The German Amateur Orchestra (Deutsche Musik-Vereinizung) gave short but nevertheless highly appreciated programme the Majestic Hotel on November 14.
The organization has not been in existence for any length of time, having been founded farther back than February last, but it has achieved already a high standard of excellence, at any rate in the particular type of music it chose for last night's performance. The numbers selected were of the lighter variety, all exceedingly tuneful, and calling for delicate rather than powerful handling. And this they received, and nothing could have been finer than the sympathetie way in which, especially, Sch bert's unfinished symphony rendered. It was, of course, only natural that there should be a Schubert number, and it was well suited to the capacity of the chestra. If, in the first movement, certain of the passages seemed to lack volume, this was not noticeable in the ease of the second which the orchestra particularly distinguished itself.
the other pieces were Mozart's 0 "Titus" and Haydn's Symphony. To those who had not heard the latter for some time, it was very interesting, to note the fine tone of the orchestra in its different phases. Herr Grenz, the "conductor, had his musicians well in hand, and in both these two numbers full justice was done to the moods of the composer.
The audience gave evidence of full enjoyment of the concert, and future appearances of the orchestra, be warmly welcomed. little. "We do not think the prompt: er's voice was heard, of needed, once all through. which, for a first night, is a fine feather in the company's caps. Incidentally, how nice it is to find oneself back in the remind cent atmosphere of the old Lyceum, especially with " production before one so worthy of the A. D. C.'s best traditions?
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