1857 Baptist Chapel Concert for a Sunday School
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Monday 9th March 1857 CONCERT IN LOOSLEY ROW BAPTIST CHAPEL Bucks Free Press
On Monday evening a concert of vocal and instrumental music was given in the Baptist Chapel by the musical amateurs of Princes Risborough and speen.
The object being to assist in establishing a Sunday School in this place.
The music was selected from the works of J Fawcett Snr., Pueitta, J Shonbridge, C Ward and W Ward.
Leader Mr B. Lacey
The following is a list of the pieces performed.
Instrumental Introduction (Paradiee)
Chorus A Second Adam
Bass solo The Word of Promise
Chorus Angels of God Rejoice
Duet On Bethels Plains
Chorus Joy to an Exciled World
Duet He Comes the World’s Desire and Lord
Chorus Thou oh Lord Art Our Father
Duet The Virgin Blest
Anthem Strike Seraphs Strike
Treble solo Eve’s Lament
Anthem The Second Advent
Trio Descending From His Azure Throne.
Overture The Caliph of Bagdad
Chorus & solo Strike the Cymbal
Anthem The Lord is my Shepherd
Anthem I Was Glad
Finale The Heavenly Pilot
Most of the pieces were effectively given.
The solo “Eve’s Lament” was very sweetly sung by Miss Gomme and warmly applauded
The Messrs. Biggs and Ward sang “He comes the worlds desire and Lord” with great taste. A unanimous encore was the result , when it was repeated with still greater effect.
We must not omit to mention the beautiful trio of “The Second Advent”
“Descending From His Azure Throne” This was admirably given by the Messrs Plumridge, Biggs and Lacey.
The band also played the Overture with great spirit and vivacity.
The concert terminated with Fawcett’s favourite piece “The Heavenly pilot”. All the audience stayed until the final note.
Between the first and second parts, Mr J Stockwell, the Minister of the Chapel made some very appropriate remarks on the advantages of education and at the conclusion Mr T Martin proposed a vote of thanks to the performers making also some remarks on the innocent enjoyment of the evening.
It will be seen by the above list that the performers wisely selected such pieces as could be effectively given by amateurs; this is not always the case, for it not infrequently happens that the choruses of the mighty Handel, and other great masters are attempted with a few voices and instruments and in some instances without any accompaniment, thus imparting a character of insipidity to their grandest productions.
In concluding these remarks, we should be happy to see the time when every town and village in the kingdom can boast of its choral society, and it’s annual musical festival; such meeting cannot but have a beneficial effect in their tendancy.