PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

Dominion, Volume 8, Issue 2290, 26 October 1914, Page 2

PROFESSIONAL ORCHESTRA

The Wellington Professional Orcljesi fcra gives the publip of Wellington its only chance of hearing anything in the form of orchestral music, and if, for i tliat reason alone, it deserves all the . credit that those, interested in the high- [ est form of instrumental', music can ; afford to give.' last evening's concert was' very enjoyable from first- to last, [ and, considering the disabilities under , which its jnembers labour, the perform- , alios was excellent. Among the num- [ bera taken from Time's dusty shelf was [ the overture of "Der Freischutz," that i capital opera of Weber's, which has ■ been allowed to slumber for a quarter i of a century. Tho number is veined i with beautiful melodies, and thq orchestration shows a master hand in the ) scoring of dramatic climax. Another ■ Interesting item was the tljree "African i Dances" of Montague lling, which are 5 new to Wellington audiences. Each is 1 a tone picture, virile and characteristic, t Masoagni was represented by the dream from his little-known opera/ "William 1 jkdcliff," and that sturdy old stand--1 by, tho intermezzo from "Cav?lleria i liusticana." Tschaikowsky's desorip- ? tive military "March Slavonic" emir bodies the stirring warlike spirit of tho .Russians (now in arms), and \vas received with enthusiasm. Mr. John Vitetta played as a harp solo "Tho 13ells of Alhambra" (Poenltz) very sweetly. The orchestra was under tl)e papabie direction of Mr. Herbert Bloy.