ENTERTAINMENTS

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 1077, 2 December 1911, Page 3

ENTERTAINMENTS

HUDDERSFIELD BELLRINGERS BAND.

The above baud, which has opened its Australasian tour with great success in the South Island, shows at Foxton on Thursday next, Dec. 7th. From reports to hand the performance is an exceptional treat to music-lovers, and creates great enthusiasm. Never iu the history of Australasia has such a complete band of bellringers visited its shores, and it is impossible to convey an idea of the excellent pitch these Huddersfield workingmen have brought their performance to until one hears them. Speaking of their performance a leading English daily says: “The band was beautifully balanced, and all the features of the music were brought out with neatness and precision. It was wonderful how Mr Townend, the conductor, was able to secure such delightful tone-colour and rhythm and well marked response to his expressive beating. Not only does the band display remarkable mechanical and technical accuracy, but really surprising skill and taste in so phrasing, shading and accenting the various numbers as to suggest vividly to those who were acquainted with them the humour of the situations, the value of the parts in just proportion and their charm of expression where genuine sentiment prevails. The whole performance was highly finished and effected, etc.” Assisting the band are several English artists, including, Miss Lib cm Bennett, the eminent soprano, E H Airlie, the charming young London pianoloquist, mimic and xylophone expert, and Mr George Campbell, the quaint hurnou i-t and instrumentalist. It might he mentioned that Miss Airlie E recognised as one of the clevere>i infantile mimics that has been heard in Loudon, and in addition to being a clever artist is a composer of no little note. Popular prices are to be charged, and box plan is at the Town Clerk’s office.