The Archive · 1940

Regimental Choir

Male voice choir singing y British bandsman must surely be new to Shanghai, and the Band of the East Surrey Regiment gave Saturday night's audience a real treat by rendering three part songs, short, sweet and very melodious. Mr. Manley's arrangement of popular oid waltzes included many old favourites, and was indeed "A Musical Bouquet." Two more ballads were then sung by Cpl. Serge, who possesses a most charming voice. The rhythmic combination gave further impressions of the Band's versatility, and in Bain. Corbett the dance orchestra can well boast of a first-class singer, his rendering of "Phil the Fluter's Ball" being excellent. aah deferipitve Biber followed the lance items, and during "The Voice of the Bells" Bd. Phythian again delighted the audience with his singing of "Sanctuary of the Heart"

Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.

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