Wellington Symphony Orchestra

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 43, 10 May 1929, Page 7

Wellington Symphony Orchestra

THD relay of the Wellington sSymphony Orchestra’s splendid programme of Tschaikowsky items was an outstanding success, and afforded substantial pleasure to a very large radio audience. Congratulations have been received from listeners over a -wide area, and the indication is that. the appeal by Mr. R. A. Wright, president of the orchestra, made at an opportune stage of the evening, for the cooperative help and financial support of country listeners, will not pass unheeded. The attendance of the public was very satisfactory, and it is since ely to be hoped that the orchestra now launched upon a career of .outanding value and interest to the music-loving community. Not all listeners, however, were pleased with the performance. One at least was so dissatisfied that he made a special point the next day of calling on the director of 2YA. He wanted popular music, and nothing but popular music. His appetite for it was insatiable, and he for one bitterly complained that he had derived no pleasure from the performance given by the orchestra! As the aetual attendance at the Town Hall to hear the performance is estimated to. have been 2500 people, it may be admitted that there are others who do not share this gentleman’s taste!