DUNEDIN LIEDERTAFEL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2784, 24 July 1907, Page 69

DUNEDIN LIEDERTAFEL.

Winter is not the time when any class cf entertainment can be expected to meet wit!' very large patronage, but winter or summer appears to make but little difference in th«attendances at the concerts given by the Dun edin Liedertafel. Last evening the seventyeighth concert since the formation of th< society was held in the Choral Hall, and performing members could not fail to feel gratified at seeing so large an audience, and tbeir gratification would be enhanced by the hearty reception their singing met with. Mr Jesse Tim&on was in his usual position as conductor, and Mr W. E. Taylor acted as accom psmist. There did not appear to be quite » full an attendance of performers as usua' but the abstentions from attendance did no affect the singing. The programme opened with a drinking song, '' Fill the ghinin-j goblet " (by Parry), which was given with fine vigour" and abandon. la the next selec tion, " Flowerets blue " (by Dreget), some beautiful soft effects were introduced, and the singing of it throughout was exceptional}' good, and " The Rhine maiden " (Smart), ir which the solo was taken by Mr W. H. Hale was another admirable vocal effort by tlw singers. In " The smugglers," the Liederta-fe had a composition not easy of successful pro duction. It is descriptive, and requires mcr. than ordinary ability to do it justice, and fo this reason all the more credit was due t the Liedertafel for the manner in which was performed. The rendering m*y not hay been perfect, but under the circumstance it was distinctly creditab'e. The prett " Serenade at Seville " (by Herpin) was we rendered, and " The Swedish peasants' weddin march " (Soderman) was certainly among ih best of the part 9ongs given. In the earli* jjart of " Doug'hfty deeds " ait improvemer migrht possibly have baen made had the singer been taken along a little faster. Increasevigour seemed to be wanted. In the rest c the song, however, there wais not much roon for anything but praise. The closirg par y song was " Waken, lords and ladies gay." h greater number of solo vocalists than usua appeared during the evening. Mr J. Bler> kinsopp sang Jude's " Chrysial sea" to ih< entire satisfaction of the audience, and Mr A. C. Loring wboee name figured twice o the programme, gave three short bracket** items in the fiist instance and the wait; song "Felicita" (by Ardi'ti)^ later on. M* R. C. H. Hooton. who possesses a very swee tenor voice, made a most judicious selection No one in the audience could fail to be we" pleased with his singing of Blumentha-1 " Evening song " and Newton's " Ailaa mine, both of whioh were well suited to his voic Mr A. J. Downing gave " The Bedouin's lev song," and Mr D. Boyd played a tirombcn' solo_. The solo items were nearly all enccr«d.

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