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Continued on Page 1? Recovered as to return to the hall and enjoy the closing numbers of the concert in the (for him) novel position of one of the audence. The Watz (Vogel) closed the program—always a well pleasing number, although in this case the Club appeared to fall away from its usual strengt in one or two passages in it, Mr. Russell beating them in something of a departure from Mr. Greig’s method.” The Loewen girl, talented pretty, and real belles of olden Victoria, made a great hit that night 6 years ago: ‘Miss Laure Loewen (iter Mrs. Harry Pooley in her two delightful songs showed the possession of an ever-improving and with great taste and thorough Seeeeee im_both cases insisted upon, a magnificent basket of flowers find ing its way to the singer in fragrant teken of her audience's unerdmous appreciation. “Nor was her ainter, Miss Gertrude Loewen (now Mrs. Her men M. Robertson, and living yet in Victoria) any less signally succesful in her piano solos—the great delicacy in her shading in a Chopin nocturne being admired quite as much as the brilliancy of her playing in cn valse caprices by Chaminade.” That was the last concert that William Greig conducted. If health set in, and he was unable to carry on. He went, in the Autumn of 1889 to California, thinking a rest in the sun would improve his condition. But I did not, and in October Victoria was shocked to hear of his death in the south. He was born, born in Britain. The Colonist said “became of a famous musical stock, both a brother and an uncle having achieved enviable distinction as composers and interpreters of works of the highest order. Inheriting in a lalse measure the ‘edidity to present with sympathy and effect the compositions of the masters, Mr. Greig, when yet a boy, was found wielding the conductor’s baton at his early home in Man chester, where for a time he had the sole direction of the Manchester Choral Union, one of the » most ‘ghoirs in the Motherland. “On his coming to America, his interest in end labore for the cause of wus musical’ atfucetion § was further evidenced, a choral club at Berkeley, Calif., for sometime claiming him as its director. “Then , upon his coming to Victoria he spusdily recognised the excellence of the locel male voice material,, and the Arion Club ultimately resulted, an organization appreciation and understanding of good music, his family circle and his business all of Mr. Greig’s interests centred. “For some years past Mr. Greig held a composiion of trust and importance with R. P. Rithet and Company.” The fimerelves in Lovermore, Calf., and the heart-broken Arion Club sent a Goral design in the form of a lyre. At its next meeting the Arions paid tribute to Wiliam Greig: TResolved that the members hereby express their deep grief—and they desire hereby to place on record the sincere esteem and affection in which their late conductor was held by them. “Resolved that the sincere sym pathy of the club be extended to Mrs. Greig and family, Mr. James Greig, Sr., and Mr. James Greig, Jr.” The male voice choir which Willliam Greig started still has a favored place in the musical life of Victoria. It carries on in the best tradition of founder Go's, in a sammer of which he would approve. First Novel Competition C. P. Snow, Kingsley Amis, Jom Wain, Irie Murdoch, Mal colm Bradbury, Michael Innes these are just a few highly successful contemporary novel ists who began as dons. In launching their University First Novel Competition, Mac millan’s hope to discover dur ing the next 18 months at least one new novelist from the ranks of the academics who will become a household name. The competition is open to British, Commonwealth, South Afri can and Irish nationals holding «@ post at any university in the world. It ie also open to postgraduate students. The winner will receive £ 1,000 as an advance against royalties, and the publsher may make offers for books other than the winner. Penguin Books have an option on the paperback rights, and Alfred A. Knopf on the American rights of the wiring novel. The period of the competition has been specifically planned to take in two long vacations, and the closing date is Sept. 30, 1968. Offers of publication can be made before Haf and books may be put into produc tion; they will not, however, be published until after the result has been announced, and the winner will be chosen from among the novels that Macmillan have agreed to publish. Any type of adult novel will be welcome and Macmillan say they are expecting the full gamut from crime and espionage to the experi mental, will shortly be sending out it of printed leafieta to universities all over the world. TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLE The Daily Colonist—PAQGE 19 Sunday, July 23, 1967
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Sun, Jul 23, 1967
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