Music Notes

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXVII, Issue 23791, 19 October 1940, Page 9 (Supplement)

Music Notes

Variety is the keynote of the conceit to be given by the Auckland Juvenile and Ladies' Choir in the Lewis Endv Jlall on Wednesday, October 23. One of the highlights of the evening should be the singing of "lalca from \ lenna Woods," Strauss' famous waltz, bv the combined choirs, which will also sing "Cast Thy Burden Fpon the Lord." from Mendelssohn's oratorio, "Flijah." The choral 'programme will he interspersed with vocal and instrumental items. . he Auckland Symphony Orchestra is to give its third and last concert of the 1910 season in the Town Hall on I hursday, October 31. A feat ure of the evening's programme will he the appearance of tin? English pianist, Miss iNnwy Hoed, who will plnv with orehostral accompaniment Liszt x "Hungarian Fantasy." Mozart's "Hnffner" Symphony will be played by the orchestra, . open with the overture from »\ llliam I ell." A more recent composer is represented in "The Three Pears," Eric Coates' symphonic rhap. sody, which is to bo given what is probably its first full performance by an Auckland orchestra.

Further praise for the work being done by the young Wanganui pianist. Colin Horslev, comes from his professor at the 7'oval College of Music, Mr. Herbert Fryer. In a letter. Mr. Fryer states: "Colin Horslev is surpassing my fondest hopes for him and is developing grandly. He now just needs breadth on the musical and purely interpretative side. He is making a name for himself already, and our director, Dr. Dyson, agrees with me that he is among the best pupils that have studied here." Mr. Fryer added that _ Horsley's splendid concentration and his unremitting practice (six to seven hours a day) had been responsible for amazing physical freedom and suppleness of technique.

Edward German's Merne England," which is to be presented by tile Auckland. Amateur Operatic Society at His Majesty's Theatre, from Aoveniher 8 to November 16 are at present well under way. Main roles in the production are taken bv Stewart Harvey, as the Earl of Essex," Florence Christian as Queen Elizabeth. Winifred ( "incuts as Bessie Throgmorton. and Gordon Fagan as Sir Walter Raleigh. Howard Moody is producing, and Colin Muston is handling the musical direction. There will be a chorus of 60.