There was a large gathering of music lovers to hear the concert and the only fault to be found was there were too many good things provided, the programme not being concluded' until half-past eleven, which is half-an-hour too Jong; and we may justly admire the cxprbilities of the Society when we know that the success achieved on Thursday was the result of only four rehearsals, and yet the programme included three selections for the orchestra that have not been previously given ut these concerts.
The opening number was Mozart's Overture to his Zauberfléte, a piece of music that can never become old-fashioned, and never cease to charm. It was most satisfactorily rendered. Mrs. Ouscley Stanley then gave a song by Jude, "Deep in the Mine." It was not a very fortunate selection, being a depressing and uninteresting song, written for a lass voice. Mrs. Stanley" was quite unable to do justice with it to her really rematl able organ. Mendelssohn's beautiful tr Op. XUIX, for cello (Mrs. Lamon), ivlin (Mist Macleod), and piano (Lo the third number. It ha been given here twice before, once by Messrs. Macdonald, Friedential, and Vela, and ones by Mr, Merch, Miss Jansen, and Mrs. Kor. Gonsidering the difficulty that a lady has in putting the necessary power into the playing of the cello, and the further difficulty of viving such a piece without at east one professional, the trio was fairly well given and it was very warmly applauded. The cello was, indeed, a little overpowered the other two instruments; it is unnecessary to dilate to Shanghai readers n the admirable execution of Miss Macleod and Mrs. Korff. Mr, Wedemeyer followed with a song by Frances Aylward, with piano and harmonium accompaniment, Beloved, it is Morn." He was in excellent voice, and sang with great taste, Lut we do not consider that the song was one heat suitd to his style. He sang so well that he was enthusiastiewly encored, and we liked better his second selection, "A Juno S by Mary Carmichnel: The first part closed with two orchestral both new, a very taking Pridve due by Ginldini, anda remarkably ie Danse' Invudlite by a French composer, Clement Broutin, The second part opened with all four movements of Burgmein's, otherwise Ricordi's, brilliant Komen de Pierrot et de Piervette, that was given ant xo heartily enjoyed at the Insc concert. Tt was a great improvement giving it all at once on Thursday last, so that the thread, amd there is a distinct dramatic story running through it, was not broken. slight analysis of it had been given in the programme, it would have been still more enjoyable than it was. The seventh num-her was Bishop's "Should he Upbraid," the words being adapted from Shi Bishup's music is supposed to be ow date, but such a sony as this will continue to live, and to outlive hundreds of modern songs of which thousands of copies are sold in the first yenr or two, and which then die without hope of resurrection, "Mrs. Alford was in excellent voice, and her singing, slightly cold though itis, was listened to with the deepest enjoyment. It was me evitable that she should be encored, and she responded with Denza's pretty ballad, "A Moy Moi 'Me. E, Bernard fol lowed with a clarinette solo by E, Cavallini, Bligie, Op. 1X, just ong andiute, with orchestral accompaniment, Tt was' very plexsautly given. Me. L. Phillip, who has a very five voice, vive bass than, baritone, sang Pressel's "An der Weser," so taste= fully and well, that it was only the lateness of the hour that prevented his being encored. 'The concert closed with a very pretty Gavotte by Labat, new to Shang-I Saison Nouvelle," in' which the orchestra achieved another success, Commander Vela conducted and played the accompaniments to the vocal music with his usttal and well-recognised ability. Leaving Shanyhai as he does to-day for a time, he has the satisfaction of knowing that he has brought the Philharmonic Society up to a very high standard of excellence, and we have ne doubt that when he returns in the autumn ho will lead it to still more daring heights.
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