THIRD LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 7265, 22 October 1910, Page 12

THIRD LIEDERTAFEL CONCERT

A thorough, success fioin the artistic viewpoint, tne tnird concert of the Wellington Liedertaiel, held last evening in the Concert Chamber of tho Town Hall, was more extensively favoured by the-music-loving public, than the two preceding concerts of .Jhe year. The. society lust evening 'had the services of Miss Agnts Segnef, a sympathetic soprano, and ilr Herbert J', llloy, violinist, whcse musical citizenship is deservedly regarded as a valuable acquisition to Wellington In her first number, "Pleta, Signore" (Strudella), Miss Segrief sang with deep feeling and faultless expression, giving a finished interpretation of this prayer of anguish. Upon reappearinf later for the spirit's song,.' Hark! Wnat I Tell to Thee" (Haydn), Miss Scgrief was again listened to by a fully appreciating audience, who warmly conveyed their acknowledgments ot tho singer's praiseworthy eifort. Mr Bloy i;pp:ared twice in bracketed violin eoll, and demonstrated his possession of a lif'astcrfa! command of the bow. H& played in brilliant fashion, "Playera" (Sarceate) " Canzonetta," (D'Anibrosio), "Romance" (Spobr), and "Serenade CUrdla). Tho society's popular pianist, Mr Erio Waters, was cordially applauded, both by the audience and by his fellow members, for tho solo, "Rigaudon" (Rc-ff), executed tastefully. Although the male solo singing was hardly up to the society's usual stand, aid, being at times somewhat restrained, tho part songs were treated ably, and gave the fullest .satisfaction. An Elgar composition, -with words translated from tho Greek anthology, was one of the. geme, and was contained in, the following four lines : It's oh! to bo a wild wind—when my lady'i in tho sun— She'd just unbind her neckerchief and take me breathing in. It's oh! to bo a red rose—just a faintly blushing' one— So she'd pull me with her hand and to her snowy breast I'd win. Dudley Buck's cantata, of Shelley's "Chorus of Spirits and Hours" ("Pro. metheue Unbound") tailed forth the full powers of the chorus, Mr G. H. 'Baimister supplying tho tenor solo. The part song, "In Vocal Combat" (Dudley Buck), was a specially interesting item, it being a mingling of "When Other Lips" (tenor) and " Rocked in the Cradle of the Deep " (bass). The effect was wholly pleasing. The day being an anniversary of Trafalgar, Mr W. S. Inman sang, appropriately, "The- Old Superb" (Stanford), in true sailor spirit, tho lively chorus "being taken up by the othe* voices. Mr J. P. Carr took tho. tenor solo of the "Servian Serenade" (Josef Stritzke), and, in Grieg's chorus, " Lander kennung," Mr Hugh Wright sang tho baritono solo. 31r Walter Warren earn? "The Cavalier Song" (Mallinson), and Mr B. Hoar' contributed the favourite "Evening Song" (Blumenthal). Messrs R. B. William* and Q. , Parsons were, heard in the duet "The Moon Hath Raised Her Lamp' Above" (Benedict). Congratulations- upon the performance are due to Mr Robt. Parker, the society's tireless conductor.- .' . .