Labels:text | newspaper | newsprint | publication | news OCR: 'Music For Everybody' In Syonan The grand combined orchestra which gave its first public per- formance on Sunday at the Dai Toa Gekijo photographed on the extended stage of the theatre. Conductor Makoto Wata- nabe can be seen with his back to the camera in a light suit. In the foreground may be seen part of the record crowd who appreciatively listened to the beautiful interpretations of Nippon melodies rendered for the first time in Syonan by an orchestra this sine. Nippon Melodies Please Record Syonan Audience YET another record audience attended the Dai Toa Gekijo yes- to cover as wide a field as possible. terday where the second perform- There were military songs, folk songs, patriotic songs and melodies so arranged ance of the grand combined that they sounded like interpretations crchestra under the baton of of Nippon classical music, and the Makoto Watanabe was Yesterday's program, like that of given. audience obtained within a space of about two hours an insight into the the day before, was a masterful various types of Nippon music. interpretation of specially select- It has been often stated by visiting ed Nippon melcdies, the musical occidental musical celebrities that score of which was arranged by Singapore had no soul for good muste. conductor Watanabe. There is no doubt that any one of these former critics would change his mind Although yesterday's concert was about the people of Syonan who are meant for Nipppon-jin only, quite a unmistakably showing that they like proportion of the audience were local and can truly appreciate good music. inhabitants who came in hundreds on Highlights of last night's concert the off chance of being admitted to the were Aikoku-no-hana, Harusame theatre. And, except for those who (Vernal Rain), Sakura Variations and came too late, they were all admitted. the concluding number Strength of The audience was just as appreciative Asia. Of these perhaps the most appre- as Sunday's, though the ovations ac- ciated, as on the day before, was Sakura corded to the orchestra at the conclu- Variations, which was fittingly named sion of each item on the program "A song to be remembered" on the appeared to be louder. program. The orchestra included 50 instru- Meanwhile another concert by the ments. while the four vocalists, two men grand combined orchestra will be given and two women, gave inspiring inter- this evening at the former Y.M.C.A. pretations of the songs they sang. ground opposite the Dal Tos Gekijo. Conductor Watanabe should be com- As this concert is being held in the plimented on his efforts in gathering open, it will enable a larger audience the best of local musical talent for to attend it than was possible in the these first tangible evidences that the limited accommodation available in the "Music for Everybody" drive is well on Dal Toa Gekijo. its way. Byonan's "Music for Everybody" drive Last night's concert was held under has been powerfully launched and the the auspices of the Senden-bu. Gunse !- Benden-bu and the Tokubetu-al may kan-bu. The Syonan Tokubetu-si is rest assured that the people of Syonan also one of the sponsors of this musical who thoroughly appreciate this move- drive that is proving the success it is. The program was carefully selected ment want more concerts like these in future,
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