The Dorset County Express and Agricultural Gazette.
Dorchester, Dorset, England, 1873-04-29 00:00:00

DORCHISTIIR VOCAL ASSOCIATION.

' The third somon of thi. amoobitian was brought to a
successful termination on Thursday evening, when a
full attontlaoce of subworibers and friends, and • happy
progress through the programme, testified to the
interest which the society motional to crwatain, and
the painettking of its mambos, Mr. B ',too Smith
has achieved great things with the body of yokes
gathered from out the elosos of musioal ability and
aptitude in Dorohooter and neighbourhood three years
ago, and the concerts of this &mot:dation hove also
manifested the morvellou. skill of a local pianist.,
whom we are delighted to honour. Two protessioual
!Mies took part in the (cased —Mice Bally Spliler,
soprano, and Wm Clue Msokensis, oontrelto. Bolt
are highly-cultured vociall,ts, but Miss Spiller was
deeddely first favourite, for sho hem • clear, strong,
bell-like voice, and plenty of verve, while Mies
Mackennie's tone is In comparison weak and diffusive,
and her placid eaglet!** •••41 almost provoking. How-
ever, she hod her reward —oho was not encored. Of
the Association the number of singers was smaller
apparently than on nay former occasion, the numbers
ir fag —eoprano, 22; ciontralto, 13; tmaor, 9; and boom
10: and, although, they all rang remcksbly well
throu4hoist, double ih• aiiraluir of male woad
have given more body and balance to the harmony.
However thet is the (milt of lb ./0 Proverbially eon-
demned people " who emu sing but wont ;" end another
meson we hope to so* • larger number of men in the
society. The temporaliy robed platform at the upper
end of the Cora Boehm:Igo pnceatoici as usual an
attractive appearance Irina the elegant toilets
of the lorlim, bright with pink and blue' mingled
here end there with ooloura less pronounead, while
many wore natural flowers in their hair and canted
lovely bouquets. As before, the instrumento used
oonsisted ot a piaaforte oc which Miss K. W. Look
ploy.' the accompaniments, sad an hormoniuni played
by Mr. Channon Cornwall. On this occasion the
harmonium wan placed on the topmost tier of the
Otillp, instead of level with the lowest as heretofore, and
the *bane was • geese improvement. Those in the
front seats were spared noise, which, issuing from a
higher position, became enjoyable mush for all.
Another point well arranged was the length of the
programme. At former imparts nearly three hours
here been occupied, end we hays had the unpleasant '
'pretests of perces leading b lore the end : tido time
all was flashed In jest two hours, and the national ,
anthem was sung before anybody thought of leaving
indeed, everybody seemed capable of enjoying more
but "it is well toleave og before you bays bad
enough" of music es of more moterial pleasures. /or
this omens. or natio!, the managers may be forgiven
the otherwise aodeerirablo preoedentof annoanclog"to
oornmenoe at eight precisely" and maklog • beginning
a a:tarter of an hour later.
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'Amongst the./ present ware—Mr. Herbert William.'
Colonel and Mrs. Bingham, Kra Resinld Smith,
and tho Misse. Smith, the Rev. H. B. Williams
(Channinster), the Rev. W. Urquhart, the Rev. P. D.
O. Sylvester, Mr. and Mrs. J. P. Hodges, Kr. B.
Petra, Mr. Alfred Pope, Mr. H. W. Hawkins, Dr.
Aldridge, Lieut. A. Aldridge, Mr. and Mrr. Gregory,
Kr. L Gregory, Mier Good, Kr. A. Bihar, Kr. anti
Mrs. George Symonds, Miss Cant., Kn. Barnett,
the Misses Pope (Toiler), Rev. J. O'Dwyer, Mr. T.
Coombs, jour. Captain and Adjutant Barrett, Mrs.
Boytou Smith, Mr. J. Gilpin and filially, Ulm
Priddlv, Mr. H. Bayne and party, Miss Andreas
(Gemstone), Mr. and Mn. Genie. Mn. Shaw (Beanie.
mouth), Mrs. Andrews, Mr. IL J. Cookware, the
Mimeos Shirley (2), Dr. bylaw, Miss Wellingtocu Mr,
Pavey, Miss dying, Mr. and Mrs. H. Look and finally,
Mr. and Mrs. F. Lock and family. Kr. and Kra J.
J. Look and family, Dr. and Kra Robinson, Mr.
Salves, Mn. Robinson, Was Ogilvy, Mr. T. Saunders,
Miss Saunders, Ilia Mayo' Mr. sad Mots. W. Darden.
Miss Cron, KW Harkins, LA Ling and Mies M.
Ling, she Kira Tahoe, Mrs. Case. Kr. and Mn.
Will., the Kiser Man, Mr. Saunders, Jour. (Porstoo),
Mrs. Seward. Miss Poster, Kr. and Mrs. Lash, Miss
rooks, Mr. Pentodes and party (granny), gr. rind
Mrs. Atkin and Miss WWII .I:Atkin', 111 r. W. H.
Dean, Kra. Dann, Mr. T. Dann, Mr, F. Whittle
(Wareham), Mr. and Kra Mallandice, Mr. and Kra
H. Horde°, the Misses Greening 12). Mr. Nutting,
and Miss A. Nutting, Mr. G. H. Darla Mies Allen,
Mr. RUMPS/. Mr. taloa Mr. Pawn Mr. Parsons,
janr., Miss Bennett, Mrs, Groves. Mr. and Mrs. Patten,
Ms.. Beau, Mr. Chapin (Blandford), Mr. and Kra
Howell, Arb. Howell, Ilia Harvey, Mr. G. Case, Klee
Cost, Miss Luau, Miss Weed, Miss Rorwood, Miss
Cale, Mira Boyoe, Miss Bart. Mr. Morgan, Kr. R.
Pope, the Misses Harvey, Mr. U. W. tinges, ko.
The concert opened with a chorus from St. Paul
"0 great is the depth of the rani," Ac.. a very happy
illustration of the chute dewing joyottenese which
datinguishes Mendebahn's eateposiMon The shorn
made • fair inn, although the treble. began on the
upper P, and the int phrase was siesta with great
smoothness and ezprration • the dilatable of the pin
allegro following were suainsfully attacked, and the
nposa of the wooluding strain, which reverts to the
opening mode, Will admirably expressed. Tin audience
were highly gratided, so main so that although it is
not considered de rivers. to applaud sacred selections,
there were general though subdued plaudit.. The
favourite Mr by Handel "Angels ever bight and fair,"
which is [emitter to everybody ai • hymn tune intro-
dosed Kin Emily Spiller, and her eloquent vocalisation
of the sweet strain., with a tuneful aceompanient by
Mr. Cornwall, was • delightful performanee. A
motett, full of chanter by leslie, The Pilgrims,"
was then given by the shores, • good deal oils without
amomnalment, and the mariner in which they
mastered Its minor mode and minion of key •es 1
admirable, and showed both knowledge and rare. Miss
Manama snag one of the most admired airs from
" Elijah," bat though her style is rallied and her video
well Modulated, it ia singularly weak for a oontralto,and
there Wa too much lain Ina in her winner to
°Ormond her greatly to the •adienee. Adair this, in
ociejunction with War Spitler, .be sang the duet "1
instal for the Lord," satin was • very nice perform.
nee, though, had the ranee been more equal, the
good rifest would have been much *chanced. "H.
watching over Israel," by the anniatien followed, and
afforded much planar+. It Ant with • buoyancy and
rythmial swing that told immensely. Spohes, "A.
pants the hart,'' by Miss Spar and the shoran was
charmingly save. Thin, too, is an air well kaown to
wegresstional padrnody, but thia subdued chorus with
the unody neonate through It all, and the antiphonal
Character of wine ei the phrsies, gin au haw,. driunialit
fora to the pincaluitilsosamod selection was °lased with
Inabovern jah " chorus, the audience
standing during its aging in accordance with an old
prattles. It is • grand triumphal thorns and was sung
with great vigour sad admirable precedes, and ally
amolucled the Ina put of the programme.
Aiset a :iyininarval, the walla portion commenced
with Roesia's overture to "j B:+..° Mtn M. W. Look
and Mr. Cornwall at the Piano an Mr. Boyne Smith
the harmonium. This was a very IDA perforating from
bylining nein, the instrumentalists predning aline
V 7 Moiety in imitation ot • reed and ntriYal
_64ad.
di es slay Awe vas kind aid ioiressibusst

planes, ani tha unusual honour to ea instremonad
performanoe of a WSW.= fl sconce, but Mr. Boytea
Smith on behalf of all the perfermers only bowed
seknowledgementa. "The chivalry of labour," words by
Gerald Massey, followed by the thorn,. It is an effect.
Uwe part-eong. with variety enough to test the
eapabilities of the singers and giv.i seat to the listener'',
, and base brilliant refrain. Mies Smiler sang "The bird/
I were telling one another," a May love wog, warbled
I with such taste as to provike a determined recall,
, when the fair soortress gave "8 g, awe.: bird, end
; cheer my sorrow,' trilling forth s th the 'wet joyous
owe., and imitating with the pixie the birds' loci
I mimicry of one anther's song.. It via heartily ap-
pianderi. The association than r•ire ••ee'''Y Plueled
reronmile by Piusuti, "In this hour .1 stiftei.e4
splendour," in a armsful style that greatly plowed the
' audience. Miss Machias. says " The bei Of boy's
&rebel]," musical!, enough, bet it lashed forge, and
oonsequently mad. bat • feeble impression. "Th.
vintagers' evening song," by the chorus, suriceeded,
' and see. Vent attention was paid to the marks of ex.
premien with which the *pee abounds. 10 that the
maximum of offset was obtained. "What'. a' the
steer, 'disinter" by Miss Spider and Muis Meeker'se
was admirably song. The Stuarts are gone, and we
wonder at the enthusiasm which was kin dad In Scot-
land for Prism Charlie, 64 evideneed by the national
songs, of which this is a favourite ; but it will be lose)
a long day before the memory of that period fades
being enshrined in weal° like " What's a' the steer."
The faggot hander's chorus from "The Mock Doctor,"
by Gounod, followed. It is a clever Own of writing,
fell of drained* brilliancy. The tenors and hums
on with the following quaint bit of seildneeeta late to
droll muds, sung In unison—

AU rentals hen at nos taak meet be toting :
'Woodmen, we tree. must lip, sod faggots we nest bin*
Out who. our labour's don, were set lass pot ..boiling;
Poor simple folk an we, but of contented =lnd.

And while the treble voioes slag the beauties of
asters sad pastoral delights, the prosaic) faggot binders
break I all mortal. here at some task nest
be toiling, Am It was sung with opriAtallases, sad
evoked great applause. 04. verse of "God Bev* the
Queea" finished the programme slimily attar tea.