MAORI PARTY

Grey River Argus, 31 March 1933, Page 6

MAORI PARTY

MU.LCAL AND DESCRIPTIVE CONCERT. TOW N II ALL SU( CESS. Thai the charm of Polynesian music i? not 1 »st on a Greymoulh audience was emphai i<-aI y proven last evening, vh.n a ea cicily aud>me in the Town II: I 'l gave a most enthusiastic recep>r iou to the loiuing Maori Mission p.i y, .hi flic c-vcasion of their Greybdr.li .-oiice.t From the very first iti m the jmv was listened m attentively and enthusiastically on-cored. The party comprises Air and Mrs AVere a. Misses Rangipeka Karamaina. Railia Pehawa, Li’mla ,Karenara, Mes.-rs Tono Tikao, Iloheja Tula >ha’a, Te l ira Tutaeo and Sister Ro a a (ia charge). The programme inc tided vocal, instrumental and desci i:.i ive. and as is always the ‘‘asO with Maori cxiH'erls, the latter were on rt.cul.ir'v well received. At the (■(.ndiision of the Concert, Sister Kojaia. on behalf of the party thanked the audience for the large attendance and the generous a’plause. The ticcom. hniments for the evening were verv ca; ablov handled by Air and Mrs AVereta. the former with string instruments and the latter on the piano Mrs AA'rreta and also her sister were h re with the Maori Party wh’eh visited Greymouth on the occasion of the .lubi oe, and many wiU rem cm ler her talented performance on that occasion. To att* nipt to criticise each artist ■jndi vidimllv won d be superllous, in a comifinv s.» I'lerfectly balanced, sufficient it is to say that it is very seldom that a combination is heard whose voices Idem! so beautifully and whose actions harmonise so perfectly with the singing. The programme was as f< 1 ows:—'Opening: ’ Welcome in Al.aori,” singing of Lord’s Prayer; chant of the S'lst Psalm in Alaori; chtint of the 121st. Psalm in English; Tradii it ional Poi Dance; short medley of concerted items, < horus: “ E Pari Ra ” (farewell to the troops); ancient •fioi dance of greeting; song, Miss Ran-

g':|(‘ka Karamainti’’ Ako. Ako. Oto Rangi;’’ song. Ilohepa: ‘‘Lead me gently Home.” Guitar Solo, Mr W'ereta; Solo, Mrs AVereta: ilroup of eight concerted items; Poi Dance; Solo. Mr Tikao; “When we come to the end of the day,” the concluding number consisted of a descriptive group of it ms te - iresenting the Maori at home.