First Documented Concert 1923

The Concert
A CONCERT, arranged by the Musical Society, was given in the Hall on the    afternoon of December 17th (1923) The  programme opened with  as pirited rendering of the march from Handel's Occasional Oratorio, per-formed by the   School orchestra. This was followed by a 'cello solo—" Pridre,"by W.   H.   Squire—which   was played with excellent effect by Mr. Hend. Wolters, of the  Bournemouth  Municipal Orchestra, who came over to help the Society on this   occasion. The   Folk-song Branch then sang two Sea Shanties (otherwise    Chanties), after which C. Carter gave delightful renderings on the  piano of a  Prelude by  Pachall Sikand  an Arabesque by Schumann, in which he showed that  he was able to produce a strong and clear-cut tone from   his instrument. A difficult canon in  two parts—"The Ride of  the Witch"—sung  by  the  choir, was  greatly  appreciated by the audience, and so were the exquisite violin solos that  Mr.  Bertram Lewis   contributed   to   the   programme and  which included  Couperin's delicately wrought  Pavane  in  D major. Mr. Smith and Mr. Leonard   played a Mazurka by Cyril Scott, which afforded an interesting example of an  old  form treated   by   a   modern  composer,  after which   the   first   part   of   the    concert concluded with a carol—" In Dulci Jubilo"—sung by the whole Society. During the interval the Headmaster mad a speech welcoming the visitors to  this—the  first  School  concert given at Canford. The second  part  of  the   programme began  with  an  orchestral  version  of  the Symphonia    from     Handel's    Cantata, Alexander   Bahis. Items   were contributed by Mr.  Lewis and Mr.  Wolters, and   the   Folk-song   Branch performed again.    The choir gained  well-deserved appreciation  by  their  cheerful  rendering of  " You'll  get  there,"  and  G. Canning pleased  the   audience  with  his  playing of Liszt's  " Consolation " and  Paradisi's Toccata,  in which he had  an  opportunity of displaying  a well-developed  technique. The     concert     ended    with     another Christmas carol, " Good King Wenceslas," sung  by  the   Society  and  accompanied by  violins  and  piano.   The performance showed that   all the   members of   the Society must  have  worked  enthusiastic-ally,  and  the  result  was very  creditable, as  everything   had   to   be   arranged   in the   space  of  six  weeks.