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New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXVII, Issue XXII, 30 November 1901, Page 1051

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Dea! i -: 'Bee, Herr Lemmer’s CHAMBER CONCERT. which took place in the School of Music Hall on Wednesday evening - , was undoubtedly a great success ami thoroughly appreciated by those pre.seufi. The programme was of a high order, and included-items from various, composers. The opening number yyas, ustring quartette in A,Minor, Op. played by Herr Lemmer, Misses.M. Shone, B. Atkinson and I. .Jacobs. Herr Lemmer also played a yiolin solo, “Concerts No. 8, Op. 47’’ (L. Spohr), and in the second part of

tfce programme the violin part of the “Kreutzer Sonata" (Beethoven), with Miss N. Moore at the piano. In both items he scored a success, especially in the latter, when both performers were enthusiastically applauded for their artistic rendering of this remarkable work. Miss Alice Stevens gave two brilliant piano soli, “Andante Capriccioso” (Mendelssohn), and “Polka Brilliante, Op. 95” (Raff). Miss C. Hunt, who was in excellent voice, sang Gounod’s "Serenade,” and the recit. and aria. “Lascia chio Pianga" (Handel), and, as usual, charmed her hearers. Mr Coney sang “Prince Ivan’s Song” (Allitson) with telling effect.

Miss Hunt wore a becoming evening dress of pale pink silk, with tiny chiffon frills on the skirt, the bodice was prettily finished with lace and a spray of cream roses; Miss Stevens, white silk, veiled with black net. the corsage relieved with red velvet; Miss Nina Moore, white silk evening dress; Miss Atkinson, soft white silk and lace; Miss Shone, white muslin; Miss Jacobs, white evening blouse, black skirt, Amongst the audience were noticed: Mrs Demmer, evening dress of black silk and lace; Mr and Mrs A. Atkinson; Miss Mabel Atkinson, white blouse, black skirt; Mrs W. Atkinson, black silk; Mrs Fell, black evening dress, with fichu of black and white chiffon;Misses Fell (2), white dresses; Mrs Patterson, Nil green silk blouse, black skirt; Mrs Kissling, light blue silk blouse, with lace trimmings, black skirt; Mrs Gibbs, black, white lace cap; Miss N. Gibbs, pink evening blouse; Mrs and Miss Humphries; Mrs Stevens; Miss Browning (Stoke), black evening dress, relieved with yellow; Miss Buchanan looked well in white; Miss Hunter Brown, light grey silk blouse, with transparent yoke of lace, black skirt; her sister wore black silk; relieved with white lace; Miss Heaps, light blue; Mrs Rout, white silk and lace; Miss Cora Hill; Miss Kempthorne, light silk evening

blouse, black and white skirt; Miss Hursthouse (Motueka), becoming evening gown of black, bodice relieved with rich white lace; Miss Stodhart, black evening dress; Biases Bicknell, Greenwood, Richmond, Pike, N. Jones, Talbot, Corrigan. Green. Coote, Rev. F. W. Chatterton, Messrs Browning, King, Kempthorne. F. Gibbs, Fell, Hursthouse, Sclanders, Dunean and others.

On Tuesday evening an organ recital was given at All Saints’ Church by Mr Harold Light, the clever young organist, who has recently returned from England. The programme was varied, and included compositions of

Bach, Mendelssohn, Wagner, Wolstenholnie and others. There was a large number of people present, and al! speak in terms of high praise of Mr Light’s playing. Mr Coney sang a solo, Miss Baigent and the Bev. J. P. Kempthorne a duet, am! the choir rendered several anthems.

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