VOCAL RECITAL.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20470, 23 November 1934, Page 10

VOCAL RECITAL.

Mrs C. G. Sommers’s Pupils Give Performance. The women of Canterbury are well aware of the splendid work done by the Home Service Association in solving many housekeeping problems and in obtaining work for women and girls, as well as taking a personal interest in their welfare. This work, however, needs a financial backing, and to aid the association’s funds, Mrs C. G. Sommers and her pupils gave a vocal recital last evening at St John’s schoolroom. Latimer Square. The programme was as follow:—Song, “Musica Prohfbita” (Gastaldon), Mrs C. G. Somers: sons. “Honour and Anns" (Handel). Mr Tom Richards; duets, "Greeting” (.Mendelssohn). and “Old Air’’ (arranged bv Vaughan Williams), Mrs C. G. Sommers and Miss Annie Watson: piano solo, “Cubana” (de Falla), Miss Janet Watson, R.A.8.: song, “Clie Kara" (Oluck). Miss Margaret Ormerod: song, “T 1 Balen” (Verdi), Mr John North : song cycle, “Frauenliebe und Leben" (R. Schumann >, “Since ,J First Beheld Him,” -Humility,” "Tt Cannot Re.” "The Ring.” "Rear Roving Sisters,” “Sweetest Friend,” “Cradle Song,” “Rost Happiness”; violin solo. “l argo" CVeracini Corli). Miss Joan Ormerod: song, "The Roadside Fire” (V. Williams), Mr Tom Richards: songs, violin obligato, “An Old Violin” (Howard Fisher), “God Touched the Rose” (Marv Helen Brown), Misses Margaret and Joan Ormerod; songs. “Come into the Garden Maude,” “Birds in the High Hall Garden" (Somervell): song in character. “What Ho, Mr Watteau.” Miss Mollie Turnbull; duets, “Think of Me” (Old German Air arranged bv V. Williams), “Oh! Wert Thou in tiie Cauld Blast” (Mendelssohn): Maori songs (with chorus), "Pokarekare” (Alfred Hill), ”E Pari Ra” (arranged by R. Rowe), soloists, Miss M. Ormerod and Mr T. Richards.