CHAMBER MUSIC

Sun (Auckland), Volume III, Issue 824, 19 November 1929, Page 11

CHAMBER MUSIC

ADVANCEMENT IN AUCKLAND SOCIETY FORMED A society, having for its object the presentation of chamber music was j :i: ' '* ■ evening when a well-at-tended meeting of those interested was! ,Mraided. “ ' 1 uu,lining the object oC the proposed . ■ 11.1' society .*.*im<* from Mr. and Mrs. ” Fenton as those -who were amiliiir with the history of music in -YucKiund knew that in this 11 ■ |.i 0 f artlvitj the Fenton family had alwava Played a 'Mg part. . th" growth of musical appro* ia;l community depended upon uiu Opportunities that existed of i,«..,r----imr Kood mu.-ia some orsanisation for in- pres.'ntation c»f cliatnher music t\as necessary, said Mr. Barnett. It was Olio Of till* hiKhrst forms of art, an.l it * seniial tliat. it should receiv. ' \' ry t nc our age mt* nt. 'l’he * hairman dso referred to the m*."l Work that had in ,his; dire I ion hy Mi lyril Tov.s-v Miss r. L Hosworth and Miss Molly Svright 1" w as sure that the pleasure that had 11 mu aim *1 from attending their r* ' nais was largely responsible for the n.mm.in..,, of tho Chamber Alusic I In- resolution forming the society wa.. moutl by Air. Jt. Fenton and t-..n,1e.l by Professor Hgerton. Ino following committee was elected: Mi . llayes, Misses Wall, \ i* ri, Jlemus, Judson ami Messrs P n- J* Maughan Barnett, C vv'Vo?".'. 1 lollinrake, Llis'-embc. I, 111,1 v ' 1 '’"'l 1 h*. hvvnr .Low o. from those present ad subscribers were enrolled. I'urincr tin l 'v™i„K it very enjoyable in og i a mine oi chanib. r music was conlr i! mt • d b.v the Auckland Trio (Mbs In;, 1 :«»sworth. Miss Molly Wright and • ' • \ vril Towsey), and a quintet " 1 1 1 pr l simr Misses Alh-n. litmus, Judson. Stevenson and Walls. j'h" trio was the “No. ir of Beethoven and the quintet chosen was Sehumann-s "op. ;:;.*• B otl , were w .irmly rcoiveil. Mr. Barry Coney ."hied t.. tin pleasure with two well* e! " *1 numbers. "The Wanderer ” bv Sehul.* rt, and "The Linden Tree”