SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS
Sir,-For some months now I have been attending, as regularly as possible, the Sunday Afternoon Concerts presented in the Town Hall on the first Sunday in each month, and each time I have been appalled at the apathy of the, people of Wellington. On each afternoon an excellent programme has been presented, and especially was this so last month: On. this occasion the few of us who were there were treated to a splendid programme by E. C. Jamieson at the organ, Sybil Phillips (soprano) and the augmented 2YA Concert Orchestra. How then, can one explain the meagre audience of. less than 50 on this occasion, and on previous Sunday afternoons? Apparently the fault must lie in the people of the Wellington district,, who would wait several hours in a queue for 10/- seats at a concert by a visiting artist, but who would rather sit in their armchairs and
perhaps listen in, when for a shilling they could see and hear local artists of no mean talent in such an excellent programme. . Admittedly, the weather has been against most of these concerts, but would that prevent the people from going to hear Solomon? Why can’t the people of Wellington wake up, and, realising what fine entertainment they have missed, make the most of their opportunities? Not only will they give some encouragement to the artists, but also they will gain much pleasure in listening to their talent.
F.R.
E.
(Wellington),
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 389, 6 December 1946, Page 5
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244SUNDAY AFTERNOON CONCERTS New Zealand Listener, Volume 15, Issue 389, 6 December 1946, Page 5
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