CITY ORGAN RECITALS.

Evening Post, Volume LXXV, Issue 26, 31 January 1908, Page 3

CITY ORGAN RECITALS.

MR. MAt'CJJIAN BARNETT ENGAGED. SERIES OF FORTY CONCERTS. An effect of the recent deputation of professional musician*, to the municipal authorities wac apparent in a recommendation mado to tho City Council last night (by its Finance Committee) to the eflfeor that Mr Maughan Barnetr bo engaged by the counci. to give a series of fcrlv oi?an recital"; during th<» current yni-, at a ffi^ nt fi\o guineas for each r-3cita|. TV ■ Ma") or moved that tho o^mmi'tea recommendation be given ef'<=>'^ to Council!' r Smith asked if it was wise that )no mun si ould have a monopoly. 11 n '3ro "m.uirl bo more -variety if morn rh<i ono onjirU'r, was engaged. 1 Thau ■>\ k Ks v'.i.i:--i!|..r S'inith's only reason for nianing hi? cvj.'iinent; ho had nothing to hay nicn!i..st tie organist. The Miivu said _ what operated the mind * of th<3 c< n mittee were tho representations o£ the deputation of professional musicians. It was tho universal opinion of all the organists in Wellington that the course proposed was the proper one. In reply to Councillor Carmichael Mr. Hi&lop said tho matter of charges for admission of the public to the recitals -was for the council to determine. Councillor Cohen predicted that the recitals would be a failure from a popular point of vie«, for forty rci.itak were far too many. ' The Mayor observed that Hie comniit tee tried ro nrot Mr. Barnett to gi\o twenty-si\ recital*, but he would not a.*eent to thm. Tho icpoi't of the committee was adopted.

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