MUSICAL MELBOURNE.
INTERVIEW WITH MR. COWEN.
London, March 23. Mb. F. Cowen, who has acted as musi-
cal conductor attho Melbourne Exhibition, has returned to England, and in the course of an interview with a newspaper representative, said the Australians were naturally fond of music, but at the time of his arrival he found that their tastes had become degenerated. The Exhibition concerts had, however, worked a marvellous revival in musical matters, and the result was most astounding. So rapid and so effectual had been this revival, that he confidently stated that the choir at the Melbourne Exhibition was nearly equal to the choirs of Leeds and Birmingham. The press criticisms had been able and impartial, and helped considerably to create the enthusiasm for high-class music that now exists. Mr. Cowen denied that he was composing an Australian symphony, as had been stated.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVI, Issue 9320, 25 March 1889, Page 5
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