WANGANUI ORCHESTRAL CLUB

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume XXXVIIII, Issue 12123, 14 March 1896, Page 2

WANGANUI ORCHESTRAL CLUB

The fint concert of tho season 1896-jVfta held in St PauPii,Ha)l: beforo a large and enthusiastic audience on Thursday. ' iVith commendable. punctuality Mr J. G. Woon assumed the -baton/at 8 o'clock, and 'the first numbar,' Hermann's dverture " Enchantment," 'was rendered in a hiphly creditable manner. -This vai followed by a pianoforte, solo, "Lbb Octaves," by Sohad, brilliantly played by Mr Walter Impßtt, whioh evoked iv.-he.irty encore, rppponded to fcij- Gottßchalk'a "Las'; Hope " .Miss MoKenzie's Am Voice _w.as heird to, gK|at advantalge&^-tt'lard'ft % " Wait-' ing." Tbe next item wbb a selection from AUbar's melodious opera " Maisniello," which aho evincad careful .rehearsal. Mr J. Noble-Bvasley was hardly at his boßt in the number from,?' II Trovatore." ' Ho has a fine voice, o'( which. mu.h might be made by c*reful.tra,ining. Miss Oicudia Price received oue of the heartiest oucoras of tbe evening- for her skilful ..rendering of " Li'Slraniera/'iJj^'Danela, Hvr bowing ia oxcollent anirgreat things miy be oxpacted of hw iu the future. t&Us Pcwnall, who isjon a short. visit to Wang.nui, ;b a pqpil cf * Madame Merz, of vVellington, and worthily exhibited the: excellent training she had received; She possesses a rich flexible mezzo soprano voice and hor enunciation ie exceptionally e'ear. Her rendering of Cowan's beautiful sor g " The Promiefc of Life," waa most artistic ond will doasrvnd tHo ananimoua encore she received. Thia brcught the J firßt pact of the* programme to a conclusion, as Mr Woon announced that owing to tho length of the programme tbe oyertura to " Strad-illa " wou'd ba omitted. Tho second psrtop.ned with wbat wns probably the finest orchoatnl effort of the evening. Moza:t's " Zauberfloto " ' overture. This beautiful 'vork waa given with cri pness and precision, the Bl rings 63pycial*y surmounting ,* tho technical difficulties in an admirable war. Miss Kitchen, who ia 'always a favourite in Wanganu', sang " Deoza'a " Oall Me BacK " moßt sympathetically and wai compjlled to repfat the'lait vbtbo, Mr Alfred-Willis showed great results from big Hirae .mining on the violincello by his performance of tho Pwyer from " Kienzi," hie effort being favourably received. 'J he selection from "Ernani " by the oroheßlr i ehowed onc i more the omplote command Mr Woo-', baa over his forces and the capful drilling they have r3ceiv d. Mr Muna-, owiDg to illneßß wis unable tj cont*-lbu.e his song. Mr Woon gave great pleisur i to his audience by hi* Bk Iful ani a'tiatic rondtrjog of " L'ißove," by Go'terma->and thepnpuUr conductor was tbe rtcpient of a perfect ovation, to which ho rispind.d w th the list mivement- of hi* solo. The programme ira i 'brought t) a conclusion with a voc-il waltz, which complated ono ot tho most in 'ceßfefal conceit i yet given by the Orcb^Btral Club. Third is no doubt tint ifc will bB difQcu't to roj.hce Mr Woon, of whose services tho club will be for a time deprived, owing tu bis projected trip to ih.O d Couniry ; there are few conductors who possess, not.only the riqessaary' skill but tbo zsal and patience WiVf" 1 -* •» body of amateur musicians to such a degree of perfection. as-char icterises the Orchestral Club. Tho orchestra was stiengtbeoed uy the grilutous aeivices of the Misses Evelyn and Claudia Price. R Miss Willis offi.vatodat the piano in tdr usual con. B.ientious manner. . *. ■**■**— «**********-*— ■•W*********"*-*****—*''***! L