GUNTER-WATTERS CONCERT

Manawatu Times, Volume XLIX, Issue 3462, 25 September 1926, Page 10

GUNTER-WATTERS CONCERT

The program tin s for Messrs Gunter and Watters concert on Tuesday night are now ready and may lie* obtained at U. 11. Bennett's, Cecil Swallow’s, Coles' .Music Warehouse and at the Opera House where Hie box plan is tilling fast. The programme gives promise of a musical treat, containing as it does several novelties of rov.l merit .such as a Chopin Rondo for two pianos (the only composition of the kind Chopin ever wrote): Wedding Cake,’ ’a charming piano duo by Sain'.-Saens to be played by Hie two Miss Gunters; a “Vaisc" by Tschaikow.sky (a piano quartette), to be played by four junior students, and a novelty by Georges Bizet, another delightful quartette played by senior students. In this latter number Mr. Gunter is introducing a novo! idea. The trio of Hie quartet, which is very soft and subdued, contains a lovely melody which the players will make more captivating by singing as well as playing. Tho audience will have to listen well to catch the faroff sounds and enjoy them. In addition to tho above, such popular and well-known vocal item's as “Largo al Factotum" (Rossini) to be sung by Mr. W. Watters, “The Song of the Toreador,” sung by Mr. A. R. McKegg, "Jewel Song” from iFaust .sung by Miss Naomi Whalioy,

“Hindoo Song” witli violin obligato (Miss Southey Baker), sung by Miss N. Mol lardy, arc some among tho many attractions of this very interesting programme. Lovers of violin music may look forward with enthusiasm to the Grieg Sonata by Miss Southey Baker and Mill. E. Gunter. Palmerston is indeed fortunate in having a violinist of such outstanding calibre as Miss Baker settling her. Her playing is well up to the highest professional standard and a musical treat is predicted in her item.