MUSICAL CRITICISM
Sir,-In your issue of April 13 there was a criticism by "Sebastian" of the performance of St. Matthew Passion by the Royal Christchurch Musical Society. "Sebastian" refers to the soprano solos being sung by Marjorie Rowley, as stated in The Listener of that week, but they were in fact taken by Dora Drake, as Marjorie Rowley was temporarily
indisposed. Dora Drake’s name was read out several times by the announcer, before, during and after the concert, but evidently "Sebastian" did not listen very attentively to the broadcast. He was also unable to identify the "two asses." This was due to a slight error in The Listener in calling both men basses, and its programme should have read: "Winston Sharp, baritone, and Gordon Griffiths, bass," as did the Society’s programme. Would it not be possible to have more accurate listening and reporting of musical events such as
tnis?
ACCURACY
PLEASE
(Christchurch)
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 5
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152MUSICAL CRITICISM New Zealand Listener, Volume 34, Issue 873, 27 April 1956, Page 5
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