Organ Recital.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 778, 22 March 1905, Page 2

Organ Recital.

As wus to be expected the announcement that such an accomplished organist, as Mr Arthur Towsey, of Wtmgaaui, was to give a recital on the new organ attracted a very large Congregation to St. Mary's Church on Tuesday evening. It is almost superfluous to say anything lin regard to Mr Towsvy's. playing, i and suliice it to say that his perI iorinanco was something lo le long .It Mieinheml, for never has anything lie it been heard in New Plymouth, anil probiibly noL in the North 1sI land, for there is not such a coin-' I |,!.;u instrument in this island. Mr

Towsey did full justice to the cbiii[ii.liu. sivo programme. bringing out tie i..i|)u:)iliti« uf tie 01 ;an .is i.aly a muster cuu. 'l'll# entered ii:t,j tin- sj'irit of tit' music, his int.rnretalion l>ein£ 'true, ennobling the theme. Jlis leclmiitue was perfect, l.is touch light mid sympathetic, contrasting li«ht and shude \e. y dclicjteiy. The needful diversity of programme was l!™vided by the excellent singing «•' the well-known vocalist, Miss Lorraine Tansiev, in two numbers, L'ddle s "Abide Willi Me" and l'iccolomim s Vrnul ltest." Mr Towsey s contributions were OfTertoirc in I.) Maior (lialiste), l'"ugue in 0 Major (Mtivbrick), Fantasia "'lhc Storm (Batiste), Andante, con variations (Kea), Toccata and 111 ® Minor (Bach), Suite Ootliique («) Chorale, (1)) Menuet), (c) R Notre Uamo, (d) locMtu (Doelmaiin), OlTtrtoiro in Ct (Batiatc).