BLIND BANDSMEN'S CONCERT

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21631, 15 November 1935, Page 9

BLIND BANDSMEN'S CONCERT

The concerts to be '4i\<.-i: by the I hand of I.ho N'cw Zealand institute for hhr mind are varied in urutirarome, 1 mil ;:~ ;i number of people have asked 1 what tj, pe of eourn-' is ,'4iven, the follow ina !■, a specimen programme and ! is ;,dh'<'i-en to pretty cmsely in all the ei.neer-' . < xoeu! (lie Sunday concede in which there is slight altera- , linn' in tlie pros.ammo: The concerted bar:.l usually plays , three urnnps, usually consisting of i three- iurns. It is all tmnd music, ut 1 'ho same time bri'.hl and lively. The .dance band, which has, established iquiie a Papulation Ji,i- itself in Auckland, wiil also vivo an hem. Included ■ in the .-pecimen programme is a cornet ■ mat. comet, xylophone and euphonium ' Mhos. In ..ddilio.-i :o this there are four vocal items Riven be members ; of the band. A novelty is a piano- ; i aecoi fiion solo by Mr .1. Papeseh. who ' i.s also tin.' soloist for the sea shanties; by tho baud. A ler-dh.,/ feature of the ■ . programme e; a'.vay.- community sim - e.inj.. jii winch the band plays choruses . ihrouiih first, and the audience is ini : vited to join in tile- second time, i ': Braille reading is al-.o demonstrated by ••;.Mr James McGuire. f.i.A., L.L.8., the ;, brilliant araduato oi the Auckland : ■ UniversHv. i ; Concerts will be -jrre.'i as follows:--■I Saturday November I'i: Chora! Hall, •! ,'; p.m. 'tickets. L's 'reserved > and 1.-:. , ' at Y.M.C.A. and D.I.C. Sunday, No- ■ ' vi i/ilicr 17: 11 p.m., bandsmen's - memorial rotunda, -ardens; 0.15 p.m. I Civic Theatre. Tickets, Is. at D.I.C. am: Y.M.C.A. Tim purpose.- of the tour arranged I i by the New Zealand Institute fur the ■i Blind art live: To aive the bandsmen i'the interest and pleasure of travel as -a rewarri for their f;ood worlc; to show -'our friends and ■ tsbseribers in the south something of what has bee:, aeII complished as a result of their geuer--1 -ins help; further to interest the public j in modern v.'ork for the blind, so that

" they will purchase our wares and con-j tribute financially; to build up our! ' I band fund for the carrying on of our 1 j musical side; and to Hive our audiences : . pleasant entertainment. |