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Otago Witness, Issue 4042, 1 September 1931, Page 27

“People are apt to forget that there is a great art in listening,” remarked Mr W. II Dixon, judge of the vocal section at the Wellington Competitions, to a Post reporter the other day. “ Musical art is not like water that trickles forth. People must set their minds, as it were, to listen for a specific atmosphere, and specific points for listening requires considerable intelligence.” Mr Dixon added that the true appreciation of singing was in discovering how a singer told his story and created his atmosphere. It might be considered part of the function of the competitions for a judge occasionally to point the way to the audience in the art of listening intelligently. On October 24, 25, and 26 Maoris from all parts of the South Island will gather at Kaiapoi for the centenary celebration of the evacuation of the Kaiapohia Pa On Saturday and Monday, October 24 and 26, a varied selection of competitions will be held, and on Sunday, October 25, religious observances and speeches will take up the day. The Governor-General will i be asked to open the memorial fence which I is at present in course of construction, I and it is possible that Ratana will attend the celebrations.