Promising Young Trio from Wanganui

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 45, 24 May 1929, Page 18

Promising Young Trio from Wanganui

The Bridges Trio, who will play at 2YA on Saturday, June 1, and at the Band Concert in the Grand Opera House on Sunday evening, June 2, are three talented young people from Wanganui, playing violin, xylophone and piano. Captain George Buckley, conductor of the Queen Alexandra’s Band, Wanganui, has been greatly interested in the trio, and they have appeared at numerous concerts given by the band. In this way they are well known not only in Wanganui, but throughout Taranaki, The Trio recently visited

Australia and broadcast five times from Sydney and once from Melbourne. The trio was formed in July, 1926, at which date Clifford, the pianist, had had a few years’ tuition, and Nancy, the violiniste, ‘not more than 18 months’, Frances had not even seen a xylophoneUnder the capable’ guidance of Mr. and Mrs. H. J. Trussell, of Wanganui (and now in London sat the Royal College of Music), the young musicians have made wonderful progress. When in Sydney, several tempting offers were made to them to accept engagements, but these were rejected by their mother, who wishes her children to complete their education. The trio will-present two very interesting programmes.