THE CHORAL UNION

Evening Post, Volume CIX, Issue 43, 20 February 1925, Page 5

THE CHORAL UNION

ANOTHER SATISFACTORY YEAR.

In the annual report of .the Royal Wellington Choral Union for the year ended 31st January, 1925, to be presented at the annual meeting on Tuesday next; the committee remarks that the period under proved very successful from a 'musical and , social point of view, and-satisfactory financially, considering the prevailing, monetary stringency, which has adversely affected all musical enterprise during the year. "In addition," the committee states, "it has to be remembered that competition amongst ourclaes of music tends to increase each year." The subscribers at the end of the year totalled 373, being a net loss of 44 from the previous year. While fully appreciating the .high standard of the work of the chorns, the committee remarks that it cannot but feel that there is some room for improvement in attendance at rehearsals, and it accordingly appeals to slack members to be more rppriilar in future. The work of the orchestra is specially mentioned. From an artistic point of 'view, states the report, all-the performances diirine the year reached a very high standard. The interchange of visits with other societies proved Very enjoyable to those who participated A regrettable feature of the Wellington performance was the comparatively poor attendance of the Efe^'^'V" the «» of Jill]ah, from which a substantial financial loss resulted. At both Hastings and Napier there were capacity houses. The principle of musical reciprocity had been earned a stage further in I^4 by an'interchange of conductors. It was hoped that the collaboration with other SSSttoS public d;epor ="-

Ihe total leceipts for the year from all source were £1609 12s 7d Th a balance-shfeet shows « surplus o f aJets over_ liabilities of £1648 16s 8d ttl jears wo.king resulted m' a credit i,,i ance of £15 6s 6d. . al"