The Sun.
London, England, 1838-04-25 00:00:00

CHORAL HARMONIC SOCIET

One of the public Concertsof the above Society, w": 1:
usual place of meeting for practice is in Store-street, Bedfor
square, was given last night, at the Hanover-square 10°ni
It is, as some of our readers may be aware, an amateur
tution, supported by subscription, and carried on with con-i_s
derable spirit and perseverance. The Concert of last night 11.,
performed in a way highly creditable to the members, and ma,_.
of the selected pieces evinced much judgment on the part of
Managing Committee. Haydn's beautiful symphony, 1".;„6
of the twelve, in B flat, which was the opening piece,
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played with great correctness ; the andante movemert,',),
particularly effective. The stringed instruments, of wul-h
there was a large body, ably led by Mr. Dando, althou.ga
nearly all amateurs, did their duty con amore, and the vi`lo
band, most of them professional gentlemen, were very effective'
Amongst the singers we had Mr. Wilson, Mr. Roche,
Purday, Miss Dolby, Miss Thompson, and Miss Steei,—;
Mr. Wilson was encored in " My boyhood's home," of .11°°,171:
and Attwood's " The soldier's dream." Mr. Purday, in "
battle of Ilohenlinden," sang very effectively • 'and Af':
Roche's " Amor Perche," of Moses, was given with exquisott,
feeling, and was perhaps the most admired piece of the 10'1°
evening. Although in the First Part of the Concert the"°
were four compositions of Rooke introduced, their extreme
beauty reconciled us to the frequent repetition of that gentle
man's name in the programme. A solo on the violin by At
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Turrell, a young gentleman who is, we believe, a pupil of t“-f
Academy, was played with singular power and richness
tone, and evinced ability which must one time or other plat
him high in rank amongst the elite of the musical
profession. The Second Part of the Concert was com-
posed entirely of selections from Weber's Der Freischntz'
We do not, however, consider this circumstance as evincl
the same judgment on the part of the Committee us they Pa
to
displayed in the previous arrangement. The accompanirne,n
of this opera are not only so excessively difficult as to be be-
of
yond the reach of amateurs, but in continuous pieces, not e.
actly suited to the concert room, when what is very effec":„,
on the stage, aided by dress and situation, is frequently hee',
and tedious. The opening movement of the Overture was
very well played, and the spirited finale well kept up, but
little too slow in point of time. Miss Thompson in the beautl„
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ful scene " Softly sighs," showed much ability, but the ticen
paniments did not hang well together. The ssena conclact
with Mozart's Overture to Clemenza da Tito, well played, .1)4
not near so quick as we have been accustomed to hear it. '
ought to have mentioned, that one of the features of the Cc%
cert was the large body of chorus employed, and who, tlOugsi..
all we believe amateurs, 'gave much efficiency to the comPbc
tions in which they were engaged; amongst which maY
noticed two admirable choruses by Rooke, " Tarry not" ens
To the mountain." The glee and chorus, " The Red-crosh
Knight," with an instrumental introduction, we did not muc
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admire, and would much rather have heard Callcott's charah'o
teristic piece, in its original and unadulterated state. "
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concert was much too long, and did not terminate till naa
twelve o'clock.

TI LE TILEATRE.—This, above all other diver-
sions, ont isue m properiddie a and p eTa
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taken up in the hurry and eagerness of business; but the days-
we pass before we mingle with the world, and after we are re
tired from it, arc the seasons wherein plays well acted gilo
greatest pleasure. Young men learn from the stage tt
knowledge of that world they are scarcely yet acquainted witu'
Old men look back on the road which they have passe
through with equal delight and satisfaction.—Steele.
The Synod of Dumfries, at their meeting on Tues'i
day, agreed, by a majority of 16 to 5, to overture the Genela
Assembly to enact that every presentee who shall hereafter
transfer any case respecting himself, in his status as a li-
centiate or presentee, from the decision of an Ecclesiastical to
the Civil Court, or who shall homologate such a transference,
shall, ipso fix/0, be deprived of his license. The questior
gave rise to a long discussion.

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