BESSES O' TH' BARN BAND.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8405, 20 April 1907, Page 5

BESSES O' TH' BARN BAND.

The final performance of the Besses o' th' Barn Band in Masterton, last evening, was equally as c ijoyable as the first two concerts. The hall was again filled, and the public appreciation of the visitors' music was shown by the loud applause that followed each item, and the number of encores demanded. The programme was as carefully selected as its predecessors, and gave a variety of scope for the band as a whole, and the individual instrumentalists. The opening march was "Australasian," which was nicely played. Then followed "Bohemian Girl," which was played to perfection and encored. Mr Tom Bowling's trombone solo "Flight of Ages," was one of the gems of the evening. The beautiful passages of this well-known air were interpretated with a relicacy of feeling becoming this tr.bnted trombone artist. Another encoie was demanded after which the band gave a skilful rendering of Wagner's "Tannhauser." "Casino Tar.i:e," the next item, was a beautiful morceau. In "The Geisha" the band excelled. The various airs of this well-known opera were rendered with fine effect and tremendous applause followed. The well-known inter-mezzo "Cavalleria Rusticana" was a treat to listen to, especially the soprano cornet playing. An encore followed, and the audience listened with delight to a capital rendering of "Simon the Cellarer." "Gems of Scotia," a series of popular Scottish airs, was the last item, and the finale of this item was one of the best things heard from the band. The band will leave for Wellington this morning.