REMUERA MUSICAL SOCIETY CRITICISM.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 155, 2 July 1901, Page 8

REMUERA MUSICAL SOCIETY CRITICISM.

(To the Editor.)

Sir, —i was not i)rcsent at the performance of the licinuera Musical Society cm Monday evening, and know no tiling whatever arf to the merits of the performance. 1 have, however, \ ■ read the criticism of the performance las supplied by your reporter, and my first hought on reading it -was one of satisfaction in that the reporter at least had the courage of his convictions, and was not afraid to put them into print. The public have been for years past surfeited with reports of so-called musical performances, all of which, without excepi tion, have been of the highest musical | standing, that it distinctly refreshing to read that at last one society has failed to reach the standard of musical mediocrity, and that your reporter is candid enough to say so. if the members of the society are wise, they will take the criticism in good part, and endeavour to make improvements in the direction so intelligently pointed out by your critic. —I am, FEED JENTTCnGS. Ponsonby.

(To the Editor.)

Sir,—l can hardly agree with your correspondent, "M.Q.f1.," that the criticism of the Kemuera Musical Society's concert is not in accordance with the motto of your paper, "'The good that we can do." I think, sir, it is fully in keeping with your motto, from the fact that you are doing the performers and the public a very good turn by giving them a correct notice of the concert, and not one thiat praises t-ach contribution, no matter how, indifferently given. 1 was at the society's concert, and have | attended most of their performances, and not one of them has been the success it should have been from a musiIcal point of view. The fact of the matter is, the society lire too ambiious in their selections. I hey are not stroii"- or competent enough, to do the works they give. They should stick to part songs or music of thesame kind, for they then could choose music well within their abilities. Your correspondent hopes the conductor of the, society and its members will rest assured that last Monday's concert gave much pleasure to many. Well, then, all I can say is. that' they were not musicians, aud were very easily pleased.—3. nni etc., WILFRED WALLACE. July 1. ■ -