A MUSICAL TREAT

New Zealand Times, Volume XLV, Issue 10431, 8 November 1919, Page 6

A MUSICAL TREAT

VISIT OP NEW SOUTH WALES ORCHESTRA. Mr H. GUdjitono Hill, who is mating arrangements for the visit to New Zealand of tho New South Wales State Orchestra, returned to Wellington from the south yesterday, and loaves to-day for Auckland, where -'a. meeting has been called by the Mayor for "Monday afternoon. , Asked by a reporter last night about his southern trip, Mr Hill said the results were most gratifying, and proved beyond doubt that the visit of the orchestra would be a financial success. As to the result of the tour,from a musical and educational aspect, there was only one opinion held. The Australian papers to hand oy last mail had been widely read in tho south, and the results of the orchestra's visit to Melbourne and Adelaide had backed up his (Mr Hill's) work. Much comment wa» caused by the statement in the Melbourne "Argus" that at the concert given by the in Ballarat there was an attendance of over 7000 people. \ ' ... ~ Coming to the financial position, -Mr Hill said that he had received cables and letters from Mr Verbrugghen advising that he desired to bring soloists in addition to those originally contemplated, besides an increase in the number of the orchestra to eighty instead of seventy. This would mean tional expense, said Mr Hill, but would, ot course; give Now Zealand such a musical-treat as it has never before experienced. Tho soloists wero: —Vocal, Madame Goosßons-Vicoroy; piano, Messrs Frank Hutchens and Henry Penn; violin, Miss. Jenny Oullen and Mr W. J. Coad. These artists have world-wide reputations, besides which Frank Hutchens is a New Zealander, hailing from Hawera. Commenting on the e u ar ante ** secured, Mr Hill said the South Island towns were certain for £4OOO, and almost sure to do £SOOO. Invercargill and Dunedin had seoured their respective drill halls, splendid buildings, capable of seating 6000 people, u»d there w.is no doubt in the minds of the enthusiastic southerners that the halls would be filled for,each concert. Mr Hill said that the itinerary would not be definitely fixed until his visit to Auckland. _"