ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

Marlborough Express, Volume XLV, Issue 139, 17 June 1911, Page 5

ORCHESTRAL CONCERT.

A few facts regarding the present position of the Marlbor,ough Orehes- , tral Society are interesting, and may serve as an introduction to Tuesday's concert.' The strength' «f th^iofches-; tra is to-day a full band of 24 instruj mentis. Of these 18 are, string irfstrumerits, the: rest being. braW and: .WEJodmnds. During' the^last .twelve, iiaofflttisf the prchostrai under thY able; oonduct§rßhip ''"■ of ; '.'Mj^'\X'fll^ pai^in,' has improyeu its membership and executive ability in) a- naanner only. p>s-i si,ble. by hai'd an^' oon§taht;practice,; with the result that to-day |3lenlieimr can boast of one of the finest 6rche»-? tras in New Zealand for a, town of its size. The Society has secured, the as-1 sistance of a. talented lady singer and ulso Messrs Gordon Litchfield, A. Gray, and W. Charlton , for the vocaljtems. It will be the lady's first appearance on a Blenheim platform, and as she has a contralto voice of exceptional power and purity her contributions will be looked forward to with interest. The male voices have all been heard before and -Require no comment. The worthy object of, 'the concert (for the benefit! of *%he Literaryjlnstitute ajnd Reading Boom, ftlnds), together with the popular nature of/the programme .should ensur.e one of the most successful concerts ever given locally. The tickets are 2s and Is.