A NELSON MUSICIAN IN AUSTRALIA.

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume XLII, Issue XLII, 11 September 1908, Page 2

A NELSON MUSICIAN IN AUSTRALIA.

MISS LOUISE CItOUCHER AT iIf.LBOUHNK. It is always pleasing to record the achievements -of Nelsonians when competing successfully against outsiders. Some little time ago we published a glowing account of Miss Louise Oroucher's first appearance in Melbourne as a violinist. Her success is still continuing, and Australian paper* bv the last mail give details of her recent performances. The Melbourne "Argus" of the 26th ult., in its report of the Royal Victorian Liedertafel conceit, savs : "Miss L. Croucher made her first appearance as a solo violinist at the j Town Hall with great success. Those i who had heard her play in private knew the excellence of her work, and her really remarkable perf ormance was no surprise to them. She has the three in- ' dispensable qualities of a violinist — I technique, tone, and temperament ; her vears of training have brought to perfection the physical instrument which her already artistically-equipped nature has to use; and her playing may be described in the terms of the wellknown definition of poetry, "the exquisite expression of an exquisite impression. ' Her selections have not often been heard here, and had at onco tho charm and the disadvantage of novelty." The Melbourne "Age" says: "Misa Croucher's technical equipment is of a high order ; her tone is full and round her intonation is usually quite beyond reproof, and she has a thorough 'grip' of tho music she plays Whon encored (a richly merited compli- I •"•"nO she gave ns Bach's great Air for ' '. f'"> O strip"." "Ppnc'i" sav*: "Mi's R. Louise Crouc'i.T, who made her c appearance in the Town Hall, abundant- , h- justified the expectation if h-rr friends, and proved herself a thomuah artist with excellent technical equipment and good temperament." The i " Australasian" says: "Miss E. Louise i Croucher is an exceptionally talenW I voung executant. To plenty of technical i ability sho weds gcod intonation, a nice ( singing tone, and undoubted atmos- r nhere." Th" "H«ra!d" savs: "A young '_ violinist. Miw K Lou'se CronrrW [ nrw.-H Wcr'f T . O ■>_ , nn uncommonly - vvl! i-miirmcl olnyer. A pure and olas- ; « :i- t-on.-.. i"r* tt.!ic-V!ti"i- nHi'n>r..i.(; ! Li'*>ro tVrt nlnip'"- c t nH.H*in+(^ fif h a v pprFnrmances Ph» w.w heartily ap- t 'lauded f.nd .'air">d further favour bv t •rldir. n meritorious performance of Sach's Air on the f» sirinf*. " T o