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THE 'TIED PIPER' IX SYDNEY.
Adelaide muse .lovers. wiU .remember
with, pleasure the excellent - presentation
given by the Adelaide Philharmonic So
ciety .of Ernest Truman's .-'Pried. Piper -of
HameUn.' It saw. the light in this city,
and the -press recognised its- worth. A
Truman, festival was recently-- given .in
Sydney, and though. Mr. Truman, had to
get a country choir to present the work
the results by all . accounts were very
satisfactory. Mr. Roy Mellish, of Ade- j
laide, was invited to conduct the orches
tra in Mr. Truman's fantawa for. piano,
''Vie Anstralienne.'' Tnus the preas: —
'S.M. Herald'— 'It is not often ? that so
lengthy., and at the same time so interest
ing, a programme by a single .composer,
is given to a Sydney audience as in the
case of the Truman festival,' ?which took
place at the- town hall on .Saturday even
ing. Mr. Ernest Truman has so ? long
maintained a widespreau . reputation .. as'
city; organist,' and . bis work presented oh
this ' occaeion bv the Bathurst Philhar
monic Choir, of 100 voices, an orchestra of
60 perfdriners, under^Ml-' Henri .btaell, and'
a number of other artists, under the joint
conduct .of JMr. C. A. Jarman . (Bath
urst) and llr. Roy Hellish (Adelaide), de
served a considerably larger audience than
was actually the' case. The programme
opened with a work, a 'Magnificat' for
soIob, chorus, -and orchestra, conducted
by Mr. C. A- Jarman, the soloists being
Mrs. C. A. Jarman (soprano), Mr. Percy
French- (tenor); llr. .Arthur Appleby
(baritone) ? Mr. 'B. Waddell- (bass), ami
Miss D. ' Makepeace, of much service at
tue piano. Scholarly in character, the
work included many fine passages, the
final quartet ' (Mrs. Jarman, Miss Millie
Moore, and Messrs. French and Appleby)
and chorus- being an excellent example of
fngat writing. .An 'J 'Impression Boefel
que' of tbe.''weH:known poem 'Lasca,' ^dear
to students of elocution, followed, a clever
and imaginative, 'programme' piece, while
-me of the; most 'enjoyable . items of the
evening was the compoeition for piano and
orchestra, . representatire of, *n 'Atistra-
lian day, in which' Mr. 'Truman nimylf
Dresided at tte piano.'- Undoubtedly.' how
ever, the evening's magnum opns^as Sfc.
Truman's setting, of Brownings Tied
PiDer of Haroebn,' in whicH the ch°*J=
was particularly beard to advantages The
mingled MotesqaenesB, pathos, and
humonr of the poem was for the most part
admirably reflected in the music; notice
ably the scampering of the rats to their
deaths in the Weser,- tfee erie notes of ^Ke
Piper, and the regretful beauty of the
lame boy's description -ot the magie band
from. which his infirmity debareed him.
This last, a soprano solo, -was - suns jby
Miss Claire Veal, with a. medolic charm
and sympathy, combined with a faultless
enunciation, which deserred^r evoked ttie
orai-mpst. annlanse -of tiie audience, who ttfc
sisted on her recalL A delightful finale,
onening with the Piper theme, elaborately
orchestrated, closed the work and the pro
^TJauy Telearaph':— 'A Sydney com
poser, Mr. Ernest Truman, in order .to
set a hearing in- bis town country, .was
oblieed to go to Adelaide fw a conductor,
and to Batourstfor his choir.- Thedisad
vantages of such an arrangement -were ob
vious. There was not tbe opportunity .in
the matter o£ practtce to «ye,to the per
formers' work those fifflshing-touches ac
cessary 'to ensore'perfectiim. This V»s aot
Mr Truman's' fault, ? Apart flrom- the de
fects, the festival disclosed; underlie -ar-
cumEtaaces, Mr. Truman has no; reason to
feel discouraged.wjthllie reception «^pi
ed to bis oompositionB, andjihe ymtiag
euuieiB were giyen eviaence ttat the *uo-
oaee^was not unmindful of ? ttife «rerf as
eistance they rendered in ~]acuiS **&*$
tbe pubhc what dtlierwise ought have stall
remained in the tompoeer's etady. In '«m
Pied Piper flf'Hamelin'* Mt- Truman bas
wedded Browning's words to. some ex
tremely effective music. It possesses a
distinctly dramatic atmosphere, and sus
tains the interest throughout. The can
tata might weB toe repeated in* dty
thorns st'tinies ^ve inf&eatoons or ^°'
somewhat overweighted, tiaA Buffeted- trom
want of quality. ? BreepUoB^anTO :oe mafle
of the fine piaaissuBb sngSng ofw -*p'
rus. descriptive of ? the piper -tailing, we
chMren .'withr rosy cheeks' end -Saien
curis,' which was one of the suocesseB of
the evening., Ainongrt the Twlps, that «|
the 2,'. Miss. O«« 'VeA^jj- *be
Lame Boy, ..who sings of the-duBness of
the town 'since my1 playmatesjeft, ? was
exceedingly melodious,- «nd efcowed- ^lr.
Ttumm in bis -best :vein. The solo con
tains a.sfaain of patkosj? ^°««^ **?%
mony with -ie thane, .^^'f^,
for soprano^ tenor, and baritone, accom
bitaoiis effort in a field ^o rri-&^. songs
of praise, and shows sound. workmans&n-.
Two of Mr. Truman's -orchestral ^worfcB
wl^Scluded «^ programme, .^asc*.
La'Mexicaine,''has for its motjffte nopu
fc^^^' poem, and revealed many
s^n^i^agesfplrticnlariy to^finaje.
'?Vie AustoUenne,' d«fflicting . Jaorning,
Koon, and Sight, ^roudit out.flie^c^
ivMpr in «iuite another light. ? It. snoweo
^ m piStf mood, ihTi'Nightf' scene
jg a dfiduedly mertioiious Vf**-**
mS i8S£$£9«&'fe2a
(BltWt), the eBthuswsjte Bemces. rf
both^ skilful musicians receiving '^^
SnoiL Mr. Truman -was given, a hearty
cafl at the dose of each composuaou. ^
'Evening SeW:-?«*irprMte. was , ex
pr^bf musical p«ple '**&*£-
Town Hall on Saturday nigbt ^L^
Emest Truman's setbng, to Bnw?^f?
^d Piper'— which *ras the. .pnncipla
^Tof tSTTruman festival programme—
lad not been pioduced in this citybefore.
People wondered; too. why Uie^wwi was
notgiven the opportunity .ft*nly_mented
of making its appeal to Sydney to*, in »
^rformance by-the beat choral talent v of
the a&. infltoad of being taken *-? Ade
laide 'The Sydney paMc miiat, ^^
continue to' wonder, why the wort bad
ieen -neglec^d he-^ until . ^the Brthuwt
Philharmonic -3hoir, under the conductor
3iip of' Mr. C. Ai Jarman, gare. «U» per
formance' on Saturday night. By and bye,
perhaps; local composecs aaiay ? have more
encouragemeB*. ''? ...... . . . ? .,
'The work is pieUumquc an* dramatic,
and always muBicaJ, and, al&f««h the
wird 'jtrotesque' is not aeteaDy mis
applied, there is never any atanajrtoes
aggerate that .quality, nor it there any
tenSency. towards, the bizarre. . -^Cbe .w
chesfcral cplourine wne highly. interesting,
''Australian Life' (for some unaccount
able reason given- a Franeh^title) deraP:
tiye- of. the morainK, noon.' and nuait ^of
an Australian trammer diy. wss' given by
the. orchestra, with Mr. Truman at the
oiapo. , Mr. Roy MeQiso, ' of Adelaide,
'who gave evidence of musical capacity and
earnestness. : was 'the conductor.' ; «???
MR.^ PEHEB DAWSON. ' ' v '
^The Boyal^ Weflinston (Sf£.) .; Choral
Union have engaged . Peter . Dawspn .for
the 'fMessiah.'.' The basso; .then :«jb
a -concert in the Dominkm capital,. and will
tour the. North and %nth Islands.
BELGIAN RELIEF CONCEPT. ...:.-- .^
lAtJ the Prospect '-District -Bull.' on Fri
day, December 18, a ,grand patrjotie^con
cert will -be given in aid of she Betoan
Relief Fund.' Admiason, ^«d JA: Ujus
artists- assisting -are tie Misses Beryj' AJ
ford, GladysTox, Pearl W«% Mararcs
Dewbirst, and Marv Wright, Messrs.. Ha-
rold Parsons. Fred 8tone. and Horace
Newman. Mr. Harry Wadmore -win
stage a short play. The hall -has-been
tbTpianoby Ailing Linuted^ AB.tEe
orintang has been donated by; Mr. A.
lent by the Proepect-Oistrict Council, and
Prifchard.^ Promtmme and a»eets. wm
mittee, Mis. E. Good an3 MusTDerisJJui.
lock; organiBer, Mise-Mary WrigWiMasea
aorer, Mr. Will Boyce. , ' . .
Sydney -'Sun':— 'When 'Mr; :&nest
Truman gave the famous Pied Piper of
Efcrmelin -a. :n'»w««t1- iaettine he took the
work' to Adelaide: for. production.- - ' It
agreed with the manual paiatm of the peo
nle rf that city eo wdl tint they/ dam
oured for more, and it was repeated -in
the course of * few weeks.
?Mr. Truman, despairing *feettan« Jus
work --er{ormed in his own city ioronjcb
the usual chaiiuelfe. took -m&ttBrg into- Jif»:
own hands, enlisted the omvicew of a body
of' Baiburst vocalists «nd- -an oashujUa.
and in' thw.way the Pied Pioef CSaniata
Grotesque bad its fins* bearing :« 6ydeny
£ast night at the town halL ; . '
. ^umtaent,w» gsfliered-foom.'-aw-xefti
ditiop to demonstrate tltat die work' was
at coneideraile interest: Groteawe ii
certainly was, with an ?arnonnt of effective
choral wa'iLuig. and .with orchestration
?tetospberic and clever. The hurry and
?knrry of tin rats w-sfei nsswy iqnssaijted
by dc^.annwB^jnimiiiH
ever ? sew. tafrmmmA «4br«Hoed-
the working out of the subject' matter
nves.rise to, the wish that the work might
wain be heard in Sydney under batter
conditions. - ' ' ' .
'The programme opened with tiie per
formance of Mr. . Truman's 'Magnificat'
for solo voices, chorus,, and orchestra.
The performance of this was quite poor.
The bass was again 'inefficient. The' eo
prano eolo in the Et Misericordia ejus,
with female chorus, the most beautiful
section of die work, was taken by Mrs.
Jannas. .It-. is a -work -A much value,
though a little too theatrical for a church
composition; . ? '- .' ' . . . .....
'The instrumental . section .of the even
ing- brought forth Mr. Tnisman's-'Lasca,'
La Mesicine,' an orchestral impression of
the well-known. poem, and 'Vie Austral
tenne,' for piano and orchestra. The last
named was conducted by. Mr. Boy Mellish.
conductor of. the Adelaide Philharmonic,
and an alert and resourceful musician.'
: 'Sunday -Times' r— 'The work round,
which- most interest centred was 'The Pied
Piper of Hamelin,' a cantata performed
for the first time in Sydney, and by. the
Bathuret Philharmonic Choir. The music
Is undoubtedly clever, and has a melodic
interest throughout. Mr. Truman has also
displayed creditable reserve in avoiding aa,
didpiay'ed creditable' xeserve in avoid
ing' ' an over-elaboration 'of ' the
whimsical 'text,' at the . same' tune
*s _ bc . _h^t8 ' wk^rwPr 'avails! - him
eelf of orchestral resources in legitimate
effect. 'Magnificat/ for soli,' chorns, or
chestra, and piano, also gave pleasure. Mr.
Truman has expressed, himself originally,,
while .at the- same, time -he has written
the interlude . And some' impressions -on
'Laaca la Mericaine' in the manner of
tiie modern Kdssian -school The composer
was brightest in *Vie Anstralienne,* a
work for piano and orchesfaa, with Mr.
Truman at the piano. Mi. Bav Mellish
brightened the orchestra to a good '-effort/?-
rmtisTATAs CHEEE FOE the poor.
Surely a fine impulse- is behind the 30
voung ladies, 'The Busy Bee Club' (or
Faniser Miss Evelyn G. Beerc) who yearly
Arrange a conceit for - the poor of Ade
laide. Last year they called it 'a novelty
night in Japan.' This year the girls
will appear in 'A Night in Pierrot Land,'
and will serve ices, cool drinks, &c, dur
ing- the -intervaL .Distress is very appa-.
rent this dry year, and the Victoria Ball
should- be filled on : Tuesday night next,
December 15. to overflowing. Tbe follow
ing artists -have generously given their
services in addition to the Pierrot prome
nade:— Miss Gertie Campbell, Miss Hilda
Gill, Miss Erica Chaplin. Mr. Jack AidilL
Miss Madge Watt. Miss Ethel Rifrngn,
Miss Violet Paine. Mr. William .Sander
ion. Signor Angelo Demodena, Mr. Alex
ander Cooper. Miss Beryl Alford, ^M^:
Murray Barlow.- ?'- ?
PLUfOFORTE EECEEAL. ?
Mr. .Horace Weber, the well-known and
clever organist, of the Korth Adelaide
Baptist : Church, is giving an invitation
pianoforte tecital at -the Lecture SalL
Xphte street, on Monday, December 14.
xne following mterestmg progcamme will
be submitted, by Mr. Weber:— Piano—
Sonata (Moonlight), opBE. -27, ,Ko. 1
(Beethoven)), adagio, allegretto, trio,
presto agitato; («) duetto, ^Lieder (Mine
Worte' (MendeUsonn), (b) Valse in A
fet, opus 42 (Chopm); (aV.'T* Jen »eEn
fants, (b) scherzo— etude, (c) solitude,
(d) rhapsodie (Schyttel; Valse Triste,
opus 44 (Sibews); La Ftlensc, Etude, opus
1S7. Ko. 2 {Raff): Polonaise in A Flat,
opus 53. (Chopin). The assisting artists
are Masjerf Mellish' (»prano),:Mr. W.
Ward (tenor), Mr. H.' Ebworthy (alto).
Mr. V. Weber (baBg); Mr: Eric 'Piiddy
(violinfet). - ? :
Miss Mack-Ewcns: violin : solo. 'Air for
? The fnvibOspn -' concert given by Mias
Winifred Etel. sod .students and friends
at the. town hall,. Glenelg, lasfWedneaday
evening, was equal to the well-known Stan
dar4 ctf'this successful teacher. -The
eraung was sadly interfered witi _by a
PJUid performance outside -ihe iialL Wbea
a, hall is engaged ite usefulness should
be guaranfeaed by tiie authorities: Many
of Miss EiteTg papOs have made -several
BMcesafpi .public appearances, and many
feme good and . useful pnb5e ctreers befor*
them, notablji Miss Pearl- Watts, Mia
Majdne. Perdnjc, Mies fichener.and Miss
Wjnifred Block, snaKerawbaiave demon-'
statoi their . abjuSe besmi question.
The sameting artists -were Miss Lricy Graig
(violin, inaudible through the band nui
sance), and Messrs. B. B;-Beetonand
Lionel Clark.. .wJio sang in their .best
style. The following programme, supple
mented -by many encores, was full of in
terest:— Vocal quartets .(a) - 'Musette';
(b) 'Gigue' CHoroOtfa Wedding Day')
(Lane Wilson), Misses -M. Perdnx, P.
Watts, Messrs. E. B. Beeton, and L. E.
Clark; song, ''Leave Me Kot' (Mattel),
Miss . Lina Scherer; cavatina song- (a)
'Lieti Signor, Salue' (The' Hugenots')
(Meyerbeer), (b) ''When the Heart -is
Young' (D. Buck), Miss Winifred Bloch;
song,. 'EiTCT of Dreams' (Fortescue)T
Miss Susie; Goldsworthy; songs (a).-Xong-
ing' (Ejerulf), .(by 'Terrvman Lov^
(Borsdorf), /Miss- Gladys E. Thomas;
song, \ 'ABgns ' MaeDonald' (Roecked),
Miss MavkrEwens; -vioUn solo, ''Air for
G String' (Bach). Miss Lucv Crakr: 'somr.
'Lighterman Tom' (Squire), Mr. Lionel
S.- Clark; neat and aria,- 'Ginnse Alfin'
(^Marriage of Figaro') (Mozart) and song
'When^ou Are Near' (Barnard), Miss
Marine Perdrix; vocal duet, ' 'A Figlia
Incauta' (Maria Padflla) (DoniseW);
Misses Lina Scherer and Winifred Bloch;
song, 'Wert Thou a. Slave' (KiHner),
Mr. Reg. B. Beeton; redt and aria, 'Che
Faro' (Orfeo') (duck) and song **F«uy
Pipers' (Brewier), Miss Pearl Wattsj vjo
Kn solo, 'Minuet in' G' (Beethoven),
Miss Lucy Craig; vocal ' ouartets (a)
'Tie Country Dance' (Flora's Holiday)
and -(b) 'Come; all ye Lads and -Lasses^'.
(?^Flora's Holiday;') (Lane Wileon), Misses
L. Schererj W. Bloch, Messrs. R. B. Bee
ton and X. S. Clark: Miss Eitel was the
experienced'accomp&nist.
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