The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1891-11-25
ORGAN RECTAL.
KaumakapiH Crowded. De-
li6hffuI Concert.

Despite the fact that the evening
was very warm and sultry one, Kau- |
makapili Church was crowded last |
night, every seat being occupied, in
Guiding a number of chairs which
were brought in, and still many had
to stand. The concert capped the
climax of series, every number of
which has been a success. 1t is a de-
light to the critic to describe a concert
like last nights, for he has nothing
to do but praise. Mr.. Wray Taylor's
selections were all we'll chosen and
met the thorough approval of the
audience. The Pastorale in c., by
Wely, is a charming piece, and was
rendered in way which brought out
it's poetic beauty. The Concert Fan
tasia, by Stewart, was also highly en-
joyable. 1t contained a capital imi-
tation of a pibroch mot bagpipe).
With closed eyes one might almost
have imagined the organ to be that
favorite instrument, the music sound
ing like a swarm of angry bees, COM
bined with the shrill mOnotony of
penny whistle.
The KaWaiahaO and Kaumakapili
Church choirs sang, together, two an
thems, and drew forth hearty APP
plause, part of the first number
"COme, let us sing" being repeated
as an encore. The choirs are led by
the two NaOne brothers, and the re-
suits are both surprising and highly
creditable to the musical capacity of
thnSa tNUn Uynll- known HaWa ii0nG
The overture to Semiramide and
the Hallelujah chorus were splen-
didly rendered by the Royal Ha-
waiian Orchestra. The rendering of
this long overture was q really fine
performance, and may fairly be call
ed wonderful, when one remembers
that every note was played by native
Hawaiians. 1t is all due to the faith
| fulness, industry and energy of Mr..
| Berger, who surprised even his friends
on this occasion. He puts his whole
heart in his work as the results show.
With the admirable piano. accom-
paniment of Miss Wing, Miss Dale sang
Summer Love Dream by Cowen, and
as response to stormy applause, The
Gypsy Boy of the North by Lassen. 1t
would be Herculean labor to repeat
the expressions of appreciation which
came from every nearer who could
find a tongue. It is sufficient to say
that the fair singer captivated all who
feel the charm of music-and who
does not feel it?
There is no instrument equal to the
human voice. Most like it is the
violin, and the audience had an OPP
pOrtunity to compare the two last
night under circumstances very favor
able to both.
The gem of the evening was
| the song CANCELS Call,n with
piano accompaniment by Miss
Wing, and violin obligato by Miss
| McGrew. There is not soul in
every violin, but there is surely one
in Miss McGreW's. The instrument is
one which is most admirably adapted
to accompany the human voice. 1t
has voice of its OWn-almost human.
The two blended most perfectly last
night, and the enthusiasm of the au-
dience was universal, repetition of
the latter part of the selection being
literally compelled by an audience
which would not take no for an an
swer.
The organ and the orchestra played
Hawaii Ponoi as the usual finale,
with all the wind which was left in
the organ bellows and the band boys
lungs, while the audience dispersed.
Three handsome new chandeliers,
purchased with the proceeds of the
past concerts, dispersed a decidedly
better light than one is used to in
Kaumakapili.
The following is the programme:
Chorus-FrOm Huguenots..M eyerbeer
Pastorale in C............... ........... Wely
Mr.. Wray Taylor.
Anthem-Come let US Sing E. ............
Kawaiahao and Kaumakapili Choirs.
-Semiramide ........ Rossini
Royal Hawaiian Orchestra.
Song-Summer Love Dream. Cowen
Miss Dale.
| Concert Fantasia............ Stewart
Mr.. Wray Taylor.
Anthem-How beautiful upon the
Mountains ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. ......
Kawaiahao and Kaumakapili Choirs.
Song-The Angels Call ........... Braga
Miss Louise F. Dale with violin obi
cato by Miss McGrew; piano accom-
paniment.
Hallelujah Chorus Handel
Royal Hawaiian Orchestra.
Hawaii POnOi.