CIVIC BAND

Southland Times, Issue 22158, 28 October 1933, Page 2

CIVIC BAND

RECITAL TO-MORROW EVENING. In the Civic Theatre to-morrow evening the Civic Band will give a recital of music which promises to eclipse all former programmes. The band has been fortunate in securing the services of several artists of outstanding ability, and as a star attraction, Mr Howard Moody, the brilliant New Zealand pianist, will make his debut to Invercargill audiences. Mr Moody studied under the late Baxter Buckley of Wellington, and is an exhibition and silver medallist of Trinity College, London. He has also had considerable orchestral experience and for several years was conductor of the Plaza Theatre orchestra in Auckland. He was also musical director for the recent New Zealand tour of the Dame Sybil Thorndike Company. Mr Moody’s solo numbers to-morrow evening will include “Study in D Flat” (Liszt), “Refrain de Berceuse” (Palmgren) and “Rigoletto” paraphrase (Liszt). Another attarction will be the first appearance of a talented young singer, Miss Adelaide Holland, of Gore, a pupil of Miss M. Jopp, who has a contralto voice of rare quality. She will sing “Hena Hena,” a Maori song, and “The Little Lullaby.” Miss Mary Gilbert and Miss Mary McStay, two brilliant pupils of Miss O’Byrne, will play a pianoforte duet, “The National Dance.” The Wills brothers will play the popular comet duet “Ida and Dot,” while the band’s numbers will include a selection from Wagner’s famous opera, “The Flying Dutchman.” Music lovers should not miss this magnificent programme, and as a large crowd is expected, patrons are advised to attend early.