MUSIC IN AUSTRALIA. INTERVIEW WITH MR CO WEN. London, March 23.
Mr F. Cowen, who ha 3 actfid as musica conductor ab the Melbourne Exhibition, has returned, to England, and ,in the course of an inter- iew with a, newspaper representative, said the Australians were naturally fond of music, but at the time of hi-* arrival he found that their taste 3 had become degenerated. TheE>"hibitionconcertshad,hqw- • ever worked a marvellous revival in musical | matter?, and the result was most astounding. So r«pM and so effectual had been this revival that he confidently stated that the choir ab the Melbourne Exhibition was nearly equal to the choirs of'L eds and Birmingham. ' The press cribibi&ms had been able and impartial, and helped considerably to create, the enthusiasm for high-class music that now exists. ~^Mr Cowen denied that he was composing an Australian symphony, as had been stated.
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Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 354, 27 March 1889, Page 5
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145MUSIC IN AUSTRALIA. INTERVIEW WITH MR COWEN. London, March 23. Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 354, 27 March 1889, Page 5
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