Cambridgeshire Council of Muscial Education
Village Concerts Committee
Concert at Buckland
Under the auspices of the Village and Town School Concerts Committee of the Cambridgeshire Council of Muscial Education, a delightful concert was given at the Schoolroom, Buckland, on Friday evening last.
This Committee has been formed to facilitate the practice and performance of music in the County. It proposes to work by (1) Assisting Choral and Orchestral Societies by providing them with (A) Conductors or Instructors; (B) Music or Instruments. (2) Organising Concert Parties - which may be for (A) General Concerts by parties of Amateurs; (B) Lecture Concerts; (C) Children's Concerts; (D) Community Singing Concerts; (E) Village, Country Town and School Concerts.
The platform was adorned with plants and ferns by the Rev, Mrs. and Miss Phillips, and was much admired.
The programme itself was of exceptional merit, and the concert quite a musical event. The artistes were Miss Eva Hayden (pianist), Miss Phillips (chello) [sic], Miss Edith Fehr (reciter), Miss Phyllis Rickaby (contralto), and Mr John Wightman (singer).
Afternoon Concert
During the afternoon the artistes visited the school and gave a delightful programme to the children. All the items were loudly applauded, and at the close, the Rev F.B. Phillips, on behalf of the teachers and scholars, thanked the artistes for a most enjoyable event.
Evening Concert
The evening concert was well attended, and the programme was one of the best presented in the village. All the items were loudly encored, and at the close the aritistes were accorded a hearty vote of thanks.
The programme was as follows: "Choral- Prelude," Miss Eva Hayden; "Oh no, John!" Mr John Wightman and Miss Rickaby; Negro Spiritual, Folk Songs and "The Forsaken Merman," Mr John Wightman; "Cherry Ripe," "Where the Bee Sucks," "Cuckoo Madrigal," "Charming Chloe," Miss Phyllis Rickaby; "David and the Waiter," Miss Edith Fehr.