WELLINGTON GARRISON BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIV, Issue 66, 11 March 1902, Page 2

WELLINGTON GARRISON BAND.

In advertising tho entertaiomoiit to b given by the Wellington Garrisoi Hard as a " rare treat," the s Committee did not ovtr estimate th root it of the performrnce. The largi audenc", which would uuduubtedl; have been J»sgor bu for a wieko< rumour ciiculated tha 1 " the coneer would not come off, wont expectinj something above the average, and tbei expectations were not disaj po'nt'd Great as :« ibe rtputa ioj of '.he Wei lingfcju Garri,-oo Band, a reputatioj gained by years of good solid work, di the holde s cf the championship of thi colony for several yeare, as the tqua of tho track bands of Australia, tha; sustained it in every rrspact, and thi universal verdict of tha audienoe wai that the concert wdtf the greates musical treat ever given in SfeW Ply mouth. Notwithstanding the «tr ■ ngt! of the band, the talented conductor ha< it so well in hand that there was ai entire absence of the harshness an* compassed sound generally notice <1)1 in a comparatively small hill. The iu strumentH, probably th# best in thi colony, are s:> good aud true and s< skilfully handled, that tho v<ry bee effects of light were obtain- d In every item the attack and finish wai marked with a crispo- Hs that was vet] pleasing, while the crescendo parts weri really grand. One felt to be entic-'j lifted out of oneself as the soft, swi-.et yet full round mellow sound began t( swell fuller and louder till the wholi space wag filled with well sustained aiu gloiious melody.- When it ended people held their br&ath for ft mi nut and then there whs nn o'utburst o applausa which was so thoiottgbl; genuice and spontaneous that it mus have been exceedingly gratifying to tbi performers. "In <Joonlat:d" was ! decidtdly noval »nd pleasing exparienci to the p-cple of New Plymouth, an( the introduction of singing and whist ling was very curious, Tha corce echo was a remarkable and interebtinj innovation, Several of the items weri heartily encored and kindly respondet to, the items being in part repeated By special r< quest also the band playec i processional march, " Triton," by J Ord Hume, which was un excellen number succeeded by a very demon ntrative encore. Although the banc was hibdicipped by the absence of ill leiding cou.et player, his substituti did • xcelli nt service. All the soloisti were V- ry good and the choruses were in exctl eat Snst". During the all to shorn programme vocil solos were excellently fiiven by Messrs. Trebilco, Ryar, and Findlayson, to piano accompaniments. All were in capital voice ind Mr. Ryan was iv called. In reply be gave a "Vanity," and .narrowly scap>d another encore. The progiamme concluded with a few bus cf the National Authem and the audience reluctantly left the hail.