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Song of Miriam 11 and the Martyrs" at Bethlehem Chapel, Porth. The people of Porth, last week were favoured with a musical feast of intrinsic merit. This musical festival was held at Bethlehem Chapel on Wednesday, Thurs- day, and Saturday evenings, of last week, and included two exacting works in "The Song of Miriam" (Schubert) and The Martyrs" (Maunder). The first-mentioned I is for soprano and chorus, and The Martyrs," a cantata for chorus, with solo and orchestra. The chorus in the Song of Miriam gave a very intelligent rendering, the bassi and soprani being particularly good. The intermediate parts were good, but a little lacking in firmness of attack. In Mr. W. no WELLS, L.T.S.O. J 'Tearfulness and dread upon them fall "I the chorus excelled themselves in depict-i ing the picture of the deserving host. But in the finale, Strike your timbrels," the chorus rose to a majestic climax, befitting the avenged Israelites — But they smile, they find a music, centered in a doleful song, Steaming up, a lamentation and ani ancient tale of wrong." Full justice was done to the soprano siolo, which was taken by Miss May John, R.A.M. Principals, orchestra, and chorus, rose splendidly to the occasion in The Mar- tyrs," Mr. W. Howells, L.T.S.C., the conductor, having his forces well in hand. Mi-. David Ellis (Cefnmawr) as "Thasis" won for himself high ecomiums in the tenor solo, "Woe, woe, to the fool," whilst Miss May John, as "Phias," and Mr. David Hughes, R.A.M., as "Lycon," were equally delightful. We heartily congratulate Mr. Howells, the conductor, on the marked advance- ment made by the choir under his direc- tion. Prof. T. D. Edwards. A.R.C.M., at the piano, and the orchestra, under th 3 leadership of Mr. Percie G. Smith, played the accompaniments in a praiseworthy manner. In the miscellaneous portion of the prc- gramme, Mr. David Ejlis (tenor) struck a tragic note in his recit. and aria "Deeper and deeper still," and "Waft her Angel j 1 responding to a well-deserved encore. j Miss Jenny Jones rendered a 'cello "La Reve" (Golterman) effectively, Miss May John sang "Gethsemane" Christmas Williams) in a fervent spirw not responding to the merited recall. [ Mr. David Hughes (basso) gave as item, the popular, "I am a Roamer (Mendelssohn) being obliged to> j to a vociferous encore. [ Large audiences put in an appearand each evening, and there is no room f°r doubt that the performances have been success, both financially and musically*

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