Levin Brass Band's Concert

Horowhenua Chronicle, 10 September 1915, Page 3

Levin Brass Band's Concert

1 After many months of waiting the Levin Brass Hand held ats concert m aid ol its uniform fund in tho Century Hall last night, and no doubt the result is making the baud wish it had held it much, sooner, and several more. There was a groat number present and there wee little seating room unoccupied •'■ eight o'clock. The program presented was a< varied one, much appreciated by those present, though a "translation oil "encore" given in a recitation as "rotten shot" perhaps made the audience diffident about asking lor encores as often as otherwise they would have done. Accepting that translation it would have been wrong to call "encore" to any item. The overtures "'.Before the War" and "JBxcelsior," to the first aud second half were played finely by an orchestra: Miss Pink (piano), Mr G. Lester (cornet), and Miss Williamson and Messrs Daniels and Masons (violins). The hue opeuing chorus "Pierrots Gay" was sung by the Patriotic Pierrots, the solos "Knittingi Knitting!" aJid "Always Take a Girl called Daisy" being sung by Miss ft. Smith and Mr C Howe respectively, while Mr Aitken gave a recitation that was encored. In the cornet solo "On the Banks oi Allan Water," Mr G. Lester was heard at his best, the notes of the cornet being fine and clear. "The Wordier" was sung by Mr Ecoleton, and as an encore he gave "It's a long, long way to Tipperary." Mi , K. Aitken'a patriotic recitation (encored) was toliowed by the maiden quintette from the opera "Floradora, ,, nicely acted and sung by iMiasee Gooder, Scott, Brown* Kelleher and Milne, and Messrs Daniels, Clark, Denton, Thompson and Howe. The band gave evidence ol its progress in the selection "Coonland." The pretty eong "The oewel ol Asia" from the Japanese opera "The Geisha" was sung well by Miss Netta Smith, attended by Misses Watson $), Procter and Hooper. The instrumental quartette "Town and Country" played by Messrs Lester, fciapwell, JBrabyn and Geddison waa a nne thing, the players taking their parts well and keeping excellent time. "Take your Pretty Partner," the dancing number' from "The Country trirl," was taken by Misses' Smith,- Gooder and Milne, and (Messrs Denton, Claris and Huwe, and so pleased the audience that it was encored, and bouquete presented to the performers. The bouquet presented to Miss Smith wae sent from Wellington. The concluding item was the choruses sung by the oompany.

Opportunity wae taken during *he evening by the Mayor u>ir B. R. Hardener) to present the band with a new drum, the purchase money for which was collected by Mr P. Patten.

In. returning thanks Air U. Davieon, band master, thanked those who had subscribed to the cost or ttie drum, and those who had helped at Hie concert, especially Mr K. Aitkeu. and liis pierrots.