SUNDAY NIGHT CONCERT.
An enjoyable concert under the auspices of the Wellington City Centennial Celebrations Committee was given in the Town Hall last night by the Royal Wellington Choral Union under the conductorship of Mr. Stanley Oliver. The first part was of a miscellaneous character and consisted of the part-songs "To Thee O Lord" (Rachmaninoff), "Bless the Lord, O My Soul" (Ivanoff), and "Joshua" (Moussorgsky), piano and organ duets by Miss Aileen Homer and Mr. Clement Howe, and the duet "Love Divine" (Stainer), sung by. Mrs. Merle Gamble and Mr. J. O. Bonifant. The second part was devoted to selections from Mendelssohn's "Elijah" and included the tenor solo "If With All Your Hearts," the soprano solo, "Hear Ye Israel," Mr. Bonifant and Mrs. Gamble being the soloists. The choruses were "Help,. Lord," "Blessed are the Men," "Be Not Afraid," "He Watching over Israel," and "And Then Shall Your Light." The various numbers were finely rendered and greatly appreciated by a good audience. ■ ' - " " ■'■■■■•
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 95, 22 April 1940, Page 4
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