PIANOFORTE RECITAL

Timaru Herald, Volume CXXXVII, Issue 19640, 7 November 1933, Page 10

PIANOFORTE RECITAL

MRS M. J. READIES PUPILS Mrs M. J. Readie and her pupils gave a most successful concert before a large audience in the Little Playhouse last night. During the evening, Mrs Readie, who wore a frock of black georgette, was the recipient of several beautiful bouquets. Miss Mary Elkis, who completed her A.T.C.L. in June, and passed her L.T.C.L. in the October examinations, was presented by her teacher, Mrs Readie, and the students with a bouquet of vari-coloured flowers. Miss Elkis wore a frock of gold silk. The programme was as under:— Quartette, “In der Halle des Bergkonigs” (Greig), Ist piano, Miss Mary Elkis, L.T.C.L., and Miss E. M. Depree, 2nd piano, Misses Ursula and Valerie Swanson; six “one minute” items of solos and duets played by Misses Margaret Winsley, Joan Niall, Katie Kane, Marie Burns, Mary and Master Billy Hoskings; duet, “The Recruits” (March), (Bath), Misses Rosaleen Bourke and Patlene Sheffield; solos, “Sailor’s Song” and “A Little Fugue” (Harris), Miss Catherine Fitzgerald; duo, “Lullaby” (Brahms, arr. LeeGrainger), Ist piano, Mrs M. J. Readie, 2nd piano, Miss Joan Catherwood; solo, “Melody in F” (Rubinstein), Master Jack Gibson; six “one minute” items played by Misses Margaret Fitzgerald, Mary Sherry, Gertrude Shea, Joan Fitzgerald, Margaret Wurm and Master Brian Murray; duo, “Irish Tune from County Derry” (Lee-Grainger), Ist piano, Mrs M. J. Readie; 2nd piano, Miss Genevieve Woods; solo, “Scherzo in F” (Muller), Miss Patlene Sheffield; solos, “Whip-poor-will” and “Dewdrops” (Lind), Master Douglas Drury; solo, “Hornpipe” (Harris), Miss Rosealene Bourke; solos, “What Do the Bells Say?” and “Boat Song” (Donald), Master Dan Doyle; solo, “Andante” (Mendelssohn), Miss Genevieve Woods; solo, Nocturne in G Major (Chopin), Miss Mary Elkis, L.T.C.L.; quartette, “Racokzy March” arr. (by Horn), ‘Liszt), Ist piano, Miss Mary Elkis, L. and Miss E. Depree, 2nd piano, Misses Ursula and Valerie Swanson; solos, “The Man in the Moon” and “Valsette” (Slater and Aubry), Miss Irene O’Connor; solos, “Evening Thoughts” and ‘.‘Wild Rose and Ferns” (Duval and Anthony), Miss Eva Gawith; solos, “The Rakes of Mallow” (Irish Folk Song) and “The Conqueror” (Lind), Miss Margaret Cosgrove; solo, (a) “Anitra’s Dance” (Greig), (b) “Loin du Pal” (Czibulka), Miss Joan Catherwood; duo, “La Sevillane” (Chaminade), Ist piano, Mrs M. J. Readie, 2nd piano, Miss Mary Elkis, L.T.C.L.; solo, (a) “Sonatina in G Minor” (Beethoven), (b) “Star of Hope” (Kennedy), Miss Margaret Scott; solos, (a) “Rocking Waves” (Klickman), (b) “The Spinning Wheel” (Slater), Miss Eileen Markham; solos, “A Little Dance” and “Romance” (Harris), Miss Catherine Fitzgerald; solo, “Watchman’s Song” (Greig), Master Jack Gibson; solos miniature pieces played by Misses E. Depree, Ursula and Valerie Swanson; duo, “Improvisata über eine Gavotte von Gluck” (Reinecke), Ist piano, Mrs M. J. Readie, 2nd piano, Miss Mary Elkis, L.T.C.L.