INSTRUMENTAL RECITAL.

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 126, 24 November 1926, Page 5

INSTRUMENTAL RECITAL.

With the close of the year approaching, many of Wellington's teachers are presents ing their pupils in recitals that show the creditable advance made in musical and other studies. In the Concert Chamber last night, Mr. Eric Meier submitted hk clever pupils in a series of violin and pianoforte works, and entertained a large audience with the talent he has been so diligently cultivating. There were some very young performers, too, who played with confidence and revealed no little culture. Miss Billy Murphy and Master Leo Antinoff opened the programme with a. violin duet, and were warmly applauded; Miss Margaret Pilcher and Master Harden Williams were heard in solos, and the violin in their hands was played in masterly fashion. Master Leo AntinofF also played a solo, a gavotte that was a real test o£ bowing and fingering. Masters Donald Duncan and George Joseph also played violin soli. Miss JJlsa Walter, a talented pianist, was responsible for one of the most delightful items of the evening, "Impromptu in A Flat," showing undoubted talents at the keyboard. One would hare wished more of this young lady's pianoforte work, as a relief from the violin items. The "Indian Lament" was given expression by Master Frank Hopkins; Masters E. Joseph, and E. Night played a duet well, the latter also playing- a solo, and showing real promise. Miss Marjorie Hazelton chose intricate study to impress with her violin work, and Miss Billy Murphy gave a good account of herself in "To the Rising Sun." Mr. Alton Carr's solo, "Lcgende'," was a gem, and Mr. Richard Maunder pleased all with his Spanish dance, in which he showed himself to be a clever violinist. With Mr. F. Hopkins he waa also heard in a sonata. The excellent programme concluded with a unique ensemble, "Coronacli," in which all the performers took part.