BORN MUSICIANS.

Timaru Herald, Volume XIIIC, Issue 14210, 26 May 1910, Page 6

BORN MUSICIANS.

CLEVER NEAV ZEALAXDERS. Auckland pecple are thanking Air Hugo Gorlitz tor giving them a musical treat, by bunging the juvenile Ell wood trio oi: instrumentalists, of Christ- ■ clinch, and associated with thorn is another young musical surprise, Mi».-i YVimne Nixon, soprano, who are now giving concerts in Auckland, The "New Zealand Herald" of Saturday last, gives a most complimentary notice of their first concert in the Choral Hall. "By-all accounts,''' is says, "their musical instruction so far has been of a. most fragmentary character, yet this has hy no means dwarfed their capaciiy to put forward a programme of gems culled mostly from the highways of music, the same being interpreted in some instances in sensational fashion. Had Mr GorlitK-produced no other executant than Master Georgo Elhvood .who is but 11 yeais of age, the Choral Hall should be found insufficient to accommodate the crowds clamouring for admission. One speedily tires of those musical phenomena who play well for their age, and Master beorge's jemarkable performances could neycr be confounded with such, To see this pocket edition of Gerady I walk on, carrying his 'cello as tall as hcmself, and to hear him discourse with the assurance and aplomb of u mature performer, a difficult work liUe Popper's Hbapsodie llongroiso, with its complicated scheme of cadenzas, shakes, chords, octaves, and array of semiquavers taken at 'presto' speed, was a rare experience , . , . In a

scarcely Josser capacity comes the work of Master Harry Ellwood, the violinist of the trio. Occasionally there is a fleeting roughness in his playing of elaborate technical difficulty, and his intonation is sometimes of uneven merit, but. for all that, he is a musican to the. manner horn, There is no posturing or striving ai-tsF-cffect. and he produces a. mellow

and resonant tone fi-om liis violin, , . Miss Polly musical capabilities wore chiefly demonstrated m her generally excel!'tit accompanists to her brothers' numhprs. while her technical resources vein prominently shown in the concerted numbers with Masters Harry and George. . . . The talented family were heartily recalled again and again, tlio audience being clearly delighted with what they had heard. Miss Winnie Nix-on, a Southern soprano, whose vocal production is, it is claimed, n profoetly natural one, made a meritorious first appearance. Pier unusual range of voice, here temperament and "incerity of purpose are praised. "Her intonation is p-"od. though the vocal reson"n*"> ov thereabouts, on the third - »'

ou the same level as the nioi\. brilliant

tones above this. Her upper note production is of delightful nute-liko quality, and if she does not fail into the error of forcing the voice ou the middle and lower register. Miss Nixon may yet be acclaimed a great singer." It is understood that this remarkable concert party will visit Timaru presently.