A MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRA.
-•'.'.Sir,^Your,sissue 'pf-;Friday, /'January 29,' ,1009,' contains. an'{interosting". leader oil. the desirability of'/a Dominion' prohestra.;.' The .practicability of, tho-scheme is in your bpirijoriYiriipossibie," owing 'tbi-tho/excessive cost bf maintaining {such anYorcbestra.: .My' ob-' {'suggest that, a .'great deal .could' be ■accomplished" if ,'a Municipal OrcHestra..wa3..ps.tablißhed in.Wellingtbn. The' -Wellington;;;;, Amateur;, ,"OrohestraL Sobiety. could form'.the neucleus:; of, the. Munioipal Ordhostra.to. give concerts' at; popular prices every.six .weeks.. -.My' estimate: of {the total' expenditure of {such an. institution would bo" from £400 to £500' per annum. /Eight concerts at, say. £65 : oach,"taken at' the door's, would:.provideY£s2o;':rJ-am confident that, £50Q:: would/, be - sufficient. to' : provide a' fair, _salary.{for,a conductor, .and' alsoYprovide for the, ; engageraerit of.;compbtent' professionals,whosp.iaipV..would considerably strengthen,the existingosooiety... / ■ The,.. City ■ CounciliYjs'.' at' present,.subsidising',|he.brass 'bands orV-"Wel-! lington; in; order.- to::provide'' musio- -to;;the masses.:on-Sunday, afternoons.-. It' is also; spbnding: thousands of iri ; providing{ recreation,{.grounds'.for': sport.':.' ■ Surely {it, is riot;to.Q! riiuch.-..t0 {ask.iit to,- do. something for orchestral musio in Wellington. / The effect- ofMr. Maugh'an • Barnott's /organ recitals, is already 'apparent., .'. His- audiences /are : 'now able.to look forward, to-hearing -organ-pieces, the .-beauty,, 0f..; which'; has alroady been made' apparent.to-thorn, previous hearing. ;; A Munioipalv Orohestra should .fulfil the same' mission, ■, /.For conclusion,, ; l .'would \ ask . that, this;matter-be given consideration;' and you giyeYyourYearnest.Yhelp to ..bring 'it ■ toYan{accomplislied; fact.—l. am,, etc., ~a • •,. {•'■ :..:.':.;•'■■YY' ::! COHEN:,{ :
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Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 4
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215A MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRA. Dominion, Volume 2, Issue 422, 3 February 1909, Page 4
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