' Tho verio essence, and, as it were, springheade and origine of all musicko is the vorie pleasaunte sounde which the trees of the Forest do make when they growe.'

MAY HUXLEY (Soprano) HUBERT EISDELL (Tenor)
The WIRELESS MILITARY BAND
Conducted by B. WALTON O'DONNELL

Have you seen but a whyte lily grow
Anon., arr. Dolmetsch Sweet Nymph, come to thy
Lover Morley , arr. Keel
Go to bed, sweet muse
Jones, arr. Keel
Whither runneth my sweetheart ?
Bartlet, arr. Keel

Scene and Cavatina,
'Bel raggio' ('Bright ray') ('
Semiramide Rossini

From the Birmingham Studio

Order of Service:
Hymn, 'All ye who seek a comfort sure' (English Hymnal, No. 71)
Prayers
Hymn, 'Have mercy, Lord, on me' (English Hymnal, No. 74)
Reading
Hymn, 'Jesu, Lord of Life and Glory' (English Hymnal, No. 75)
Address by the Rev. C.A.H. Lowe, of St. Mary's Church, Bearwood
Hymn, 'The Highest and the Holiest Place' (English Hymnal, No. 210)
Benediction

Appeal on behalf of the Birmingham General Hospital, by Mr. A. LEANEY (House Governor). Contributions should be sent to [address removed]

(From Birmingham)
The BIRMINGHAM STUDIO CHORUS and AUGMENTED ORCHESTRA
Leader,
FRANK CANTELL
Conducted by JOSEPH LEWIS
LILIAN COOPER
(Soprano)
ESTHER COLEMAN
(Contralto)
JOHN ARMSTRONG
(Tenor)
HAROLD WILLIAMS
(Baritone)
I
'HIAWATHA'
(Coleridge-Taylor)
Part 1 : Hiawatha's
Wedding Feast.
Part 2: The Death of Minnehaha
ALTHOUGH
Coleridge-Taylor had produced a number of other works before it, many of which won more than merely respectful interest, it was the appearance of the first part of ' Hiawatha,' in 1898, which spread his fame all over the English speaking world. And as it was his first really impor-
1 taut success, so it has remained the most popular of all his music; in its vivid and yet simple rhythm, its fresh and natural melody, and in the warmth of its orchestral treatment, his music is obviously ideally mated with Longfellow's poem. The ' Wedding Feast' was given alone at first, the second part, ' The Death of Minnehaha,' appearing a year later at a North Staffordshire Festival. Hiawatha's Departure,' which completes the trilogy, was first given by the Royal Choral Society in London in the spring-of 1900. II
' SEMELE'
(Handel)
Selections from the above Secular Oratorio will be sung
HANDEL'S Semele was never quite sure whether it was an opera or an oratorio, and it really matters very little which it is called. It has its strongly dramatic moments, and the music would be in every way as well suited for stage performance as many of his operas, although there is not very much action nor opportunity for spectacular effect. The text was adapted from a book of Congreve's which appeared in 1707, and the first performance of Handel's work was at Covent Garden Theatre in 1744. It was announced as ' Semele, after the manner of an Opera,' and very soon afterwards as ' Semele, after the manner of an oratorio.' It has also been called ' A Dramatic Performance' and one authority describes it as An English Opera, but called an Oratorio.'