MISCELLANEOUS

Vocal solos and duets. Choralitems-Madrigals: .’All Ye Who Music Love” (Donato), “Hearken to Thy Faithful Swain” (Morales), “Cynthia, Thy Song” (Groce), “My Mistress is as Fair as Fine” (J. Bennett), “Thy Voice, O Harmony” (Webbe), “Nymphs of the Forest” (W. Horsley), Solo and Chorus “Now Tramp O’er Moss and Fell” (Bishop), Part songs “With Hawk and Hound” (Bishop), “I Would that my Love” (Mendelssohn), “May Day” (Chorley), “The Hardy Norseman”.

Mrs. Testar (S), Mrs. E. Hancock (C), Mr. T. Ewart (T), Mr. H. ;Loughnan (B), Dr. Sanger.

“The room was well filled with a highly respectable assembly”. “We do not hesitate to say that the programme contained more sterling music than has ever been given to a Melbourne audience” (“Argus” report). A new organ by Smith, costing £700, was formally opened by Messrs. Russell & Goold. Its advent was “an event of great importance in those early days”. Some tickets were sold to the public; otherwise by invitation.