CHORAL SOCIETY.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14325, 15 October 1910, Page 6

CHORAL SOCIETY.

A COMING CONCERT. | '" . | The-second ■ subscription concert of i the "Titoaru- Choral" and Ore be?- j tral -Society on Thursday 'er?nriic next, promises to be a rare musical treat. . The choral "v. or); chosen for this concert is Cade's famous can- ■ tata "Comal;.." This will he the -first- performance of it in Timaru, and it was chosesu oil account of .the splendid chorusses it contains, and also on account of its rare musical beauty. The story is as follows: Comida, the deughter of Sarno, King of Imiistore, so runs the story, had conceived a violent passion for i'ingai, -King of Morwtm. I'iugal returned her affection, and Comala followed him, disguised as a warrior, on an expedition -against Caracul. King of Loohiiu. Un the day of the battle, by the banks of the river C'arun, Fiugal parted from Comola, Jeaving her with her maidens on the mountain, from which she could witness the battle, and promising to return in the evening, after the battle was over. i'liU of sad foreboding, Comola awaited the return 61 I'iugai. Amidst the roaring of the storm, there .appeared to her the, spirits.of the ancestors who had descended' to the battlefield in order to guide home the souls of the fallen. •She imagines that the battle is lost, and Fingal slain. Overcome with grief. Comala dies. Fingal returns :i conqueror, amidst martial music, and learns from the weeping maidens the death of his beloved. in his sorrow, I he calls uijojj the bards to praise her in song, and the chorus of maidens and bards conducts her departing soul to the mansions of her fathers. Mrs Hudson is coming specially from Dunedin to sing the role of "Comola." 'The •■ Otago Daily Times " alludes to her singing of •• Comola " as '"powerful and effective." and says that shegave an '• admirably exuressive rendering" of the soin "O'were I departed from Culm's waters." which she was, by repeated applause, prevailed on to repeat. The other'solos are in tlie capable hands of Mrs H. Hall, contralto Miss Capper (mezzo-soprano) and .Mr C. 11. Andrews (baritone). One oi the features of this concert wih be the tirst performance of the Schumann concerto for pianoforte and orchestra. This is considered to be one in Schumann's greatest compositions, and in the hands of Mrs Mangos it will receive a splendid rendition. The orchestra and choir have greatly improved since last concert, and the former, besides plaviii" the orchestra] part of the concerto.' will give Rossini's '• Barber of Seville " overture.