CHURCH MUSIC

Taranaki Daily News, 4 September 1935, Page 12

CHURCH MUSIC

ASSIST \NPE to CfiOlRS. , LECTUR® D¥"MISS RUSCRPFT, Upder the direction of the School of English Churqli MuM c 9 lecture wa? given pn Monday night in St. John’s Church, Wsitara. ’ Although it was primarily for chqirs, others interested in music were present. Miss Ruscrpft outlined the founding of' the School px English Music by Dp. ffichqlsop, the organist of West? minster wh? W??' in Nbw Zealand hboqt two yeqrs ago. Its aim apd objects wefg tP foster . liking for music in worship of the best s°Ft and °f speh a kind a? wa? within the' capabilities ,pf choir? of all softs, size? and stage? of development. It was only t°Q copipiqp to find choirs of moderate capacity and training with ope practice a week aU tempting such music ip their services as would be more in’ keeping with a trained dfbir and professional singers. If choir? affiliated with the School qf English Qhßrch Music they would have the advantage of professional advice with regard to the management anq choice of music suitable for choirs of the most elementary sort as well as highly trained choirs. The result be that music in worship would then be of a kind that the choir could manage, To illustrate this a service of gramophone records was pfe. cd> showing what could be accomp’ished by a choir of eight voices, The records were made in the training school of the association in England.