The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1885-11-24 00:00:00

PORTLAND CHORAL Aocrerrs CONCERT.

The first cemcort by the above society, nmnivenng
ever 60 voices, was given in St. George's Schoolroom,
Reforne, on Friday Mat. The room was not only
filled to the iitmesit,'lnit niimberm were unable to obtain
adinimion. It MIAS eviilent a large and appreciative
audience was expecting a musical treat, andwe are of
opinion it warn in no way disappointed, and that the
committee and all connected with the society are to
be congratulated on their great success. The pro.
gramme consisted of sacred and secular. The let part
warn wholly taken up by selections from the ',leasing
and popular work, Mozart's Twelfth Mama. The solo
pasts wore well taken by Messrs. Dunkley and
Pearce, :Ors. Score, Mts. /lardie, and the 0 imam
Dunkley, Pearce, and Attwieill. Among the choruses
which were well sustained by the different parts
special praise must be given to the Gloria, Sanctus,
end I)iina Nellie. At the clam of the let part was an
interval of ten minutes in which the Huy. J. A.
Deserve made a few suitable and facetione remarks,
congratulating the society on their success. and
requesting no encores in the 2nd part on amount of
the great length of the programme. The 2nd part
consisted of a choice and varied melection a some%
glees, duets, instrumental sobs, tee. Among the gems
of this portion may be mentioned "Flow Gentle
lkiva " duet, by Sergeant Slavin and Mr. Dunkley ;
"The Better Land," by Miss Pearce ; "The Gates
of the West," by Miss Ihmkley ; and a duet from
" Hoec Maiden," by Mrs. /birdie and Mr. beam all
of which were given with great taste and expressiivn.
" Down in the l)eep " by Mr. Macklin, with his deep
clear Lam voice, and the excellent elm met solo by
Sergeant Skein, who is evidently nv.ster 4 the in-
strument, well merited the applause given them. Dr.
Hardie at the organ, and Mos. Bearer and Mr. E.
Attwooll at the piano, render...l geed service, and the
whole was ably led by the conductor, Sergeant Slavin, !
l'rogramme:—Part. Nlomart's 12th Mass.)—Kyrie "I
will call mem the herd," ; " Ilorour Is Thy
name, ' ; Tolle% " lietneenlver Thy tender mercies," ;
" l'raime the Leer; (Cum Sancti' Spirite ;
" Thins art Gel slim',"); (Credo, " Natiene shall do
Him Service,"( ; Et Inearnatiin " Bow down and
hear me," ; Et liesurrexit, " God is gone up.";
Ranctiev, " Holy, lily, holy," ; Benielictite, " He is
Agnite lint, " feint have mercy," ; lions
MINA. " Praise the Lord ye natiens all," Interval
41 ten minutAw.—Part 11. ( Miacellaneons.)— Trio (In•
atruinentall, "March an: Flambeaux " Mrs. %%tor,
Dr. Ilartlie, Mr. E. Attww ; flee, " When Evening's
Twilight,"; song (sopn rao), A Sumner Shower,"
Misr Attw.s.ll; 'hunt (tenor and lone). " Flow Gentle
Deva," bleasrs. Skein and Denkley ; mony (alto),
"The Better [Anil," Mien M. Pearce; glee, "Blanche
song (loas), "The Song Ilyterian the Cretan." Mr.
M. W. Loom: song (soprano), "Claim of the Feat,"
Miss Ihinkley ; clareonet aolo " Fantasia," Ilan1;
song (tenor), " Mary of Argyle," Mr. W. Kent; duet
(soprano and baritone) selection from "The Home
Maiden," Mrs. Hardie sail Mr. Loam: suite (alto)
" The Reign of the ROWS," Mrs. A. SCIIIV, glee
(comic), " A Franklyn'is Dogge," ; mow (titer-wow.-
Kano, "Twickenham Ferry," Miss. re Pearce ; duet,
" Pulaski'm Benner," Mimeos Attwooll and Giblet ; wing
(Isms), •' Down in the Deep," Mr. S. C. 11Iiteklin ;
glee, "Gisel Night Beloved.
We have received the following letter :
Portland Choral Society New-road, Portland, Nov.
Inth I KM.
Sir,—The committee the above reciety desire,
through the medium of your tribunes, to apologise to
those ladies and gentlemen who levi taken tickets for
their concert on Friday, the 13th inet , and were
uneble to obtain seats, awl to express their regret
that, through an oversight in the arrangements at the
door, they had not provided means for controlling the
unexpected teeth for seats.
Numbers whe haul taken sixpenny ticket& took pos.
session of the shilling seam, which they refusal to
quit, thus turning the arrangements of the room
! upside-down.
! The public are hereby assured that in future such
arrangements shall be made, which will obviate the
confusion, and consegimat disappointment which pre
nailed on Friday evening.
Any ticket holder who was unable to obtain admis-
sion may, on application to me, be supplied with a
pass for the next concert, which is to take place at
the Verne, duo notice of which will be given,—l &M,
sir, yours obediently,
H. C. Kitegue, Hon. Sea.