School Children Give Mouth-Organ Concert

Radio Record, Volume XIII, Issue 11, 21 August 1939, Page 5

School Children Give Mouth--Organ Concert

ISITING Dunedin on a tonz of educational institutions and important industrial concerns recently was a party of 44 boys and rirls from the Strath-Taieri Dis-« trict High School, Middlemarch. Pupils learnt much as a resuit of their week in the city, value of visual education being well demonstrated. They gave something in return -real entertainment on the part of the School Harmonica Band. Many mouth-organ combinations have been heard in Dunedin from time to time, and there is no doubt that, well conducted, these little bands can give, and have ‘given, real entertainment. But Strath-Taieri School Band was one out of the box. The boys played like masters, with astound-

ing eclat. Three public performances were given, one at the community sing, one in a city theatre, and one from 42ZB. Community sing and picture theatre audiences did not want the country scholars to leave the stage, Not even the most famous visiting organisation or- artist . gould have wished for greater applause.