A MUSICAL COLLEGE FOR AUCKLAND.

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 149, 21 July 1883, Page 6

A MUSICAL COLLEGE FOR AUCKLAND.

• ' „. --- ~ — : ■ -■» v — — „y '.'- .... .*;--..* The question is often asked liow it is that G-ei> . many, as compared with other countries, pr6duci£»77 so many good -musicians? ;The reason is to, b$ r^ found, not in tl*e abßijrd notion cherished in some quarters, .that the .mo^fc enpbUng-ranjl ,.«eflnicig ? <s: all the arte secures a more congenial home in th© , German' natwe' } t^an, say^m W'^ngii'slr,&^^^ thfe fact that better pttMsibtit/iB 'made;ii»;the7v Eftherland lor>the. ; na^sic^. training p£ th? ■ yjptagk-l "- There music forma part of. the .practical work of 7 eTteryscHfioljimdithe better^^;tQ/,^aW«yth^_f^* ; ! I, arrtpigeaqpit toykear, it| } legitimate ( .fruits, ttieiee. arie everywhere established" musifcal cbueg^s, whe*l». ?| tty> bksfc'inayeers'^ive in_^ubtiois^t^^swi^fi';?l ( treadh ofthe'humtilesit df/the.pe<s>le. : Thefite^t^ other.countafy,«per)j i ap^ ) ,%^ol_ . e\rerbeen,made. to this adpairable^s^iem. 7 is; Scotland,' where, "' two hundred* yfekt'iSr ijgo^' l^ in addition to the parish schools, there 'were.. ipttJ*^ vided schools for p_usie in all the principal centres " of populatibii.- : _fh ,; the' agitations^ ■ s, a!b.#f ' . religotos^.rM6ha£tiEPward&;dv^took/^ this pprtion . pt her, educational eystgjn. jjjaf^u-j '«,; n^tijly fell into neglect^ and there, as well' as \iny_ England, the culture of music was left totH&yy 1 comparatively few whose taste or means might 7 induce them beepms its^Qevote^e^ EecfeSly^ hpwever, a great change lia » come over the jj'uMip V; mind in England respecting the ..place which. .7.^' musicaj .training ought tp -oecvipy _ i» ..popular.;;;/ (education,, and _ the illustrious example' pf $">&'- ..; ,Priu«e of Wales ir. inaugurating a ._&tuw<^^^ ' College in London, will g© fas towards diffusing!^* loye for .the ayfc; throughout the who^. •empire. "-*".' Thp practical. §ue«tion.for th^t community thcrey fore, is whether something practical- can be d&ae(7' in Au«klanu, fo^p_what after \tj__. Vmajaa?r Tsq^ happily adopUd- kV'the MMr ot^hfe Thr#&s. - Th?## there is a gene As dW&fte for ldii*ii^^^iaininen*!*---1 in'this cifey aod »eighbonrhai^;»pato«t(._fp^Jl^7Vi_ flourishing state - of . pur/ X^hoiral. „j jjrhoae $ , :! members, both performing, and honorary, aT© Btf77; numerous that enla?ges£gqoi^^ called for; VuVtbere'ie, BB^ertlieleßSj an lmpera-VV tive neejpMty;f«i»a.»«pe sy*fc^^tif»^mdj:^^ 7 : tific previous tratoiag ty enable, ''c yen tkat speiety'y :i to. aHain the exaellanae wkiak all dasire te see.. A^d .thh. traiM^g ?«p*v be «pq|ij|_jcliw|f .tkrough.^;/"-: means of a practical .«oliege r whose ©stabhshxneht *4 ,*mA^.Q*&** &:^v\mrigu^^f*W^y£ on)? Edif^at pa *9%>4) '•&,** WV& Q - #>?9e foj the" ia§^^P;-JB,W«i^ *&)&4V.wXi& S'i tending our, cop^f^Bchp^f,^.,B,^,^o . i__._#y ; thpre is some prospect of nmsie>7y beiag established, is cpnn&tidn'witfc. om. TJni-: ' *. ■x<!b&y r WsMfv^^ suteftr , - , "'-«ia% 3 fr^dfcte^i* *tf J juMHtoMOA i ;f institution to carry on the muwc^-^i^i^i^^r^. 7 mencad in »ur M-dinary schools; and pifeparp : >stywrw&<&'e -taste f^th^tii^ b^n-stMUlfetod^ fo? profiting ljy th^l^u^*^Jeh7jft«y l^ia&updss-.^ feipe««P ©ii«^^i^ieg,_|nch>a» ; in|tilniitio^ f •! not be greats AUtiiatis. -Aeeepa^'jia/t^^iD'ctia^'V^ th£ rear of the' Choral ■AB^,ti>gS^-i.-^^^ ; ls9 f f:s few inefcrumehts and a little furrilfaro. '' '*3hsl_^-1 ■'■ , : , gfe^OMU^Mtt-fe WdUl^ dottbil^/bd f dwiti&kM 5 -'^X-; ; aftjappeal to tkose willing to aid .so eimtdendabl^V 7 *ahj u»(iei*aliiijg }•; and, _>ao© ; ©stablißhedji Wffftj^li|i] •a_a|>fttdy -i jfiwm Ooyernment; for its mwijtori^^j.y mtlst wasonakly be lo»V«d for. Bufc^a i _iq .wwplv.... teijanep there nee& ttc little anxiety oh that score.) 7 ;: as the few paid bj 4ud«ntß„wp|«ia <niffice meet . r eufreiit expenses.inclu^ive of the idirectwr's salaify^-;; The management might be in the handg bf'%:}.7 cpmmittee jointly representing, the Chpral Societyfc».V and the Cbitricilof the 'triiyerdiiliy Collate.^ 5 ' ar», however, matters of detail, and can -be leffe;jfe for future consideration. . The injnovtant ppjnj^^^^ to have the public awakened to the val iir of '^|||l an institution as presenting to tha young fcbi_ilH^| of edwatwrn which, by the; defining ..pleaflu^eVM^ afFow^s,; , wonld tend to Vsave, them, ; f rom > -_fnai_^r7^ temptations. The opportunity of , Buccp4fully.^|f| attempting this pleasant' ttn^^rtaJkihg 7 is now pv^A^y sented to the communjty r Afi«ltttiemah, in?eye*y^.'v respect capable of «©^(JHctiog'a c^lpce-of ftniMb/V ' & at present resident ambngist 'ti»,Md it.is of the * .utmost consequence that- aii Effort should' bo.made :%' '-to induce him to find here his permanent 'abo.deij^-' If the cause here suggested, were pursued,; '^ucjj|||7^ land» which evennow.has.anajnefor^musipjrirga^^^C ' beoome renowned in this part of the w^rid .a9^fi^;| patron of that mosteieyating^^ands^^i^ppf " l' tHe^ Außtralaßian.:!oo!£^ ■ de'^pte themselves to its culture'; 1 -. 7' i; ' ! ; : ' •'•'* < AVfA'-A ! ,? y •'■•- " - . ' : .7.7 7^-^77^7* ?- .»

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