The Sun.
London, England, 1835-03-31 00:00:00

The last Concert, for the present season, of this laudable
institution, took place on Monday evening, at the Hanover
Square Rooms. The gentlemen of the Committee have shown
an excellent judgment in the choice of the music which has
been performed at these concerts ; and their good taste and
sound discretion have had a favourable influence on the per-
formances of contemporary institutions. The scheme on
the occasion under notice, was prodigal of beauties, and
consisted .of no less than nineteen pieces, the contributors
of which were, Byrde, Marenzio, Wylbye. and Puree], in
the old school ; and, of more modern writers, Handel,
Grauu, Haydn, Mozart, Winter, and Spohr. Of con-
temporary and recent composers in our own country, were
selected, Lord Mornington (father of the Duke of Wel-
lington), Cooke, Valcott, Bishop, and Attwood. The
performances opened with the truly sublime anthem, com-
posed by Handel for the coronation of George 11., and on
which occasion this independent musician rejected the
word,: supplied to him by one of the Bishops, and made
choice of a selection which evinced his perfect compe-
tence to the task. The anthem, especially the noble
chorus,—" Kings shall be thy nursing Fathers," was
exce3dingly well performed. The well known canon,
—" Non nobis Domine," by Byrde, and which was
accompanied on the organ by Mr. Turk, of Westminster
Abbey, and the Madrigals by Wylbye and Marenzio, were
given in a manner that justifies the Society in the choice of
its appropriate designation—" vocal." The glees by Lord
Mornington, Cooke, Callcott, and Bishop ; the beautiful
duet from Winter's ".Proserpine ;" the quartet, " Ave
verum," of Mozart ; the magnificent sestet, " Dove sou,"
from this writer's " Cosi fan tutte ;" the finale to his
" Zauberflote ; a gloria from a mass of' Haydn ; and the
splendid Chorus from Grauu's " Crucifixion," " Christus
hat uus eine," which has been fancifully adapted to Dr.
Watts's version of the 72d Psalm, were each and all exe-
cuted with a just discrimination of their merits, and were
a source of high gratification, and received general and
well deserved applause. The songs of the evening were
four in number. Madame Stockhausen, in the highly
dramatic scene, " Die stille nacht," from the first act of
Spohr's " Faust," elicited a feeling of enthusiasm in the
audience, who were delighted with her accurate delineation
and spirited execution of the part. Mrs. H. R. Bishop
appeared in a MS. cantata by Mr. Bishop, with an obligato
accompaniment for the flute, played by Nicholson. It was
happily instrumental, and abounded with melodious phrases
and ingenious harmonies. Mrs. Bishop's silver tones
suited well with her subject. Phillips sang the " In-
cantation Scene" from Purcel's " Indian Queen." His
performance of the recitative, " You twice ten thousand
deities," was the perfection of dramatic singing. Mr. Parry,
who sang " The Adieu," by Attwood, exhibited a marked
improvement in his style. The instrumental performance
was Mozart's well-known quintett in C minor, arranged as
an ottetto for a wind band, and which was performed by
Willman, Powell, Cooke, Keating, Mackintosh, Tully,
Platt, and Rae. The minuet in Canone, and trio in
" Canone, al severscio," are unrivalled specimens of elegance
and learning, and were very skilfully performed.
The founders of this Association, may be justly proud of
the results of this season's performances ; and we trust
that their exertions will be rewarded with increased suc-
cess at their future meetings. The room was crowded, at
the concluding concert with a brilliant and fashionable
audience.