RADIO PROGRAMME

Hokitika Guardian, 15 June 1931, Page 8

RADIO PROGRAMME

(Supplied by the Radio Broadcasting Company of xN.Z. Ltd.) MONDAY, JUNE 15th. The weekly ‘'.Musical Portrait” from 2YA this evening will he another aspect of IMenilelssohn. Th s portion of th programme will be relayed from Taranak, •Street .Methodist Church. .Mr H. Temple White will play as oi'gan solos the grata.* ful •‘Spring Song” and “Cornelius March” and with Miss Zilln.h Castle, L.A.8.. violinnste, will present the "Andante” from 'Mendelssohn's “Concerto in E •Minor.’ Iwo nt Mendelssohn’s part songs will be sung by a mixed quartette, also from the church. An outstanding number from the Studio will be a quartette, “Dawn’s iAwakening” sung by the cver-popular Ariel Singers. This is a very beautiful arrangement of a number from Grieg's "Peer Gynt Suite” and has not previously been performed at 2YA. Ihe Orehestrina will provide accompaniments for most of the vocal items. Mr E. J. Bell, Librarian at the Public Library, Christchurch, is to give monthly reviews of hooks from 3VA'. These, with the monthly talks now i given by Mr K. E. ‘Wiltshire, President o* the Linwoorf Public Library, will 1 provide 3YA listeners with a review I every fortnight. Mr Wiltshire’s reviews will he confined to fiction, while Mr Bell will deal with other writings.

3YA’s programme for this evening will he provfded by the Woolston Band, under Mr 'R. J. Estall, 3YA artists being Mrsi L. B. Salkeld {soprano), Miss Margaret Richardson (contralto), Mr .Leslie A. Stewart (baritone), Mr Charles rUwhurst (bass-baritone) and Mr Harold 0. Shaw (humor’st). Bandsman R. Ohlson will contribute a cornet solo and Bandsman E. Williams will play a trombone solo.

The speaker for the International lecturette from 4YA, will be Professor Benham. His theme will he “The Development of the International Outlook, based Mi a recent tour in Foreign Lands, with special reference, to Algeria.” Silent dav at IYA.

TUESDAY, JUNE 16th. The speaker for the Internationa] programme at IYA tins evening will be r A. B. Chappell. His subject will he “The Pacific—Yesterday, To-day, ToMorrow.” In a popular type of programme from 21 A, the Salon O-*•••> under 'Mr M. T. Dixon, will supply the incidental music. The Melodic 'Four will provide the major port : ou of the vocal .items, which will include quartettes, duets and solos. Miss' *G T " iHos (soprano) will sing to orchestral accompaniment, “For the Green,” ■‘There’s a Land,” “Stay with me Summer.” and “At Eve I Heard a Flute.” Another of the series of talks on "The Origins of -Music” will bo given from .4YA. at 7.9.0, p.m. by Mr J. Crosslev T’litheroe, under the auspices of the W.jE.A. The 'Dunedin Tramways Band, under •Air Chas. T. Morgan, will provide a programme from 4YA. H will Vie oi a popular, miscellaneous nature. On the vocal side, there will he two duets hv Miss 'Lottie de Clifford and Mr J. E. Davies, the items being the "Miserere (from "11 Trovatore”) and “In Springtime.” Several quartettes will he sung b v the Select Four. As a contralto solo. Miss Betty Hamilton will sing "Song of Flnrian” and 'Mr E. Bond (bass) will sing “Yeomen of England.” Scottish .humour of the Lauder type will be added to the programme by Mr B. JBrown. Silent day at 3YA.