The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1879-10-14 00:00:00

GRAND CONCERT.

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lectures and entertainmeets would, he hoped, be able to
speak well oe them and bring also their friemels, for they
knew that a lecturer gets on bettor erten he has to deal
with • lane and warm anthems. (Rear. hear.)
The coucert, taken MI • whole, might be summed at es
Tor, Dim, and not ea high in pi•ch as to *Send the OM
of those who like their spiriting dons gently. A grand
pianoforte, lent by Mews. Broadwood and Ekes, es, a
coune oil right; yet. have we heard wrongly, or did some
one lehistar—" • toile fiat r It was near enough for our
dull ears to enjoy.
Ti Wyche and smarkling was Mr. Charles Fletcher's
and Klee Mazy 1,46,1,...r.cce Wolin and p andorte)
of Beethoven's sooato in G., sllegro meal, and the tempo de
minuets* part tender even to path*, the rendering of the
air attracting gratified attention: the allegro vivito, con-
' clarion still more stimulated the listeners, Ita briskness
?xerclaits the lady's quivering fingers and the violinist's
flying elbow, and giving promise of further dispiays of
skill.
Mr. Robert George, who is also a silver medallist of the
ILA IL. sang Handers 'Drop not, young lower; with
much arebeses, and he evidently hire • good voice.
Mim IL Jones joined with Mr. W. A. Howell.; in A. M.
Smith's duet "OS I that we two were emotes. the lady's
clear and pure voice sounding well out to the extremity of
the Hell ; there was also much power of "sustaining " the
notes, and so satisfecory wee the duet that the audience
were only diespeetated at their encore being dedined.
Miss Macy Lock then gave a choice specimen of her
talent", in the execution of two musical 'ketches by
Mendelseohn, andante cantabile and presto agitate, and
whether in rendering the reflective almost dreamy expres-
sion of some of Mendelosohn's ideas, or the livelier
which require exceeding dexterity of manipulation,
Lock proved that her native town has no little room to
admire her swam It Is iodeed wing little to remark that
her touch is far maniac to that of many of the perform-
ers heard in public, it Le that of the true musician.
Mr. W. A. Howells displayed some full rich notes in
Suili van's "Once again," and threw much fealine Into the
words; we, however, expect even better, should we hear
him oar. *gain.
Miss IL S Jones proved herself equally skilled in
—.• Th. songs of other lend,,
In words that no cee understands."
After all, the leader of jest was rather too hard on cultivated
audiences ; no doubt our front ranks at the Town Hall
understood Italian as if they spoke "lingua Toscana con
&am Humana," and Kiss Jones sang with such feeling as
elicited sympathy' her give, notes were artistic, and she
trifled as gaily with the mewls as
--" The little birds
Whose aim Is not to give the words,
Bet to touch their upper C."
The violinist of the evening, Mr Charles Fletcher,
sewed the two last movements of De Bodoni 7th
concerto, and succeeded in displaying very great skill, his
bowing angering were bola exisat, and be elicited
ins tares from the violin, while there was an
very
absence of est-Utica from his style.
The ticettleti darn "When ye yang awn' Jamie,"
to the understanding symeeithiie of the
Mirelecll
•yet the expressiaa was by b 0 means overdone,
and the slngeoe were deeervedle applauded.
The evening of the emend part was by Miss Look, who
rendarea Chopia's "Nocturne' Takla and most meal-
Rom* did the music low and ripple under her Anise-
ttes. Applause broke out Nag before she easeinded, and
at the end it ereaded from all parts of the hell.
Very delicious were Miss IL Josses low notes in "vim
he come l" and she did justice to the obarra4 music of
Sullivan. while the audience might have t as corn-
plimentar to Dorchester, the allusion to ths avenue of
chestnuts,' Part of the Nag was suggedive of rest to the
weary spirit, soothing is • lullaby. Min Jones was
encored, and replied with the bright " Waterman of
Twickenham Town," • spackling centred,
Blementhars " Merge" we. ',adored by Yr. Howells,
with considerable richness and pewee.
Another treat for violin connoiseeun was afforded by
Mr. C. Fletcher, who readerel the " fantasia curia." of
Vieuxtemps, with even more brilliance and SOCONS than
his first attempts ; the veriatleasea well.known airs being
managed with much skill sad recognised with pleasure.
Some of the pituages were fine-draws as single threads
in the finest lace, and while almost inaudible were yet so
sweet that th.y compelled the listening ear to rapt
athention. Ourto.e mounds were also elicited almost to
oddness, and now and then tlui violin seemed to utter
articulate words; it woes remarkable display.
Mr. Robert George followed with Shield's floe old ma
0011‘ " rb• Arethusa," and sane the doings of that saucy
specimen of England's old modern walls in a thoroughly
@sibylline but tuneful voice.
Min IL Jones and IL Howells song Kendelseohn*s duet
"I would that my love,' expressively, and the dust was
much applauded.
Very tender and touching was Miss Lock's performance
of Mr. Sidney Smith's ' Home, Sweet Home' which had
been placed on the protestant' by desire.
" Darby and Joan" ) offered an opportunity for
displaying Miss Jones's delicious low notes, and alas used
it well. The audience seemed to drink in greedily
every sound, and the applause was genuine and heartfelt
Benedict's duet "The moon ha• rased her luny above."
finely sung by Mr. Ho wells and Mr. George, concluded a
very enjoyable concert, and thus was auspiciously finished
the first programme of the society for this season, the
audience having had a foretude of what no doubt will be
a series of delightful meetings.