ORGAN RECITAL.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5634, 6 December 1879, Page 5

ORGAN RECITAL.

A grand organ recital, to celebrate the openof the new organ in All Saints' C'iiur h, Pons-ml.y, was held in the church yesterday evening, funds to be applied to the liquidation of the debt on the organ The church was very well filled on the occasion. Mtssrs. Brown, Rice, and Pirie, organists of St. Mary's, St. Sepulchre's, and All Saints', took pa't in the rteiral, as ako the united choir.) i f St. Mary's and All Saint 3. The folljuiug w. s the programme of the eveniug: —After an opening prayer by the Rev. Mr. Bree Mr. Pirie flayed " Oil, Rest in the Lord,''from "Klijah." The 303 rd hymn was then sacg by the choir?, in which the congregation were requested to join. Mr. iJro.\ll next gave the "Festal March" by Sir G. lilvey ; :i""t r which a solo, "He shsH feed His flock," was beautifully rendered by Mis Maunsell. Ti is was folio.ved by t;e Agnus Dei," from Weber's Ma=s in G, played by Mr. tiice. The choirs next gave ao anthem, "From all that dwtll below the skies then another recital by Mr. lirown, eutitled "Andante," by Farmer. Mr. Dickenaon, a member of St. Mary's choir, next sang a solo, " Waft her, Angels, ' after which came another recital by Jlr. Bice, from Mendel3eohn's "Elijah," "Lift thine Eyes," and "Be not afraid." An anthem, " Blest are they that live in Thy House," by the two choirs, followed, then a recital by Mr. Pirie, the "Hallelujah" chorus. The lG6th hymn was now sung, joined ia by all present; after which the Benrdictioa was pronounced by the Bishop of Auckland. As the audience were dis-pers-ng Mr. Pirie played Dunster'a "Festival JKreii." The new organ is a remarkably sweet-toned and full-bodi>d iu-trmnent, and is a very creditable specimen of til - nuke of tli-3 builder, Hemy Jores, of Lou kn. It came out in the Waiiiato less tha:i a mont'.i ago, and has b. en erecte i by Mr. iiewl tr, of Mangawai. in a very expedi'.iojs, and at the same time, exceedingly satia : v manner, there not having bi en the v:_!n- st hitch of any kind in the meet;:irii>ii;. The cost of the organ erected was £4UO. The case of the organ is a veiy neat aod chaste one, with 19 richly illuminatel pi;and being erected on a platform a!.'iit two feet high, has a very imposing and ornamental appearance in the church building. Jn front of the organ in a very bcautifu ly carved screen of mottled kauri," the design being Gothic, to correspond with tiie pulpit. Tins screen is the handiwork of Mr. Martktt, a member of the choir of AH Saints. The organ contains great, swell, and pedal organs. In the great there are op- n diapason, principal, harmonic, kohl Hot-, keraulophon, aud fifteen stops, lu the swell there are gemshorn, licbiiuh gedect, dulcinia, gamba, double diapason, and oboe ; and in the pedal orgau, 29 bourdon notes, 3 coupleis, swell to great, great to pedal, ar;d swell pedals. 'i lie instrumrnt has also two t-hift-im< composition pedals and swell The pedals are convex and radiating. The instrument was fully t>strd by thu three talented organists who performed during the evening, and while srmt'of the scops—a?, for instance, the keraulophon flute—are exdelicate aud sweet, the full power S .ftu instrument is very giand. All ■noJur* V-Wch is to lie congratulated on the possession i * , i- > '"eh a tirst-c ass orgau.