C.T. MALE CHOIR

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 129, 4 June 1927, Page 5

C.T. MALE CHOIR

PINE CHORUS SINGING

Quite the best conceit of its kind was given in the Town Hall last night, before a very large audience, the occasion being a combined choral rendition of Felicien Davids famous ode, "The Desert," a colourful picture of impressions of lif, in the East. It was indeed a remarkably iine vocal offering. The Wellington Commercial. Travellers' Male Voice Choir had the assistance of the Dunediu Choir Cerbeen ,b . ? ■ Ch<i\ C W Ould 's™^ arnriH % eiVe the s J'mPhonic ode such giand and vigorous treatment as did the hundred or more voices that were lifted 2 J" /T 011/ *? desc"be t^ light and and it? Its Colour charm, and its ever changing atmosphere. Perhaps the best interpretation was that dep.ctmg the storm, really a magniacent efioit on the part of the singeil, and their thl" S£ dy. et-or', Mr- H. Temple Whke lv this direction, too, a very efficient orches- ™, 01, twenty-seven players gave instru-ofev-aLI'T'T t0,.? very-delightful cameo of vivid Eastern life. The chorus seemed quite at home, and the resonance of the male voices m exquisite blending pleased the ear mightily They depicted the maich of the caravan (truly realistic), the storm ri" glxt.s,?, p Proach. and that silence of the desert that can almost be heard), dawn t. ATi i to,? ra>\ c : r > the final thanks to Allah Mr. B. H. Mayall sang "O, Lovely Night" and "Evening Meditation' 5 f \i HV J-.Cathcaifc sang the 'Chant of the Muezzin," that wonderful call to the multitude that conjured up visions of a vast kneeling throng, prostrating themselves with religious fervour., The performance was indeed a memorable one lne first part of the programme included the combined choirs in "The Soldiers' Uiorus, given with vim and power; "In Absence, which had to be repeated; "The Viking Song," and the humorous partsong -Alexander." Encores were frequent, for the singing was much to the liking ot the large audience. The Lyric Quartette was in exceptional voice and the "V;K ber v w?i' e instant]y successful with Olt when.Eve Has Rest Bestowed," the "Sailors Chorus," "Sleep, Kentucky Babe, an American lullaby, and "Go Ask Papa." Messrs. Phinps, Goudie' Howe, and Brown are to be complimented on their vocal harmony. The soloists during the first part of the programme were Mr. S. E. Rodgers, baritone, who sang 'The Last Watch," and as a recall "Save One Little Flower for Me"; Mr. Reg James, from Dunedin, a tenor, sang "The Pipes of Pan" so exquisitely that a double encore was insisted on, and he delighted with "Oh, It's Quiet Down Here," and another. Mention must be made of the elocutionary work of Mr. W. S. Wauehop in "The Desert": he gave the descriptive monologue that introduced the work, and was interestingly dramatic in his peroration. Mr. D. H. White assisted Mr. H. Temple White in the accompaniments. .Die pcrlormance concluded with hearty applause for the choirs aud Mr. White' '