Glancing Ahead—

Sun (Auckland), Volume IV, Issue 1080, 18 September 1930, Page 14

Glancing Ahead —

September 25 (about ) Auckland Choral Society . Jan Kubelik.—October. Aeolian Orchestra.—November IS. Albert Coates. English conductor, lias written, a “Lancelot” Symphony. An English publisher maintains a music lending library, consisting of all kinds of scores. Subscription costs about £2 a year, and a dozen to twenty pieces of music may be borrowed annually by any member. Christchurch Composition Mr. R. A. Horne, the well-known Christchurch composer, several years ago composed an “Ave Maria.” Recently it has been accepted by an English publishing house and a recording of it has also been made for Columbia by Mr.' Percy S. Nicholls with violin obbligato. This is the : ime, says the Christchurch Sm!'," that a Christchurch composi■i; h bt n interpreted by a Christi;arch singer for the gramophone. ■ is said to be slightly Kahn’s “Ave Maria,” hut from then ian entirely new mel- ■ ay ? s i ked out —a difficult feat considering the number of scores written n theme. To the singer ;he score presents difficulties, for the range is extremely wide and the changes irom low to high registers fellow jiickly. The recording was Trade in Sydney. Miss Stella Murray will sing Mr. Horne’s song during her New Zealand tour.