MISSES REILLY’S CONCERT.

Hawera Star, Volume XLVIII, 13 December 1924, Page 4

MISSES REILLY’S CONCERT.

A CAPITAL PIiOGHAMAiE. The annual concert arranged'' by me Misses ixeiliyi, L.A.8., is always a musical event m Hawera, ana is specially interesting because it gives young performers the opportunity oi showing the progress they are making in the world of music. The concert took place last evening in the uraiu Theatre, and a large audience listened with keen enthusiasm to the various numbers given. lne ladies' part songs were an outstanding feature of the programme. The voices were clear and good, and the balance and blend were reany excellent. The singers, well controlled by Miss D. Reilly, showed line power or expression, and the result was capital and did great credit to their careful training and to their marked ability. Each of the three parts was sung confidently and with nice tone. Each was lull and true and no one stood out from the others. Their numbers, “Fly, singing bird,” “Night sinks on the wave,” and “Down in the dewy dell” gave scope for different styles. While all were good, the iirstnamed perhaps stood out as the best of the concerted items. The recalls were well deserved.

The vocal double trio, “Dawn of day,” was another very enjoyable number and was much appreciated. Miss C. Reilly was in capital voice and sang with that charm of expression which is hers and which makes her singing so popular. Her programme number, “Starry Woods,” was excellent, and demanded a double recall, to which the singer responded. Miss .0. Grindrod’s full, rich contralto voice in that lovely song “Lie there, mv lute,” had fine scope, and hei singing was marked by very nice expression. She sings with a charming'simplicity and gives, the impression that she sings well within herself. Her number was received with great enthusiasm, and she had to respond with an emphatic encore.

r^e pianoforte solos played by Miss Mara Mackie, L.A.B. (Rachmaninoff Prelude), Miss Leah Haughton (ChoP l * l s “Fantasia Impromptu”), and Miss Thelma Jones (“Toccatina”) were extremely interesting items, and the young artists showed nice clean touch, excellent technique, and marked power of execution. They were all enthusiastically encored. Other pianoforte items were the duet by Misses K. Buekeridge and G Lees (inu tile trio by Misses M. Thomson and M. Hawken and Master Meyrick. these were very nicely played. ' her song, “Butterfly wingsj” Miss Alice Stevenson showed a marked power of expression and considerable temperament, which gained for her a cordial reception. Miss Herbert’s light soprano voice was well suited in the pretty song Almond blossom,” and she was very successful in her rendering bf ],eiitem' M I,CI

Mhss A. White, “Mifanwy T -V Davic S’ “ The swallows.” Mr. F Low, “Sea fever.” Mr. G. Hessell, “The time of open country.” o-k?? n X \ et ’ J‘ Love is meant to make os glad, by Messrs E. Pacey and A Lane, in which the voices-" blended p™s™ were ,n -*«> ■»» «=-

Miss D. Reilly conducted the part m excellent style. and she Zd Miss L. Haughton played the acc—inaniments. all in good taste. The National Anthem concluded a very good programme