Programm of Music in the Chinese ¥. M.C. A.
Before a large number of imusiclovers, the Shanghai Songsters rendered a delightful musical programme in the Martyrs' Memorial Hall, Chinese Y.M.C.A., on Thurs-originally, and in 1917 was put on a new basis with a board of governors, In 1922 it was decided to receive only British students and in the same your a preparatory department had been opened in the Council school in Vu Yuen Road, The past year had been a difficult one, My. Robbins said, but the school had been one of the few not close for.a while, but day evening. had been curtailed The programme consisted of 12 change had taken place on numbers, which included six pieces the staff, the departure of Miss Ness by a chorus of 45 voices, two num-charge of the preparatory work bers by the Amateur Chinese Or-with smaller boys and her replace chestra, a male quartette, a piano ment by Miss Parrott. Thanks of solo, a musical recitation, a double the school were due to Mrs. Symons, piano duet, and two numbers by the organist, to Dean Symons, Songsters String Orchestr to the Rev. A. C. 8. Trivett and the Considerable credit was due to Rey, W. BE. Godson for assistance Mrs. A. R. Kepler, who is well morning services, and to Miss M known as a musical director, and three and Mr, Holm for their work who volunteered every Friday for with the Cubs and Scouts. Thanks several months past her services in were extended also to the rest of making the programme the success the staff, that it was, Miss Grace Wong, at the piano, did some excellent work, Songs, "D'yo Ken John Peel?"
'The evening way enjoying by all and "The Campbells are Comin' present, who expressed their plea were given by the school and solo sure by demanding encores time and numbers included a sone, again, larney," by Terence Young and a The full programme was pianoforte solo, "Simple Avon," by follows:—Chadderton, play entitled Chorus Shanghai Songsters Baker Holl in the Tales of
"The Village Festival'
Sope Goodmen coniprised the Hoffman," written and prod carrie Bullard.
"Over the Moomit Se second half of the programme, This Arthur Sullivan. was an amusing sketch concerned Chinese Music Amateur Chinese with the complications attending a 0 house full of boys who played a Male Quartette trick on an inventor, The following aod the cast Piano Solo Miss Grace Wong '"Eroica" (Etude ViN) Liset Violin Solo Mr. % 2 Ling Chorus Shanghai Songsters Richard Wagner.
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