MAORI MUSIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 779, 27 September 1929, Page 5

MAORI MUSIC

ENJOYABLE EVENING WITH PENWOMEN ADDRESS BY MISS GREVILLE “Maori Music" was the subject of Miss Alice Greville’s interesting address to the members of the musicsection of the Penwomen’s Club last Tuesday evening. The principal medium of expression of their music was the human voice, but musical instruments such as flutes, trumpets, horns and drums were used, said the speaker. Two of these instruments, the property of Mr. Trevor Lloyd, were exhibited and admired for the beautiful carving with which they were decorated. Maori vocal music generally had a religious significance, and chants were used for laments (tangi), for fishing, kumera planting and to relate historical ,and chronological events of the race. Mrs. Erima Kaihau sang a paddle chant. Mr. King sang “Pokarekare” and “Hine e Hine." Miss Greville sang “Kamati,” and a Maori chant of farewell, bringing to a conclusion a unique and greatly appreciated, programme.

WAIKATO NOTES Miss E. Macks', who lias recently returned to New Zealand from a fivemonths’ holiday in Java and Japan, is the guest of Mrs. W. G. Maeky, in Paterangi. y CLUB CIRCLE READING. On Tuesday night the reading circle at the Lyceum Club gave two interesting readings by J. M. Barrie, “Barbara’s Wedding” and “The Old Lady Shows Her Medals.” The parts in the first play were read as follow: —The colonel. Mrs. F. Bullock; his wife, Mrs. X. Campbell; Captain Dering, Mrs. J. P.renton: Billy Boly, Miss Joan Welsh; Karl, Miss Eastwood; Barbara, Miss L. Nicholls. In “The Old Lady Shows Her Medals,” Mrs. Dowey was read by Mrs. E. G. Johnson; Mrs. Twyley, by Mrs. F. Bullock; Mrs. Micklehan, by Miss G. Wyatt; “the Haggarty Woman” by Mrs. J. Staples; the Rev. Mr. Willings, by Mrs. J. Prenton; Kenneth Dowey. by Miss Hodgson. Among those present were:—Mrs. J. Staples, Mrs. F. Bullock, ’Mrs. Smales, Mrs. Andrews, Mrs. Blomfield, Mrs. H. Luxford, Mrs. E. Johnston, Mrs. J. Prenton, Miss Nicholls, Miss Wyatt, Miss Wright, Miss Hodgson, Miss P. Jollv, Miss Wallnutt, Miss Andrews, Miss B. M. Campbell, Miss E. Madely, Miss Seal, Miss H. Hail, Miss Welch, Miss Eastwood, Miss Edmondson.