HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIX, Issue 17920, 26 October 1932, Page 10

HOLY TRINITY CHURCH

A POPULAR CONCERT RESTORATION FUND Marked success attended Hie concert’ held last night in aid of tho Holy Trinity Church restoration fund in the, St. Andrew’s schoolroom, which had been, loaned by the Presbyterian ’Church, authorities. >' The (hall was filled to overflowing, and:; throughout tho evening no item failed ter, capture tho attention of an appreciative; audience. The conceit was arranged byMr. Sydney 'Francis Moben. who himself, contributed an interesting talk on famous’ musicians and artists. Prior to his own item, Canon A. F. Hall, on behalf oi. Holy Trinity -Church, took the opportunity of thanking those present for their attendance, Mrs. F. !■ Parsons and Miss J. Selves for the trouble they' had gone to in decorating the ball, and Ch lisps, Limited. The programme opened with two pianoforte solos by Miss Alfrecla Blackburn. who played a prelude and fugue by Bach, and’ a Sonata, Opus 26, by Beethoven. Miss Blackburn, whose per-,: Tor nun ice last night was her debut to; the Gisborne public, was excellently received and followed her two set pieces with an encore.

In introducing to the public the; Arthur Somerville vocal setting of Tenny-" soil’s poem, “Alaiitt,” Canon Hall explained that it consisted of 12 songs, six of which ‘he sang after his remarks, and the remaining six later on in the evening. In the poem, he said, the author was looking over his love alfaivs with a girl named Maud. He first killed her brother and later became so obsessed in love that ho ended up prac-; tiddly insane. The whole .work was aretrospecl of his early love. Canon Hall, whose, voice in this song-cvcle was-, 1 given full scope, was warmly applauded by his hearers at the conclusion of hist' performance. Mr. Wilfrid Kohn aeeom-, panied him on the piano. The next item was a recitation by Mr.. h. W. Anderson, who gave an excel-’ lent interpretation, of Service’s ‘‘Song of.the Yukon.” Service, who wrote all,, that, that he had experienced in actual 'life, was a painter of-particularly vivid ! word pictures, Mr. Anderson explained |in his introductory remarks. The item, I which brought forth warm applause, wasj [ followed by an encore. , I A most entertaining talk on famous musicians and artists of Europe and, ! America was then .given by Mr. Tloben,: | who in many cases related .personal exd ■ perienoes. -The •men In* chose included' the Norwegian composer, I Edvard -Grieg,, ! who was*a student-of the Leipzig Coti-:j sorvatoviunt of Music several decacletv before’the speaker-himself studied there:', Carl Remeeko. under Whom both hadstudied: the ' Wagner family at Bnyd tenth. John Barrymore, 'Percy Grainger, f and Paul Whiteman. At the conclusion of Canon ffall soontinmitiou of t he.song-cycle. “Maud,” the; nlaying of the National Anthem'brought the concert’to a Close.