LECTURE ON MUSIC.

New Zealand Tablet, Volume IX, Issue 463, 24 February 1882, Page 17

LECTURE ON MUSIC.

The lecture on Music by the Rev. Father O'Malley, S.J., which took place at the Temperance Hall, Dunedin, on Monday evening, must be considered as one of the most enjoyable events in the history of lectures in Dunedin. Although the subject treated on is at once familiar and popular with all classes of society it must be admitted that there wa& no one present who did not find he had something additional to learn. Those, moreover, -who would derive the most benefit from the lecture would be musicians of considerable culture and advancement in the art ; these would certainly obtain hints relative to the general laws of harmony, and have a familiar subject treated in a manner which must have proved of great value to them. As each item of the programme was proceeded with it waa illustrated in a variety of ways by vocal and instrumental performances, and even if many of the audience could not follow the lecturer in a connected manner, still the interesting method by which the entertainment was varied gave the audience the most complete interest in the lecture from beginning to end, and the hearty and frequent applause testified to their appreciation of certainly one of the most intellectual treats that has ever been enjoyed by a Dunedin audience. The pianoforte solos performed by Miss Hales, R.A.M., were very warmly appreciated, and the other musicians also won well-merited applause. Misses Hall, Scoullar, Hill, and Carroll, and Messrs. Reynolds, W. Corrigan, Haase, and A. Corrigan were the vocalists. The instrumentalists were Miss Hales (solo pianiste), Mr. Leech (first violin), Master Moss (second violin), Mr. Kelly (viola), Mr. Waud ('cello), and Mr. Bailey (accompanist.)

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