REGIMENTAL BAND.

Taranaki Daily News, 17 July 1922, Page 4

REGIMENTAL BAND.

RECITALS AND CONCERT. Lovers of music were well catered for yesterday, when the Fourth Battalion (W.1.R.) Band gare a recital at Pukekura Park in the afternoon, whilst a combined recital and concert was held at Everybody’s Theatre in the evening. The recitals and concert were arranged in aid of a sick bandsman, and. as a result, the total collection amounted to £3B, £24 being collected at the afternoon recital and the balance in the evening. The fine weather yesterday enticed a large number of people to" Pukekura Park, when the band, under the baton of Mr. R. L. Lowe, rendered a very enjoyable programme of music. Included in the items were the hymn “O Sacred Heart.” march. “Ravenswood” (Rimmer). a cornet solo, entitled “Anstralis,” by Bandsman R. Taylor, selection, “Parsifal” (Wagner), and a euphonium solp. “The Village Blacksmith,” by Bandsman J. Lowe. Later the band adjourned to the sports ground, where they performed marching evolution, bringing to a close a very enjoyable recital.

Everybody’s Theatre was well filled in the evening, when a very successful recital and concert were presented. The band were heard to good effect in Verdi’s selection and New Rochdale, the latter being composed by tho bandmaster (Mr. R. L. Lowe). The'i concert programme had been admirably arranged by Mr. F. P. Frederic, the lady vocalists especially meeting with a flattering reception. Mrs. Ferry was in excellent voice, singing “Beloved, ’tis morn!” for which she was deservedly encored and repiled with “Villahelle.” Miss Harper captivated the audience with her rendering of Tosti’s “Goodbye.” and was recalled. Another successful lady was Miss White, who sang “The Holy City,” her rendering of this wellknown sacred piece meeting wkh a spontaneous applause and a demand for more, a request with which she complied. Mr. Frederic and Mr. Andrews sang and were both well received. Other items nvere a flute duo by Messrs. Bartley and Bosworth, and a. violin solo by Mr. R. Murphy, both items being greatly appreciated. The rendering of “Lead Kindly Light,” by -the band and the singing of the words by the gathering ended an enjoyable musical evening. At the conclusion, Mr. Coleman, on behalf of the band, expressed thanks to all those who had contributed to the concert programme and had thus assisted the band in its endeavor to raise funds for a very deserving cause.