Timaru Liedertafel.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 6245, 18 June 1890, Page 2

Timaru Liedertafel.

Tho Tiraaru Liedertafel gave tbe third concert of their 1889 90 season in the Assembly Booms last evening, a Gemischter Abend, or ladies’ and gentlemen’s evening. The concert was a gratifying success from every point of view. There was a largo audience, tho room being quite full enough. This was satisfactory to tho Liedertafel, and equally so to the audience were the quantity, tho variety, and the quality of music provided for them. The room looked extremely well, with most of the audience seated round small tea tables, decorated with pot plants. In front of the stage a few larger plants surmounted larger tables well filled with light eatables and cups and saucers, of which good use was made during an interval when tbs musicians conjured up steaming teapots from somewhere or other. The programme comprised eighteen items, tbe majority of them glees and part songs. All of these were capitally given, and the impartiality of the applause showed that every item was well liked by the audience. Particularly'pleasing was the solo “ The Image of the Bose,” for' its “ humming” accompaniment, which had quite the effect of an organ, and was calculated to make one think that articulation in vocal niusio was a mistake, and wish to hear a "grand orchestra” of human voices. Another exceptionally good item was tho preceding one, “ The march,” a jolly song, with an under current of strong accents in imitation of the tramp of a regiment. A Norse legend, “ Olaf Trygvason,” was also a good selection, for the wierdnesa of the last two stanzas, this element being well brought out. “ Hark, the merry drum,” and tho "Jubilate ’’ were other items which went particularly well. Mr Wardrop and Mr Ziesler, well aceorapanied by Mr Gooch, each sang solos, the former tho beautiful “ My Queen,” and tho latter the ballad “Ere ' King.” It is needless to say these items wore well received. Mrs Stuart Eeid played a pianoforte, solo and Dr Morris, of Pleasant Point, a violin solo, for which he was determinedly encored, and kindly responded. Tho whole concert was very evidently much enjoyed, and the Liedertafel are to be complimented on the industry which was necessary to prepare such a programme, and congratulated upon the success of its results.