SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXII, Issue 19124, 16 September 1925, Page 15

SOCIETY OF MUSICIANS.

VISIT OF MR. TIDMARSH.

The Auckland Society of Musicians held its usual bi-monthly meeting last Wednesday evening in the Lyceum Club rooms. There was a large attendance of members and associates. Mr. H. Barry Coney was in the chair. The guest of honour was Mr. Egerton Tidmarsh, the well-known English pianist, who is at present in Auckland as the examiner for the Associated Board, K.A.M. and R.C.M., London. Mr. Tidmarsh delighted the audience by generously contributing a short programme of pianoforte numbers. Among these were two. . Bach pieces, "Claire de Lune," Debussy, study by Chopin, and two pieces by Leo Livens, a modern composer. One of these Livens pieces was specially written for the performer. An interesting musical programme was contributed by members. Mrs: Boult gave a short lecturette on Stravinsky's "Firebird," illustrated by gramophone records. A quartette party consisting of Miss Margaret Stoddart (leader), Misses Walls, Stevenson and L. Hemus gave a delightful rendering of two siring quartettes, one by Haydn and the other by Edric Cundell, a modern English composer. Miss Constance Howard sang "La Truile," by Schubert, and Miss Muriel Barr contributed "Pale Moon," by Logan., At the conclusion of the programme supper was served in the tearoom. ■. . . .