A Pastoral by STERNDALE BENNETT
'MAY DAY'
A Cantata by G. A. MACFARREN
EVELYN GIBB (soprano)
ADELAIDE BEATTIE (soprano)
MURIEL CHILDE (contralto)
FRED HUGHES (tenor)
HOOTON MITCHELL (bass)
THE BELFAST WIRELESS
CHORUS and ORCHESTRA
Conductor E. GODFREY BROWN
THE MA Y QUEEN
Overture
Chorus : Wake with a smile, 0 month of May
Recitative and Air (tenor) : 0, meadow clad in early green!
Chorus : 0 melancholy plight
Solo (soprano) and Chorus: With a laugh as we go round
Recitative and Duet (soprano and tenor) : Can I not find ?
Recitative and Air (bass): 'Tis jolly to hunt
Recitative and Trio (soprano, tenor, and bass): The hawthorn in the glade
Recitative and Chorus : Ill-fated boy-begone
Pageant Music
Chorus : Hark ! their notes the hautboys swell
Recitative (soprano and contralto), and Chorus: What mean the angry sounds ?
Finale: And the cloud hath passed away
MAY DAY
Chorus: Who shall be Queen of the May?
Part-Song : The Hunt's up ; awake, my lady free
Recitative (soprano): Loyal Hearts Song with a burden : Beautiful May Chorus : Lads and lasses, hasten all