For the audience in the
the disappointment
gall
soioists, whose voices
was the
sunply failed to project bevond the orchestra.
Baritone Michael Pearce
and temor Peter Hall had
exactly the right tone and
expression - - lascivious, cunning. drunken ¢tc, but it was
frustratingly hard to hear if
thev
nack
had
sung
of the hai
performaiice
out
to ihe
w
el
with
the
W
heen hifted
Pearce
soloists
biggest role. Estuans Interius
was well done bui just did
disappoint
Civic
Hall
2 1o the ciashing
i sirdent brayand shouted |
mess on Satur- |
s
25Y
of
course
Carl
L grrung Burana, the
e
coped
acoustic better than Hali,
and he alsc had by far the
choralorchestral
ietting ouve’s hair
not project.
Hall produccd a chilling
Eastern wail which should
have been, absolutely srine
only 1t was
tingling . ..
comprehensively drowned by
the archesira.
Sopranc Tinuke Olafiherlet
to
failed
han
seif go and sounded inappro-
priately careful.
But the overall perform-
AoIte
ance was boisterous and
exciting, taken at cracking
pace and with good deafening crescendos and climaxes.
Ganldford Philkarwonic Orchestra thoroughly |
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eajoyed the no-holds-barred |
atzposphere under the baton §
of experienced conductor Sir
David Wilicocks, and the
phttharmonic choir, swelled
by Guildford Royal Gram-
The concert on Saturday
began with a fairly uninspired performance of Beethoven's Overture Coriolan
- Op 62, The piano strings
could have been a iot more
zr School choiwr, made a
spknd:d cifort to overcome
its Surrew politesse.
mntense and the windows of
silence
were
pot
always
cleanly defined
But the popular Eigar
Enigma Variations were per-
Dsction was clear, the tone
sightly menacing and the
formed with polish and panache. John Meek played a
cporus
lovely wviola sclo for the
Ysobel vanation. Dora Penny
was delicately done making
managed
a
good
rough shout when necessary,
a3 v Swaz Hie Gat Umbe
and the end of Were Diu
Werlt Alle Min.
Veris Leta Facies was a
bit fecble but the choir gradually got caught up in the
atmosphere and sounded terrific The men were very
good in In Taberna Quando
Surnus.
a splendid contrast with the
explostve Dr George Sinclair
vaniation. String tone was
excelient but towards the
end anticipation of Carmina
Burana got the better of the
brass which was just too
loud.
Jane Garrett|