MUSICAL EVENT

Wairarapa Times-Age, 15 February 1941, Page 6

MUSICAL EVENT

VISIT OF BAND OF ROYAL ■ j N.Z. AIR FORCE. ! APPEARANCE IN MASTERTON NEXT MONTH. i! — ' : The advent of the Band of the Royal I 11 New Zealand Air Force is being await- f • led with great interest. The band of I I the Air Force has become famous and : | will arrive in Mastorton on Saturday.! I March 8. by special permission of the; I Minister of Defence. Mr. Jones. The j musical director is Flight-Lieutenant ; Gladstone Hill. Included in the per- > sonnel of the band are cornet, piccolo. I xylophone, clarinet, trombone, euphon-j ium. flute, oboe and vocal soloists, ; marches, quickstep, slow marches., ! rhapsodies, fantasies, waltzes, excerpts i ; from musical comedy and grand opera ! ; suites, festival music, overtures, sym-; ; phonic dances, and a number of Maori ■ l works are included in the band's re- ! ! pertoire. Outstanding among the items J ! i that will be played at the Sunday. evening's concert, will be a Maori I rhapsody, an arrangement by Llewel-; lyn Jones. This rhapsody is brilliant-1 ly effective in its orchestration, it is; constructed with a scholarly sense of, form, beauty and refinement. The I band’s marching, both quickstep and ; slow maching. will be a revelation to j those who will be privileged to see and i hear it. The marching of these 58 j ! musicians is magnificent, symmetrica! j and brilliant and no one should fail i-> ; witness their performance. The drum- { I mers. themselves, are a real treat, their work in unique and attractive, Preliminary applications for seats for | Saturday evening's concert programme, nt the Opera House and Sunday even-1 ling’s concert at the Regent Theatre' [will now be received. Country letters; and telegrams will be filed in order of; i receipt and "seals allotted accordingly. [There will be nn extra charge for ad-j 'vance booking. Ordinary plans for ’ . the season will open on Saturday, j March 1. Al! communications should: ‘be addressed t-> the ILm. Secretary of j [the Air Force Queen Committee. P.O. j ! Box 39, Masterton As the net proceeds from these concerts go towards the Air Force Queen the bandsmen [ will bo billeted m Masterton the ar--1 lamgemonts for which arc in the hands i of .Mr. N. G. Whiteman. 4 .m- • : ' ■ --