MUSIC.

Dominion, Volume 4, Issue 954, 22 October 1910, Page 9

MUSIC.

/ ['■'■■'>■' ;/.:/(By;.Teeble'.Clef.); : : '• ///;/ '* The Municlpaj Orchestra./; 'f: : W.U '■■ '.'The;',municipal 'orchestra;' ;for ;which the city ,has..to:ttliaiik .Mr. J., Maughan 'Barnett..exclusively; -will make/ its/dp--bu;b, on.;iWedii6sda;y -next;' when - ; it; is ;hoped that-..theV'public'■':•'will'' respond -heartily, by 'coming .'out to hear, the fine .bair.d.-which Mr.'Barnett"has gbt ; to--Jgetner,"and,; .which/ they.: v. cantlegiti:njately oall their/own.;; The , initiation!o.f;\.this prpject4a'u'. 'important ; one ■municipally for the whole' .of I. Australasia 1 :—is',-1 feel sure, destined to-lead to a re-awakening in;.the matter of.orchestral; music, ; .which' the city has. long been deprived of. The visits to 'Wellington-, of.. the Exhibition Orchestra ;struck the : key- of popular l enthusiasm, .Signor Hazon's; band with'the Grand Opera Company proved an'oasis in a ;desert, and there ,;.is little doubt that .if the. members;show an 'earnest desire to work, and make'the weekly rehearsal an appointment that must ' not "be broken, they, will, under Mr. Barnett, •do a,valuable service.to the community. Little can;be expected after.but three or four'rehearsals, and nothing very exacting is.,being attempted. ■'Nevertheless,, the (music -is of the good popular order, and intending patrons, can anti-' cipatea highly enjoyable concert.' It .will include;two movements of Haydn's Symphony, , four movements of Massenet's "Le Cid" (ballet/music), . the prelude to the third act of "Lohengrin" .(Wagner), and the Cornelius March. l Mr. Herbert Bloy will act as leader, of the orchestra, and will also contribute a couple of solos. Mr. Barnett thoroughly deserves everyone's good wishes.

Arnold TroweN on Tour. ■Mr. Arnold' Trowell, the distinguished Wellington 'cellist, was on tour with Mark Hambourg in England last month'. A notice in the "Wallasey 1 Chronicle", of August 24 says:—Mr. Arnold : Trowell's violoncello; soli lent agreeable variety to the recital.-. Displaying a magnificent tone, 'rich and full, the artistic sentiment and the unfaltering execution which are the distinguishing features. of. his stylo were especially conspicuous in variations on a theme of Schubert's by Servais, and a piquant "Nocturne," .composed "by the performer..';. Exquisite touch' and expression of" the perfect master were further examplified in Popper's characteristic "Rhapsodic Hongroiso," and for an encore piece "Petite Valse"-by Victor Herbert. ■/'-.'

A Brighton paper says:—"Without doubt Mr. Arnold Trowell is something more than an accomplished and finished 'cellist—he is a genius.; His violoncello solos were nothing short of brilliant: We listened in ecstasy to -his variations on. a theme of Schubert's - (Servais), and' the ' 'Rhapsodic Hongroiso', (Popper), his beautiful bowing/delicate fingering, and 'soul' winning for him a well-deserved popularity. • Ho was encored for both items." .

The ; Corrick entertainers, after an absence of four years, and a successful tour of. the world, have returned to Australia. The company now comprises ton artists, including Mr. Ernest Leatliley, an English comedian, and Mr. W. Hunt, trombone player and singer. Miss Alice Corrick, the talented soprano, is still tho star of the company. Leonard's pictures will be one of the features of the entertainment.