delilah," and, in Sanderson's very charming .ballad "Break o' Day" was altogether pleasing. Two bassos contributed numbers, and thereby pleased the audience, _Mr. Alister Campbell singing "Hybriae the Cretan" and "Friend o' Mine," ajid Mr. J. A. Stevenson the gloomy and powerful " Bois Epais," from "Amadis" and the. sharply contrasting "Come to the.'Fa^r." ' Mies. Bacon set herself :i difficult task in' the aria. "Caro Selve," from Handel's " Atalanta',"'but her "Happy, Song "(del Riego) and " The Waters of Minnetoka " (Lieurance) were happy choices. Mrs. S. Hempton,, who has a pleasing soprano voice, was' heard in " Carmena" and Dvorak's always delightful " Songs My MotKer Taught Me.". Mr. Horace Hunt, solo pianist, ,played with his usual grace and facility 'a Prelude, Study, and Scherzo of Chopin, and as encores, Moussorgsky's "Copak" and John Ireland's "Island Spell." Mr. Harold Whittlewas at the piano, and certainly added' much to the enjoyment of the recital.