SCOTTISH CONCERT

Southland Times, Issue 22042, 15 June 1933, Page 8

SCOTTISH CONCERT

ST. ANDREW’S SOCIETY. MAYOR’S RELIEF FUND BENEFITS. Quantity, quality and excellent entertainment marked the Royal Scottish concert arranged and conducted under the auspices of the St. Andrew’s Scottish Society in the Civic Theatre last evening. The concert was organized solely in the interests of the Mayor’s Relief Fund, and as the theatre was well filled in every section the fund should materially benefit from the response by the public. A lengthy programme of musical and elocutionary items was provided by the Caledonian Pipe Band (under Drum-Major W. Wood), Invercargill Male Choir (conducted by Mr B. C. Galloway), pupils of the Sutherland School of National Dancing, the Strathspey Band, led by Mr G. Dickson, Mr Kennedy Black’s male quartet, members of the society and local and visiting artists. All of the performers were in splendid form and were well received by the audience, which insisted on encores of every number. Mr Robert Henry capably filled the heavy duties of accompanist. The Mayor and Mayoress (Mr and Mrs John Miller) were present.

The following programme was presented: Selection, Caledonian Pipe Band; community song, “The Bonnie Banks,” leader, Mr J. L. McG. Watson; song, “Hail, Caledonia,” Mr R. L. Stevenson; recitation, “The Peppermint Dram” Mr W. Wood; song, “Hurrah for the Thistle!” Miss Enid King; Highland dance, Mr Alex Sutherland’s pupils; song, “Angus Macdonald,” Mrs John Cooper; Strathspey Band, “Neil Gow’s Music,” leader, Mr George Dickson; song, “O a’ the Airts,” Mr W. Aitchison; quartet (male), “Mary,” Messrs Kennedy Black, J. McCrostie, A. R. Dunlop and A. Clark; xylophone and piano, (1) “The Blue Bells o’ Scotland,” (2) “Cornin’ Thro’ Th’ Rye,” Messrs P. Anderson and Bruce Aitchison; selection, Caledonian Pipe Band; song, “Danny Boy,” Mrs John Cooper; recitations, Mr W. Wood; Invercargill Male Choir, conductor, Mr B. C. Galloway, (1) “Scots Wha Hae,” (2) “Annie Laurie,” (3) “Hundred Pipers”; violin solos, Mr Hoani Halbert; song, “The Auld Hoose,” Miss Ruby Helm; quartet, “A Highland Lad,” Messrs P. MacNamara, L. Jones, P. Smith and J. Hannon (Mr Kennedy Black’s boys); pianoforte solo, “Scottish Gems,” Mr R. Henry, F.T.C.L., L.A.8.; Highland Dance, Mr Alex Sutherland’s pupils; Strathspey Band, “Neil Gow’s Music,” leader, Mr George Dickson; quartet, “There Was a Lad”— Misses E. King and R. Helm, ■ Messrs J. McCrostie and W. Aitchison; selection, Caledonian Pipe Band.