Another unfortunate scheme connected with music, but of a more
temporary character,, is in agitation. A number- of gentlemen con- nected with the art are making arrangements for the erecting of an "International Concert-room" at Kensington, for musical perform- ances during the Great Exhibition of 1862, with the view of bring- ing before the public the different styles of English and continental music. The undertaking is intended to be entirely of an inter- national character;- and accordingly the continental and English choral and instrumental societies will be invited to co-operate. The profits will be devoted to the furtherance of music. The building, it is proposed, will be of a temporary character, sufficient to afford ac- commodation for an audience of twelve thousand, with an orchestra of five hundred performers. The subject, we are informed, is now under the consideration of the Royal Society of Musicians and other influential bodies; and the details of the plan, when matured, will be laid before the public.
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