AUSTRALIA’S NEW POLICY

Evening Star, Issue 22448, 19 September 1936, Page 4

AUSTRALIA’S NEW POLICY

PROGRAMME SCHEDULES ALTERED At a recent meeting of the Australian Broadcasting Commission it was reported that it had been decided that the Sunday evening programme should include, after the national talk at 7.20, a sonata recital by _ the Spivakovskys, a short poetry reading, a naif-hour of selections from popular opera? or oratorios, arias, duets, quartettes, selections, etc.; then the talk on national affairs, and then the orchestral concert, a symphony “ hour ” of 70 minutes. On Mondays, at 8 p.ra., there would be a military band recital, followed by a special feature of songs with chorus such as ‘ Tho Flowing Bowl ’ or 1 Tallyho ’; and then a ten minutes’ novelty session, an oboe recital, a trombone trio, or maybe a comedian. Monday, Wednesday, and Friday are to bo given to light programmes, and Tuesdays and Thursdays to more serious music and plays. Probably the

conimission’s symphony concerts . nest year will bo given on Thursday nights. Many of the Melbourne concerts this year, falling on a Saturday, brought' all the commission’s heavier programmes within Saturday and Sunday, whereas the programme experts feel that Saturday nights should be devoted to lighter entertainment. It was decided also that Mr Joseph Post, now acting conductor of the commission’s Sydney orchestra, should be transferred to Melbourne as conductor of the commission’s Melbourne orchestra, while Mr Percy Code should go from Melbourne to take Mr Post’s place. Mr Post visited Dunedin with the Williamson Grand Opera Company, of which he was a conductor. The transfer would be for six months, and only temporary; and will be made at the' conclusion of Dr Malcolm Sargent’s season, at the end of October. Arrangements are also to be made that the commission’s orchestras in Western Australia, South Australia, and Queensland shall have the same instrumentation, so that orchestra! scores may be sent from State to State without alteration; this. will mean increasing the orchestras in two States.