Berkshire Chronicle Reading 03-1915

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,tile performaBC!e ~ ' 'be ' siYiiB 'm'
iRe Co'~I~e" :f_a:lre.~
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uena.l oow,~pJ ·wu, that • ..e ·
ibe (!()n~~ga1ion 1II'el'It 8i:itiBlt' m '
cborM .'ICi oreh~ra, . tbe, ~r c!e1M1~yiill
welt end of ~e ehlJnh~ ' ~biJe,
. "ere aeoommOd'.ted· in :ibe emJlDe!e'l'"
eh&pe.l.
But: 'e'llen these :parl. .
&l1e' t!~!alellI. -1 .....u..·ra\,l....1
were lovettun b:r tlae geaer8l 'JI'Ilblie-; '.-.
one drawbad. in· reepoot to. a.
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t.OOe of this ehaneter- In , ...
p.rti4!ipatlDp; ve ,oore e.~..
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movements or Pl!opte ·annou.s .to: '
one .wonderl!!<l how·· th_ diatl'~
ha.n
~~!,eaIed to th~ lIel'U!iti'ie tiempeftuient.
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Thai peat- mlls1ciJUr•. , ...Jot). '1..
of .
ihe llreateat living i!rte~~ .o f BaM>. i . wae:
nnfortun..tely ..b8ent, bill' P,laa8. as ~etor
hing taJren bJl ,Mr. O . Dan~i.rJ; .-. ' Il~f' the
orl!aDi~. of the ~nrch.
It· fie to lb. D/lJlgh·
try to 8av th.t. ~e filled ·aD ODe1'6U6 p~itiQn
wit.b di. tiJiet ' erMit. to
eXt,
lead~ralIjp
....ing clIi.nite~d 'by Atren' bii: and, deeimCID.

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, '1'1)e Pa.rish Cou:oe1t hM laea Tu~v . Mareli.
16th,'·
the . dOllte .for ' the anDualo ·p.ri~b IileEt· ·

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ent fea.tures . • re tm, ,etriDg ~eomp.nimenta to
the \WOMIt of .Cl\riet I.t he ,·ecit&~ . in ,.the . re··
m!'i¥.er of: the n,,~.ati.ve beiDg aeeomnanied. bV
1he piano oDly), the .."iM, espooilillythQ8e with
' ) i<)lil' obbligato. ..00 the _c horales. sucb: .... the
well1.rn0wn ' .' 9 . Sacred Head, . once wonI\ooo,'"
tlte tuDe 'Of which ooeurs fhe tmu..., w'ith ',VArylng :.....rllB. . The edition of the ' work I fo ' be
lli!ed a.t th", p,e rformance i" tba.t of Sir Chari'e!
Slan.ford.
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WORK , OF THE CHORUS.
I .The choral work was generally B'Xeetient .nd
tb9r~1I,!hly {latisIying.
The ch.orW! bad evideDt- .
Iv'
'be greatnel!6 of thetr taelt, ..md-~
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tho~ : 4et:enpined that , noWng ~ciidd ~e
1n.c1itn1t ..0I) theu pnrt.
The · pa$ Wf're. . 11'J;blyi b.llIn~ tbe- ' dram!Wc ~8ibilitie~' of.the
work were tho~o.u,lth~v . iDte.rpl'eted, ~ i-ntelJil '
I\!\nce and- preelSlOD ihue, Willi .1IoUl;ing; Iaelring,
and the. quality- of the voices, EiBJie~f ,of ih"
Ia.dies, WIbl of a. hip;h st&ndaoo. ~ The ' ~~ waS,.
however, -not r.u1-Sl ..... ~d! A8 )be. e"en¥tg ·wore
On Lhere W&B a tel!<¥>Qcy OD the paMtl ·of ~e
chorus to become I1)o!lgOO, . wbile some ' of the I .!:e,~b~·~n~~~;~~
male voic!!s weFe oeeasi'o~a.lly · impetaOus . with t
emb"rr8B8m~ effect.
Sl>eol4ng- generally, MW'
e.e~ . th'e clwral 'work was beautifully
rever·
entially presented. Tho..t. mo$! ' noI)le ,,00 exact.
Inll ior chorusee-, .. Come .. ye. dan~htel\!l," 1 was 1U!'

w&l'ieed

and

enyately rendered, -ih.r different cili<>r&l.... ""ere co,!:'
IIpicuOUB for . bleD ding . Ilf tene. and liglit .. &lid

lIf·iwi cWite

1'IUJge Il.nd ~ cl~Ly .ADd IIJreetDee& .of

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gave ndd~d , di~tinc~ioD tG .tIIe. .mu.ne. UJiIto, Mlea Sara SRyerlt, ,",,{,for-the" .previoU<! ooClWlion. - Her
'en'
w,", not of equ~ merit, 'but. .ijIe .
beauty of her. nptee were' .often
- .. Hll.ve mer6Y on me, 0 LoI:d",. .
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ACcomJ>MimeDt
tlui fltrinp,: 110 ,I;
'l4f.. Perl!y SJ)anaan, '1'1'&8 mOllt ;e~M!latlie~lc.!l7'
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.1I~dertakUip
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fIOntrolled
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(:).{i'r:;, FINAL.

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.~~l' io~ th~ 'If.euten .

Cup . ~ill - 'be

pla.yed &t Elm l' Park., on Sat~l'day; kicl~·6ft llt.

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K'DiD~s:, 1 ~f Sidl~ltruth ·&~Hl~ !)een lI'i unGeil:.

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to the fTHE BGLOISTS. ". •
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.1he I!Otoimte ·a.e~itie«(the~es:
Lih&n Coles,. the- .80pr!WIO, :k8&~ • .

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The 'above
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tensity 01 it., representation of the IDeIlning Of
the .!t<>r.v· whi<rh it · ullfoldj>,. it seems to ~ wi,
iiurJlMsable.
After nearly two hundredl years
from th e d"t~ of its oo~position it is as '~"tisfy­
~~.Jto mo<!.er n <lnr.; II.S It : <Ja!1 bave. beeD pot. any
.~ &ltd no developm<l."ts lD muBlC!U 1U$.", b&ve
. jte~it.ion of' 'lUpremaey.
11JIe 1\8f"
~ln8' ·In. ~te' OJ'j&inal .v.emion WIUI· first perf()~ ,'U~dI.e:'!l\'~~;r.~~~
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.·In Bt. ,.~omae'8 . < 'Churcli a.t . ·:qnp~K.
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~bel!e :&eli, -....~.. 'e~tor. I It WIIS 6U~.9:tae:nt,
Iy alte~ lI;o; htim, and the finAl ,veftiou "com,pleted by a.but 1740.
Its wider flm,si dite!
fro~ ita. performance in B!;rlin uDde" , IÂ¥eudel.
BSO~!. diree~ion . in 1829. .
Atteritiou" ~ay. be
dro.Ju 00 t.hi! ~reBt eborull&i. llueli &8 the~({QUhle
cliorp~ wrueh.'-,bellin and end the work, . tbe
. 'ormble .. crowd \ ehorUfe8 " . a.n:d , tbe ' chorus
, ~. Ha.e lightnina": and thunde:rll." and , 'espe<l'
iall., ·t he ..,(}...rent'll ehorus in the f<Jl'1ll or , a
!' C~or&lefant&sio." ~t the end of the 5ni ', p~rl
("01 man" tli:\!, heavy ' !ern lament"):, : w~ie~ . is

thellorid ' pnr'aee,- ('·B.a r.bbas,"

pleasaD~. ~VeniDg"

SENrOR

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but .IS progr_". ~aYQlU'abty::

'to

.t.&rUin/l ill its ' ~.J:ism, wbile the renJeriDg of .
the soul-~bJilliD8' ·fii>aT.: i <CODStitUted la ,·ru.t.iq .·

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Edw.."d Kni'gbt J of tlTe ' ROlinl B rrkshire Be,iment tbrother of- ~rs. S. Willi1l.m8;. · of 'fIIvyfo1'lll
h... died ' of . wC)un.d'l. ref!eivea: ip 1 actioa', a;nd
Sergeau.t. KOlbO&, ' of the il2th.Lancers' (3tinj of 1&

p,rodueed b"y

• uee.inet and aodmirably »hrMed suriunMj
biel)
1WM issued by ,the College.
It etated :- .. / '..
John. Sebasti.n B~h'R lIe.t¥o1t 9f t~ Pf-Ss:~,
iCCol'dinR to St. 1l&t1.hmv lS descnbed
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'H ubert. Parry .&11 .. tIfe riehest . and.. [D.oble~t~xam.
pI.. of devotional music ill- ex:a~ ," &Â¥d there
must, be few who do not. futcL their . COD ictIDD
of the truth of this .trengthened Ia,s. their ,know·
ledee- of t~~. work gro~8.
Wllet.ber f·Ur t~~
bea.uty. · V1l.nety~ expreSJllVeDeI!5, a.nd dr&ma.t:~
force of il;s music, or for ' the ·sin~t-i ..nd .

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'. ~bers.
A. :v.ery
was
mem·-1
aDd . friends of. the ..~
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. eveDlDg- 1Il the. scbool!room.
Lightl' refresh- , : ~~r:;~~i
merits .",eJ:e : prov.~ded.
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\he Reading ,philhannoa:ieSceiilty '_ in
9tOr
one can.not · do 'better than reproduee. the very .

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Owing to tne foot tbllt many. 6ubReribers do
not. feel di.p08ed tG subscribe
thiS I.euon,
. ~he funds of the ~"Cleiatio" . Are: ... ery kI~ .Thi&
, '" mueh: to be Fegrett.ed· &8 the MSOciaWn , (loee
, useful ·.... ~r.k .eoch, footl/!Ill eeawn, ' and provides
a' re~ogrused fonD of r'iCreation for hundlreds. of'
bO)r8 eaelL 8,.tuMI'Y· ~o~n1ngf. • J'bs- Dl<!m~ .~
the. ~uc~Ul tel~lllS In, tI\;e i'o.1".QlJI3 col'nmtitlOIlI!
re~.ve meda\e, at .the ' e)1d of the- .eMO~ i, ahd

thus.inthe
..~raiion
lias' to me.~ & c ~iy.y :. OIltr II'~~~'~~f,=~
!ay,
MM'Ch
jlllC-a. year. - As -the- 9n~Y.' ~1WlII of,

llte.orne.. come hlil~. the eup ~a.le, .ii i!l- holied, ihat,
• .. l,,~.ge crewd "'ill iur;n up , .t Elm
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mO!To,w , a;nd : . 50-, ~iEt
schoolboy footb~l. ..'

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interested :in
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' 1)11 for '&dolts<· ill ' 3d. o.nd
.Tne . c . petin}.!:: . team~ are1 Wrfeon , .
T.lehurst, .Noreot; 0lH1 both Iteamlt
positions i.n DiviBi.Oll ' J. of tI,e league.
llUrst are. bead ' 6f ·thi" leA~le: . In tJ,!, .
finnls Wilson defeated B,..t:t1E1 3-1, alld Tile·
hurst. d efeated P.lm81' Trad~ by 2--0, a.nd . thus
a eapiLal game shcni1d reahlt. .
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Th.e- teams tore .... follows:- .
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WilsOn 8'eniar.4.. me~; .A1lwo.od . · Gra:1/.: - CO",
Hamlin, W.it, B~6hell' rr Bas",!; ' Coht>n.· ¥.yne.
RJtillet.()-1" Ba-rtl'ef.t, and ·rnwo.rds.
'fitenu,r.,t Nor~lJt;-,&1len; Bry.n nt:' SpF~DlJen; '
PontiD. Bradfe"':. 1'J-er<lme; ClarKe, p ·ope·, BucklAlld. Cocks, Hatherell
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. ~om the o.bolle 1iedIDS ' it will~ be , seep. that
Ccilien- '(Witwn), . Spr-illfell~ B.radle.y . Ima , BrYADt. .,
(Tilehftrl!tl repre<!ente.J!, Ret>dinll ~ll6t .. West. cr'~mlltcni,
r;o~ldon in the. English Schools~ Shield ' C<lm~·
tlt.ion.
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Results of. matches, week ending Marell 5th:' . . SeniQr- "' CllP :·· Semi-finals.
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Wi1 9"" SenilJr~ 3; Battle, . J..
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:.Tilehut'et N<>rcot, 2; P"lmer Trade, 0.
I,.e:igne: llivision 1. '
.Caversham Central, 3: Wokingbam Boad, 1
Battle, 13; ··CeiltriJ.l. 0,
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Newtown, 2; Cbrisf.eh:1}r<!h, O.
Newtown, 6; t Ox'orcd '-Rond.. 1.
Chr:6tchurch, 2; ' . Ps'lmez; Junior, 1.

Coley, 2; St. Maryt'a, . 1.
Palmer JUDior, 3-;- St. MIll'Y's, O.

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