ROYAL ARTILLERY BAND.

Dominion, Volume 7, Issue 1975, 4 February 1914, Page 3

ROYAL ARTILLERY BAND.

After tho Royal Artillery Band had been playing at tho Auckland Exhibi* tioji for several weeks, tho oxociitivc of tlio Exhibition rcocivocLwpws that tho stay of tho band had boon extended by a mouth. Thews aro many thousands of people who have not yet fed an opportunity to hear thp band, and in order to lot tho maximum number of people enjoy its music, arrangements wore inade for a tour «f tho' principal' towns in tho Dominion. Tho towns at 'which concerts aro to bo Riven include: Hamilton, Palmerston, Napier, Wellington, ..Wa-nganui, and New Plymouth, in tlio North Island; and Christelnireh, Tunaru, Dnnediii, and Invcrcargil! in tho Soutli Island. In somo places Conceits arc being; given both indoors and in tho open air, imd the progrnmnrcß are specially suited to tho surroundings, ttt general, the policy of tlio conductor, Mr. 15. G, Strcfton, has been to keep tho whole, of his programmes vol! within the popular ranfie of musical appreciation, The result has been,, ai, tlio Exhibition, a very common expression of opinion that, tukinp; tho pro* irraimuos generally, tln\y could seaw?ly nave been improved upon. The seketions boinj; playoil on the present tour havo been carefully selected rroin tho band's enormous repertoire, which comprises some hundreds of pieces, so that oaoh concert will display to tlw utmost extent the versatility of spirit and,tins luitsicianly skill of tlio organisation. The box plans of the Friday and Saturday evening concerts arc now open at tho Dresden, and tho day sales office will open at Christeson's to-morrow.