THE NELSON CONCERTS. MUSIC CONCERT.

Colonist, Volume XL, Issue 8861, 10 May 1897, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE NELSON CONCERTS. MUSIC CONCERT.

Ab markicg the end of the first term of the current jear, a conoert was given by the pupils of the Sohool of Music in the Harmonio Hali on May 3rd when there was a large attendance, and the audience was an appreiative one.

Between tbe pa ts Mr Joynt aßoended the platform, and Baid it was the desire of the Trustees tbat the opportunity should not pass without a word being spoken. The first thing he wished to say was that they regretted an error had been made in announciag the place of the conoert. It did 'not matter much, but he hoped no one bad been greatly inconvenienced. The fault, however, waa not theirs. Continuirg, h<? raid it might be of interest to tbem to know that the number of lessons given by tho sohool was increasing, and now amounted to 197 a week. Whether they were good or bad was a matter— he waa oiog to say, for tbe ai to decide, but he did not know whether an audiensa was oapable of decioing. They knew the number of lessons wa-3 increasing and they ooald hope tbe lessons were becoming of grea'er valae, and the Trustees hoped that the lessons might still inorease in numbers and in quality. The main fact to be kept in view was to raise tbe Btandard and! quality of musio in Nelson, and he took the liberty of eaying that if this was not being brought about, tbe Sohool of Musio did not justify its existence. The School of Musio was fulfilling its funotionp, and now they were about to appoint another teacher of ths pianoforte and he might say tbat the same) oare would be taken in making a selection as in the past. Another teacher would give relief to the etaff. He concluded by saying tbat tbe conductors would oontinue to exercise tbeir judgment as to tbe number of concerts to be given, and as to who ehould be brought forward — they were quite capable ot deciding tbose points. Whether capable of expressing an opinion or net it ib an undoubted fact that ths audience freely applauded, and we take it tbat they enjoyed tbe several item", and for ourselves we can only say that the conoert was, fin the whole, indicative of substantial advancement. Amongst the most eocceesfol ef the perloimanoes might be mentioned the violin solo, Barcarole, by Spohr, interpreted by Miss M Graham, the bymn from Beethoven'n Ninth Symphony, arranged for three violins and piano, in whioh Miss Mtlboish, the Misses _,»k : ns3D and Fell, and Master 'Houlker took part, ard tbe clarinet solo, of aria from II Barbitre, by Master Worley. Other very creditable performances inoluded a pißno duet by Masters V and 0 Rout, a vocal duet by Misses Baigent and fcmitb, songs by Miaa Lsgga r, pianoforte solos by Miss M Maginnits, a vocal Irio by Miss £i Gibbs, Messrs L Levien and W C Maginnity, a piano sjio by Misi L Sadd, a song by Miss L Sadd, a song by Mi: s Smith, wbo substituted another Eong for that set down on the programme, and a pianoforte duet by Misses A Taylor and J Balie. 'We can only reiterate Ihit every pc formance was evidently apprcchted very high y by these who listened.