MR BARNETT'S ORGAN RECITAL.
!. A largo audience assembled to hoar Mr Maughan Barnett's twelfth organ recital in St. John's Church last night. A diversified programme smtib'o to the Christmas season was presented, and was carried out with Mr Barnett's well-known ability and skill. The programme was as follows Offertoire on two Noels *’ {GuilmantV. canzona (Wolstenholme), overture; Xerxes ” (Handel), serenade (Schubert), “March of the Magi*' (Dubois), “Toccata in B-minor '* (Batiste), “ Variations on Christmas Hymn by Mendelssolin* 1 (Maaghan Barnett), The - Dubois piece'was especially noticeable for Ihe effect obtained by the holding-down almost cWntinadaslyofoco note, which simulates the star which led tho wise ruon on their journey to Bethlehem. Mr Barnett's own composition proved to bo a most charming set of variations on the well-known Christens hymn, “ Hark ! the Herald ’.ugoS S‘n : " Mr J.-hn Tron-so admirably rnstasued Ids reputation in Stephen Ad-uns’ ** St ic of Bethlehem•” and G -unod's “ Nazareth/’ whil> Master G. Preuse .sang roost delightfully Mendelssohn's Lord, at all Time I will Bless Theo.** Mr Barnett has been requested by many, who were enable to attend last night to repeat. tho programme pnGhristmaaNight, ■
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New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3314, 22 December 1897, Page 2
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183MR BARNETT'S ORGAN RECITAL. New Zealand Times, Volume LXVI, Issue 3314, 22 December 1897, Page 2
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