THE WELLINGTON MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XV, Issue 4831, 21 September 1894, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON MUSICAL FESTIVAL.

"A fostiyal of oxcocdmg anything of the •kind evei held in New Zealand, Commences at the Opera House; Wellington, on Monday, the fn*sfe of Octoboi, and will '' coutinue throughout the week. Tbi & Committee, of organisation includes ~* all thoprin'oipali'mhsical enthusiasts iin the City; and the -duectorate is a ' powerfubne, headed>y His Excel-? lenoy the Governor,; The syllabus' jis most ambitions; for any Colonial Society to attempt, and compuses the "Gkfs d'tewa," winch tho test festivals in England of late -> *< - years have- produced, and it is confidently ' anticipated that all the £ musical talent of the Colony will W T' attracted. The 'principal woils to : .bo- produced' are as follows • - On Monday, Ist October, Mcndclssohu's Lobgesang, and Handel's Creation. On Tuesday, Dvoraks' re markable work "The Spoctio's Bride," first produced at the Bnmingham Festival in 1885, on which occasion it made a profound impressiou on those who heaid it On Wcdnesdnyamiscellnneons concert will bo given, including items by all the solo artists, Handel's maivollous work I'lsraelin Eirypt' mil be petformed on Thursday and the beautiful' Golden Legend' (Sullivan) will conclude tho festival on Friday, and a truly gorgeous fensl of music Mr Robert Parker whose name is a /--'' provorb in the musical world of ' New Zealand has trained his chorus , in his usual thorough mannei, and BTlieoßitchey.theHonSecretaiy, , lias kkeu incredible pains to peifcct alldetaijs, iiicludiiigconcessionsfrom the Railway Comniissioneis, fiom the Union Shipping ■■ Company,, and the City Companies, and in— —— tending visitors from this district , can obtain all information by procuring from • tho, offloe of thoWu- , iiarapa Daily Times progiammos giving full details. The boloi ists engaged, are Madame/ • Fanny Bristowo (Melbourne), so- [ prano; Mr Charles Saundois (Mel- ' bourne), justly reputed to be one of 1 tho finest tenors on this side of the o l line; Mr, A,H,Gee, asupeibban- ■ tone, and Mr J. Proime, of Welling- . ton,_ whoso sterling ments as a I baritone are well-known to most > New.Zealanders, MisH Bmfoot, • of Wellington, will undeitako the contralto music. The choius num- [ bers 237 voices, and.tho Orohestia, » .60 instruments, and an immense / amount of work has been dono ■ during the last four months in overi coming tho ; difficulties connected ) with the production of such musicial 1 masterpieces as tho above By j systematic and continuous labor, t kowever, the endless obstacles have , been overcome. Tho list of guar, antors is a. long one The enthusiasm pervadeß tho wholo official and honorary staffs, and ! beyond doubt the festival will bo a 1 brilliant success, and will woika now departure in the musical his- , tory of the Colony.