Saturday Evening Concerts in the City Hall, 4th of December, 1880: Glasgow Select Choir
A review in The Glasgow Herald, on Monday the 6th of December, 1880, page four, reads:
“The City Hall on Saturday evening was literally packed in every corner, and many hundreds had to be refused admission, when
the Glasgow Select Choir made its first appearance since its London triumph last Tuesday, St Andrew’s Day, in St James’s Hall.
The home welcome given the members of the choir was most enthusiastic, and the concert was a big success. The programme
consisted chiefly of well-known pieces; the choir sang splendidly, while no fewer than eight numbers had to be repeated. Amongst
these encores were the lately arranged part songs “The Laird o’ Cockpen,” by Mr Allan Macbeth (the new choirmaster of the
Glasgow Choral Union), and “Up in the Morning,” by our townsman Mr W. Hume. Both of these had the same honour conferred
on them in London. During the evening one or two solos were sung by members of choir, and were well received. The concert was one
of the most successful ever given by this celebrated choir.”