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Friday, August 31,1951.THE SHEPPAIFine Pet formance By School ChoristersThe large crowd which attended both mgntsoi the High School concert held in theStar Theatre on Tuesday and Wednesday nights were treated to a programme of singing by well blended young voices.Ran” followed. Schuberts Slumber Son'.'” and Mendels-?hons “Slumber Song:” eornpris-the next pair of songs bei'oieed(r ,fo c, success of the blcucnts from all forms parti-concert groes largely to Miss eipated in the concert ind t-L Gladys Townshend. Miss Town- programme gave ’ ‘ flu-iul a teacher from England, variety of songsaccompanied all the items and mlHt luive put in many weeks of I,::,*! work to bring the children tn lt;uch a high standard.__ . Sweep” (Benjamm Imtten) commenced thethe boys’ voluntary group sang spiritedly “The Jolly Rodger.” Two national songs, “Roast Reef of Old England” and ‘Coinin’ Thru the Rye,” with . .. , ^ , iuesday's soloist Dorothy Mackie delightful and Wednesday’s Lorarino Williams), preluded the form's twoChild” and ’Sons.”Two contemporary songs, “I j HolyAlthough the final amount first year students .selection.raised from the concert is not Polk songs, The Switzer Bov” vc’. known it is estimated that and “Billy Boy,” in which solo-tlio two nights takings will prob- ists Gwen Dahvood and Brian ably amount to at least £200. 1 Slater featured, anti “The DerbvSecond year students began their .selection with “Wet Sheet and a Flowing Sea,” and “Santa Lucia” before the three Scottish songs, “The Campbells are Cornin’,” “Dashing White Sergeant” and “Annie Laurie.” they followed up with • The Legaml” (Tchaikovsky) and “The Cloud” (Shelly-Bainton) before the folk songs “Some Folks Do” (soloists Bruce Rigg and Don-Hawking), “Wiildocombd Fair” and “Old King Cole.” Their final songs wore “Young Love Lies Sleeping” and Rosemary McPherson and Sally Muir as soloists^ or. Tuesday night with Joy Jeffery and Fa.vc Bulza Wednesday night in “See, the Conquering Hero Comes” from Handel’sJudas Maccabeus.”Piano duettists, Anne Proctor and Olive Marke, played two duets by Moskowski, “Bolero” and “Spanish Dance No. 2.”9 spectacular physical education display of tumbling and pyramids was given by pupils trained by Miss Pat Beckwith.“Alpine Song” “Break O’ Day” (from Strauss' Die Flcdcr-maus), “The Moon is Up,” and the “Skye Boat Song” were the commencing items from the third year students' contribution to the programme. Folf songs, * The Priekety Bush” and “On Ilkiey Moor Baht’ ’Ar” were excellently rendered, the work of the soloists being particularly good.This form’s singing of the Twenty Third Psalm and The Lord’s Prayer (tune Malotte) showed feeling and deserves a special mention.Miss Gladys Townshend gave a piano solo, “Spinniied” (byCarl Bohm).Opening items in fourth year students’ group of songs were Handel’s “Art Thou Troubled” and “Count Your Blessings,” Soloists, Anne Proctor, June Adams and Vivienne Nowlaml, sang the “Angel's Trio,” from Elijah while in “Plaisir d'Amour” soloists were Anne Proctor, Nina Peck, Janine Anderson and Vivienne Nowland. Folk songs rendered by these pupils were “Farewell Manchester” and ‘Sally In Our Alley.” Following items were “I Attempted From Love's Sickness to Fly” (Purcell) and Schubert’s “Whither?” with “Songs My Mother Taught Me” (Dvorak) and Strauss' “Tales from the Vienna Woods.”Blue jeans, tartan skirts, and peasant blouses set the “western” atmosphere for Die two square dances, “Billy Boy” and the Virginia Reel, performed by forms la and 2a. respectively. The dancers were trained by Mrs A. Phillips.The school choir was the last choir to sing. They commenced with “Commemoration Song” and 4 A Shepherd Kept Sheep.” Amusement as well as good singing was provided in the acting of the folk song, “Vilikens and His Dinah.” Soloists were Brian Davies, John Konstas and Betty Jeffers. John Konstas and the choir, in the 'item “A Little Peach in an Orchard Grew,” demonstrated a clever little comedy. “Morning,” “Aubade” and “Roses from the South” were the next bracket of songs. The Hallelujah Chorus provided a fitting culmination to a really excellent night's choral work. *The school song concluded the evening.
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Shepparton Advertiser
Shepparton, Victoria, AU
Fri, Aug 31, 1951
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