MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRAS.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 918, 10 September 1910, Page 10

MUNICIPAL ORCHESTRAS.

"'■ Sir,:4l noticed --a^-letter,"■.•from' -Mri' Herbert"v'-Bloy..'■ in;y your issue ..of . Sep- , tembfer 6,''; wherein lie'.' take's"- 'exception to the: opihions.'.'.espr'esseji jiVifriy. letter. I',can ..assure' -Mr. Btoy' that ; .ho' never 'entored , .'*my'''iiiinQ""'«-h"eu l i 'pcniicd my letter;-- V was referring-,',to- other players who were opposing the formation of the municipal orchestra. The point of ;the[a.rgumeut'iwas-,that many /of'-.those with '.Wn'o'in my lector dealt were limited -in. inusieaL:scope, yet they^posed -as critics :;of : Mr. _j\laughan Barnett's abilitiesj.eti). :.Mr.\ Bloy; pf, ; courso, must kho w that many eminent conductors' 'use . their full. spores; for ■ rehearsa, 1 only, and . dispense'-fwith'' them;'; ;at : : performance. .Mr.vßarnett's: capabilities as a eonduc-' established/ and, - rSjcogriiseH io'hg\b"efqr'e Mr.,Bloy'came' : to iWolling--.ljon,.:'~':HpVe^erjV'I t ■-that'!my..letter clrewvf:rdm : him ■ his posifrgtyjatoregard^^^ Bloy.! states ,'th'iiu so Lfagj^shp^Sr9?esioffi|noptestf £.: is : :i}'on^ejrttea.^th>^ them?' ■■ It was.'a' : pit'y' , trlat" J rie did'!npt stand by, the secretary of tliat. .body; who failed-to explain .its position at , last, night's.;, public.-.. meeting,' through 'nervousness, when ;ap'pealed to''. him...' He'.' would ,\ not ■ havo ;Btultified,himself;by-.so-doing ) „but would'; havo; at .least .been able to let us know ;■■ the;reasons! which.actuated the so-called ! Orchestra,' of which 'ho is 'conductor,?. In^prptestihg l vagairist.■•■ the ' f brrnatioti'- of the 1 Mirriicipal -.Orchestra. ,MyV sympathies'; are;.;with Mr. ■■';Woodward, as I ; am-informed by a member of that body that it was understood ,that J Mr,-,BJoy,A«oaild.,s.taieJlieir objections at; the • public, meeting. 1 However, "all'swellthat ends, well.'' - Mr. Lewis, ? Councillor tShTrtcliffe, • 'antD 'others' :bave promised'their 'hearty'^support;-'now -that .Mr. Maughan 'Barriett has \ explained •;the;ppsition-so lucidly;-'and lam | cprtain^-lhat■'; Mr.&Bloy ..will Iprovc ail excellent, leader under Mr. Barnett's .condu'etorship,' and. ri .thatj-'w,e,; may espeefc. some, very' fine •music! .At the same time -I:think' that the members, of. the'■';!' Professional" Orchestra will supr ;plyj'a;very; popular class, of- music, and .that ther-wijl do ..good .work in their 'sphere'of action.' My'remarks'were intended to be poiutod,, hence,: my, hom do plume.—l am, etc;,' "-'■'''•''. !'' ,-,-,),;.«,-;-,; p r . : ~. , L ,,;;Wellingtpiij- September 8.. _ .'. - , -.' ..-■;