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I The Sydney Mornlnq Ww'i, Tliurs, Auq 18, 1S77 I Heroic Bruckner, smudged Weber MUSIC Busy week should keep enthusiasts humming Roger Covell Need to link pay systems its listeners' attention; and Jorge Bolet performed the solo piano part with an case of manner that was both big-gestured and neatly contained: it was a mastery that had no need to draw attention to itself. The orchestra's strings were a fraction too gentle in impact in variation 22 for the balance of instruments in the hall. Other-wise the partnership was well-judged as well as wholly True, the second violins sometimes snatched unconvincingly at the high notes with which they began their phrases in the "song periods" of the first movement. After that, however, they steadied in intonation and ensemble. The Bruckner, in short, was a noble achievement, built to the scope of the music; the Weber overture was dishevelled in a way that took the shine off it.

I think the audience as a whole was slightly resistant to the Bruckner, perhaps finding its movement endings abrupt and some of its texture uncompromisingly gaunt. On the other no one could have failed to relish the winging dance tune of the last movement, gloriously cushioned by the foursquare carriage of horns and brass. Rachmaninov's Paganini Rhapsody has its bony, spectral moments too. The fact that it is a set of concise variations means that it never places a strain on MUSIC Light and exploratory dancing oore DANCE by JILL 8YKES by FRED BLANKS THERE WILL be few breaks in the music during the impending week. On most days you can partake of concerts at least twice daily with or after meals.

Begin tonight at 8.15 with Musica Viva in the Queen Street Galleries, Woollahra, to hear the Sydney String Quartet nd soprano Eileen Hannan in works by Bartok, Don Banks and Shoenberg. Clashes abound tomorrow. In the Opera Theatre at 7.30 the The president of the Australian Conciliation and Arbitration Commission, Sir John Moore, called yesterday for more co-ordination between the Commonwealth and State arbitration systems. most of it could do with more work to bring it together. Andris Toppe's Two for Toccata, is his first essay into choreography.

I hope there will be more, perhaps a little less breathless and more fluid. For something completely different, Jennifer Barry (a recent addition to the company, a dancer with a lot of experience here end in New York) performed an Eleo Pomr.re solo, Jada. The contrast of this diamond-sharp, angular choreography was sensibly presented in the friendly surroundings of the company's headquarters in a season that runs until Saturday. But Graeme Watson's ballet, A Gathering of Vagrants, has a lot of promise that needs developing. Working to music by John Cage, Bette Midler's, Do You Wanna Dance? and Lou Reed's Rock and Roll Harp, he found some wonderful shapes for his dancers.

He is very skilful in relating one to another. But while the ballet is rich in ideas, and well polished areas, OPERA HOUSE CONCERT HALL Sydney Symphony Orchestra) conductor, lllB van Orierlooi soloist, Jorge Bolct (piano), in ABC subscription program of orks by Weber, Rachmaninov and Bruckner. Weber and Bruckner both invite their listeners into a magical world of their own making in the works that represented them in last night's subscription concert. But there is an enormous difference in the style of their invitations. Weber's introductory bars in his Oberon overture are tactful, evocative, beautifully mannered.

Bruckner, by contrast, in his third symphony, take us straight into the tick-tocking momentum of an inexorable machine. It is like a force of nature we have happened upon; it does not so much as g'ance in our direction, unlike the histionic brilliance and attcnt'sc gallantry of Weber's overture. The SSO and its redoubtable chief conductor were more in the mood for Bruckner's titanic scale of construction and abrupt contrasts of movement last night to judge by the relative success of the performances. The horns were out of touch at the beginning of Weber but came in superbly with those soft hiph solo notes in Bruckner on which that composer is apt to build a woodwind chorale. The strings lacked magic and unanimity in Weber but offered van Otterloo the stern presistence of figuration which he and Bruckner demanded for much of the length of the symphony.

Australian Opera revives Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte (also at 7.30 on Monday and Wednesday), and at 8 St Andrew's Cathedral encores Noye's Fludde by Britten 'also at 5 and 8 on Saturday). Two sopranos uise voices Carol Tu at 5.30 in the Joseph Post Auditorium, and Mane Driscoll with licder and arias at 8.15 in the Opera House Recording Hall prior to furthering her career in England. Baritone and lutenist Ronald Gamack sings for the National Licder Society at 8 in Musica Viva House. Also at 8, the Will-oughby Symphony Orchestra under Robert Miller, with violinist Christopher Kimber as soloist, plays in its native Town Hall (repeated at 8 on Tuesday). Saturday is less hectic.

Verdi's Macbeth brings the Australian Opera to the Opera Theatre at (again 'lues-day), and at 8 in the Concert Hall the ABC bli.e scries, with the Sydney Symphony Orchestra under Willem van Oiterloo and soloists Jnrcc Bolct (piano) and Lauris Elms (alio), he-comes devoted to Brahms (also Monday and Tuesday. Sunday is busier. At 11 and noon the Recording Hall, Midday Music offers Gabor Reeves (clarinet) and Romola Costantino (piano). At 2.30 the Warringah Symphony Orchestra under Murray Holmes plays at Balgowlah High School and at 3 the Western Sinfonia under Bransby Byrne does so in Mac-quarie University Theatre. Also at 3, the Sydney Oboe Trio play Beethoven and Powning at the Australia Music Centre, and Italy-based Australian organist Edward Thcordore plays in St James' Church.

The Schubert Society spends Sunday evening with Mozart K. 563 and Schubert's Trout quintet at 7.30 in Sydney Grammar School Library. The usual Monday 1.10 lunch-clash finds violinist Harry Curby playing Bach in St Stephen's Church, and pianist Eunice Gardiner playing Beethoven at the Conservatorium (sounds like semi-finals). A music-theatre show based on Kipling and Brecht, called Never The Twain, opens in the Recording Hall at 8.15. Two free song recitals beckon on Tuesday, by tenor Gerald English at 1 im in' the University of NSW Clancy Auditorium, and by soprano Marie Driscoll, wifh works by Britten, at 6 in the Joseph Post Auditorium.

Finally, on Wednesday there will be a free student recital (Brahms. Strauss, Suk) at 1 pm in the Con and at 8 in the Town Hall the SSO under Will-em van Otterloo with soloist Jorge Bolet provide the only Sydney performance for next week of Rachmaninov's Minor piano concerto, preceded by Mozart and Brahms. All this should keep you humming for a week. What they did in State Parlt Harp and dance recital, The Dance Company of NSW. 36 Bourke Street, VVoUoomooloo.

The dance half of this program I didn't get to the harp recital is light and exploratory. Graeme Murphy's Scintillation, is one of those delicious, madly mobile works that make you laugh aloud for their out-rageousness. Had I heard Alice Giles play the piece (by Carlos Salzedo) without visual accompaniment, I think I would have accepted it in utter solemnity. Having seen all these dancers skittering around like seaweed flung about by cross currents or organisms under a microscope, I couldn't keep the smile off my face. In fact, I wonder if I will ever again take seriously the bright, persistent ripple of the incident Scintillation was undoubtedly the highlight of the program, ment); Crown Lands (Amend He said he had suggested to the Federal Government that it should "get together" with the State Governments to create a situation whereby members of the federal and State tribunals could sit together.

Sir John was speaking as a of the Australian Society of Senior Executives at a luncheon at the Hyatt Kingsgate Ho.el. He said industrial relations were in the long term more important for Australia than any of its present economic problems. The framework for dealing with industrial disputes, with separate arbitration systems in the Commonwealth and States, was a complex one. "Those working in the field are doing their best to minimise the situation, but ultimately if we are to have a simplified institutional pattern it would Van hit by goods train A Sydney-bound goods train hit a panel van at Glcnficld yesterday. The vehicle was thrown 100 metres by the impact and a boom gate on the level crossing near the intersection of Railway Parade and Glcnfield Road was broken in half.

No one was injured. The panel van was extensively Legislative Assembly: The following Bills had their first reading yesterday: NSW Film Council (Dissolution); Library (Amendment); Metropolitan Water, Sewerage and Drainage (Further Amendment); Bread (Amendment); Factories, Shops and Industries (Amendment); Pastures Protection (Amendment): Country Industries (Payroll Tax Rebates); Payroll Tax (Amendment) Bill; State Development and Country Industries Assistance (Amend ment); Closer Settlement (Amendment); Returned Soldiers (Amendment); Prickly Pear (Amendment); Western Lands (Amendment); Land Aggregation Tax Management (Amendment); Strata Titles (Amendment); Valuers Registration (Amendment); Government Railways Superannuation (Amendment); Parliamentary Electorates and Elections (Amendment); Wool, Hide and Skin Dealers (Amendment). probably be necessary to seek change through a referendum or transfer of powers to the States," he said. "I would prefer not to have a completely centralised system but I believe there is more -room for official co-ordination." Other points made by Sir John included: Collective bargaining; This could not occur in the true sense in Australia because of the existence of the arbitration system. Wage indexation had curtailed the freedom of movement of unions.

"But if the question is whether we should introduce th United States system, I think the answer is no. "The other question is whether anyone is prepared to wear the lengthy strikes at the end of an agreement with no one in the public area doing anything about it." Organisations: He believed that under the present system both employees and employers should be well organised. "But I think that in employer organisations you get individuals who tend to want to go their own way more than you do in employee organisations." He favoured suitable amalgamations of both types of organisations. Worker participation: At shop-floor level this was desirable, "but I believe in hastening slowly." In particular, workers should be consulted about mechanisation and other new techniques that put jobs at risk. Wage indexation: Asked his view on its future, Sir John said: "I think you might know the result of that within the next 10 days or fortnight." Backbench revolt possible over Rhodesia centre Eight hundred engineers devoted eight years to its development; The Mercedes-Benz 280E new constant flow fuel injection system.

This ingeniously simple system automatically compensates for engine load. It meters precisely the amount of fuel needed for any given situation. The result is maximized performance with minimized fuel consumption. they were willing to oppose the centre's closure outside the party room. A number of members are said to feel that, as a matter of conscience, they would have to oppose the Government legislation, just as they opposed the anti-communist legislation of the Menzies Government in 1951.

Those most firmly opposed to closing the centre argued that to do so would be to deny Rhodesians the right to present their point of view. The Government's dilemma is that it has an obligation to give effect to a United Nations Security Council resolution calling on member countries to prohibit the activities of Rhodesian officials on their territory. The resolution, which was co-sponsored by the United States, demanded the closure of Rhodesia information offices in Australia, France and ia the US. The most likely compromise' would be for the Rhodesian Information Centre to be manned by people not paid by the Rho-' desian Government. Both backbenchers and Cabinet ministers are anxious to avoid a confrontation, and there is speculation that the legislation may be framed to draw a distinction between freedom of speech nnd the operations of paid Rhodesian representatives in From our Diplomatic Reporter CANBERRA.

The Federal Government faces a backbench revolt over plans to close the Rhodesia Information Centre in Sydney. An estimated 30 to 50 per cent of the 90 Government MPs are considered likely to support moves to block the legislation in its present form. At least a dozen members and senators are believed ready to cross the floor as a matter of conscience. After a heated debate on Rhodesia and South Africa at the joint party meeting yesterday, the Prime Minister, Mr Fraser, made it clear that the Government was under an obligation to close the centre. He said unless a responsible attitude was adopted on Rhodesia, there was a likelihood of communist intervention in the country.

Mr S. Calder (NCP) is reported to have raised the subject of Australia's policies towards Rhodesia and South Africa. Debate on the subject took up most of the meeting. Opposition to introducing the legislation during this session and general support for Rhodesia was expressed. At least two Liberal backbenchers, Mr B.

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Brian Llewellyn Lewis, a prospector's assistant with a mining company, pleaded not guilty to charges of using objectionable word and behaving in a threatening manner. Superintendent F. Egan of Darwin Police told the court that at about 8.45 pm on August 5, Mr Fraser, and the Deputy Prime Minister, Mr Anthony, were being driven from their Darwin motel when Lewis leaned towards the car and yelled: you, Fraser." Superintendent Egan said Lewis also had one arm raised and wu holding something in his hand. The magistrate, Mr Alatdair McGregor, said he was prepared to accept that different standards of behaviour were acceptable at demonstrations than "at garden parties or funerals," but he found that Lewis had definitely said you. Fraser' and he did have something in his hand at the time.

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