ORGAN RECITALS

Dominion, Volume 14, Issue 234, 28 June 1921, Page 4

ORGAN RECITALS

“LIGHTENING THE FARE.” References to the programmes ed by the city organist were made at last night’s meeting of the ' Clty - AA; 'the Councillor T. Forsyth said th at tho stvle of the recitals had not tended t draw the crowd, and until the crowd was attracted it could not be educated. Th® council should take the matter in Und and see if some improvement could not be effected. The council, was not getting value for its money. Unicss some improvement, was shown he did not think that the city would be warranted rontinuing money at the present rate for the education of only one hin dred to ono hundred nnd fifty people. Mr Pft"e should be asked to alter ns programmes in the direction of popularising them a little. Councillor S. H. Underwood said it was deplorable that something was done to draw people to the r . ~ . have a fine organist, he said but it rather an impossible attitude to feei o'n ‘heavy stuff’ a public not roadyjor classical music. I hope the Committee will endeavour to impress on Mr Pago the necessity of. lightening th tare he dispenses. If. the council would spend two or three guineas on a vocal stan instrumentalist on recital nights, there would be much Inreer attendances. . Sunday night would probably be the liest nigiit for a recital.