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Salient. Official Newspaper of Victoria University of Wellington Students Association. Vol 40 No. 14. June 13 1977

Weil/Well, Well!!

Weil/Well, Well!!

Dear Sir,

Thought you'd like to know that I've Just appointed myself head of a very intellictual type group of which I am the only member, namely The Cultured Mass. As such I feel it (often) my Christian duty to report to the ignorant masses the goings-on at the New Zealand Symphony Orchestra's Party of Wednesday last.

The celebrations kicked off with a Beethoven number, namely Symphony No 8 in F. Well, well, well, what can one say about Beethoven apart from the fact that he died tragically of syphillis. If one refers to the intellectuals guide to musical trivia; (the program, which by the way featured an unknown musical masterpiece, called the Interval.) one will see that Beethaoven's 8'th was a short work with the incredible capability of exhausting computers.

Mozart threw in a horn concerto which was superbly handled by soloist, Barry Tuck well. The only comment I want to make concerns the audience making the poor bloke walk back to the dias three times before they would let him get back to Starsky and Hutch.

Well, well, well, what can one say about Seiber apart from the fact that he died tragically in South Africa. (At this point I should like to allude to the memory of musician Heinrick Illwuvvo poof who also died in Africa trying to teach an elephant the violin).

Wall, what can one say about Lutoslawski, apart from the fact that he's still alive. Personally Ms second movement reminded me of "A Midsummer Night's Insomnia" where one is kept awake by mosquitos. As for the third movement I thought it was full of social comment and portrayed definite images of the Fairy Godmother staggering home after a night at the pub.

Having made your little hearts runneth over with culture I'll piss off till next time.

Yours,

Mervine Waterless

P.S. Baitdnarts Woodworm Concerto for Woodwind instruments has not been disallowed from going to South Africa by the Prime Minister, but has been discouraged by Mr Talboys who threatened to make it a thing of the past by chopping down all the native forests.

Drawing of crocodiles