AIR FORCE BAND

Wairarapa Times-Age, 7 February 1941, Page 6

AIR FORCE BAND

VISITING MASTERTON NEXT .MONTH SEVERAL PUBLIC PERFORMANCES ARRANGED. IN AID OF QUEEN CARNIVAL. Thanks to the enterprise of the Air Force Queen Committee, Musterton is to enjoy a weekend visit from the Band of the Royal New Zealand Air Force. under the conduetorship of Flight Lieutenant Gladstone Hill. The band's performances in Mastorton will be in aid of the candidature of the Air Force Queen. Miss Jose Hosking. Flight Lieutenant Gladstone Hill was in Masterton yesterday afternoon making arrangements for the band’s visit, which will take place on Saturday and Sunday. March 8 and 9.

The band, on arrival from Wellington by train on the Saturday morning, will march to the Opera House and will appear the same afternoon at a gymkhana to bo held al the Solway Showgrounds. On Saturday evening a performance will be given at the Opera House. Oil Sunday tin open air eoneei't will bo given in Maslerton Park and in the evening a sacred concert in a local theatre. The band will probably visit Masterton Hospital on Monday morning before returning to Wellington by the afternoon train. The 58 members of the band will be the guests of Masterion residents during their stay here. PATRIOTIC WORK. "The band is being sent to Maslerton at the request of the Air Force Queen Committee and with the permission of the Minister of Defence.” said Flight Lieutenant Gladstone Hill, in an interview with a ‘Times-Age" representative yesterday afternoon. ''The objective of the band is to assist patriotic purposes generally mid the Air De-

partment has granted permission through the Minister of Defence, for the band to make this visit. There arc 58 members in the band including the conductor, who is also Director of

Music for the Royal New Zealand Air Force. These men are attached to the Royal New Zealand Air Force station at Rongotai and carry out their respective duties at the station in the normal way, each one being an etlieienL and necessary link in the activities of the establishment. ■'Have you a dance orchestra?” Flight Lieutenant Gladstone Hill was asked. "Yes. we have.” he replied. 'Tn addition to thi' instrumentation of the military band we have a fourteen piece concert orchestra and a twelve piece dance bat'id. both of which are as fine a combination as could be heard anywhere in New Zealand. At our indoor concerts solo. duet, trio and quartette items will form part of the programme These include a Hute and clarionet duct. 'l.o' Hear the Gentle Lark.’ which was a wonderful favourite on :he recent t.i-.n* which the band .wade throughout Nev Z.< aland. I tm i.-r '.uai :!i" damp i.'.iwi will laki- ;ai' tincabaret in ‘.hi* .Municipal Hail, to b--field a: the i-..-n<hi-ion of '.he Saturday evening concert at the O]H-ra Ib-rae MAORI MUSIC. "Tin* band has been speciahsmg late-; ly in repn** <-ntativ<- Maori music.' > a Flight Lieutenant Gladstone Hill, ‘and, in particular a Maori rii.-p- aiy by Llewelyn Join-, f Auckland v. H m played during <mr visit to Vlastertoii This is a new won. and so has only been played twice m New Zealand It. contains many well l-:n■■■'.».■; Maori Uini--. and some !< kn .*. a. and > w-- r u, ~f typical Main , orim.’i 'meh ha'. ■ • ju-'. bee:: unearthed .i- tin re-i.-lt ■<; Mr June- 11 a'.’.:;'." ■ ' - ' wahme of ;!.!■ Ara trn-e •: it -■ The V ;al : icu.'. : I'. m ' really magiiilic. nt num: a ■ Mf r<* 1 Hill -. T and tiie - "<• ’■ • Wa.at. P i-eh . * :i I'tXi ’ i-'ft: t*-i i' •■' • ■ = ■ .- ■ i •> ’ ;i - a *‘d tie . SLOW & QUICK MARCHiL'. ' ’i'i ■ t ii:.: ;t! ■‘ ‘' 1 n.. . - M lh<- n.< .!llii . I'i !’ ii • In- -A ■w: ■ : .ia.'O' ’ ■ ! -