HUTT VALLEY LIEDERTAFEL

Hutt News, Volume 9, Issue 15, 18 September 1935, Page 4

HUTT VALLEY LIEDERTAFEL

strccESsruL concert. In spite of the inclement weather there was a good attendance in fc>t. James's Hall on Thursday evening when the Hutt. Valley Liedertafel gave •the Ji'rst concert of the fourth season, Under the conductorship of Mr Harry Brusey, the choir gave a varied selcc--1 tion of part songs some of which were selected from gems of previous concerts, other numbers were new to a Hutt audience. Good balance and tone were maintained throughout and the appreciation of the audience was liberal

and sincere. The lirst bracket consisted of two contrasting numbers, Maunder's rousing

"Border Ballad" and Edward Uerman'a delightful "O Peaceful Night." Beethoven's "Creation's Hymn" ami I 'urgoes," by H. Balfour Gardiner tested the choir's capabilities and did 'not And them wanting. A very interesting contribution by the choir was entitled "Evening Primrose,'' the words of which were written about a 'hundred years ago by John Clare, the music being recently composed speci'ally for the Hutt Valley Liedertafel by Claude M. Haydon. "As Torrents in Summer" (Elgar), "My Bonny Lass She Smileth" (Thomas Morley), and "Come Shepherd Swains" (Gordon Jacob) -were other part song which were very delightfully sung. "\cu Gentlemen of England" (J)unliill), "Come, Landlord, Fill the I* lowing Bowl" (Old English), and the marching song, "Song of the (from Friini's light opera, "The Three Musketeers"), were vigorous numbers which appeared to please the audieucc greatly, as naturally did the humoious number "Old Mother Hubbard" (Wheeler). Many of these items had to bo repeated. The choir was JOl tunate in its choice of assisting artists. Miss Molly Atkinson is always welcome on the concert platform, and she charmed with her singing of "A Mood" (Alison Travel's) and "A Night Oil} 11 (Raymond Loughborough), with 'Love's Lament' (Michael Head) and "The Nightingale" (Delius) as a second bracket. A popular encore number was "The Leaves and the "Wind." Miss Dorothy La Huche, L.K..5.M., (Loud.), the winner of the principal pianoforte section at the recent Wellington Competitions, made a most pleasing impression in her iirst public apearance before a Lower Ilutt audience. Her clever technique and artistry were subjects of much favourable comment. Miss La iloche contributed a number of pianoforte solos, her major work being Chopin's "Poli-naise in A Flat" (Opus du). Others were "Little Star" (Livens), "Min.-trels" (De-liusi-y), "Mazurka" (S.-riabin). and "Spanish Dance, No. I ("e ialla). Encore numbers were demanded and given. Perry Grainger's ]>i>ioforte compusitiun. ' 1 1'olfiiel .Soug'' was played very c .ll'ert i vely by .Mr. Harry lirnsey, Miss Molly Atkinson and Mr. W. Hoy Ilill providing soprano and tenor accompaniments. The latter also song two of . A. Lidgey's songs, "Now is My Clitoris Fresh as May" and "All in a Garden Green." An English folk song. "My Billy Boy" ( Vaughan Williams), and "My Dcare.-t Dear (composed by Eric Waters, of Wellington), were encore numbers. Mr. P. Jlorman and Mr. H. E. Brusey were the accompanists.