MUNICIPAL BAND

Grey River Argus, 22 June 1925, Page 2

MUNICIPAL BAND

TUESDAY’S CONCERT. A GREAT MUSICAL EVENT. A musical treat is in store for the Greymoutli public to-inorrow' (T ies_ day) evening when H*’ o Greymouth Municipal Band and Honorary -Members’ Concert will take place at the Town Hall. Nothing has been left undone by the members of the Band to make their 1925 concert excel anything of the kind that has heretofon* i ecu attempted in Greymoutli, and the programme, which includes descrip i'<* numbers, vocal soli, dancing, conic songs, musical monologues and the Contest Selection, has been admirably .•u-ranged to cater for all classes of musical taste. The programme ojeiis with the Marell “Ravenswood,” the favourite of the New Zealand and Australian champion icinds. Another star item will be the descriptive m rsi-,-al polka “The Jolly Blacksmith,” being a beautiful musical portrayal of a dav in the life of the village black, smith of other days. The nun,her Icnd.-i itself admirably to descriptive work, the cliureh chimes in early morning, the jsongs of the skylark, .•ingino- of the anvil and other fme items working up to a fitting ebmax the cheers for the blacksmith. Another fine item will be the Con. „./< Selection “Der Wildshutz,” Which Rives the Band line scope for ~.',matie rendition, the selection end i,,;, with the brilliant, catchy num bi |. ... ulogl . o Vivace.” The Mummpal Band were prize 'winners at Christ. in 1924 and at Auckland Con. ..... in 1925, and music lovers ni.'iv look forward to a delightful pro,„.amme nt the Town Ball to.morrow Lenin-. In addition to the numbers Xn’ZnnAz:. soi° Od Mr P. Griffin, of 11m Port Nicholson Band has also been f( , r to .morrow night’s performance The Municipal Band plays no small in assisting towards brightenrng the social life Grey nouth, and*the ,„ lbl i,. Should readily respond in grv their support to the Band, winch is serving up a treat to-morrow evening that surpasses anything the Ba hes ever before attempted m tin