GRAMOPHONES

Sun (Auckland), Volume I, Issue 180, 20 October 1927, Page 16

GRAMOPHONES

It seems that records of the jazzy and comic type no longer have a monopoly as ‘'best sellers.” A serious rival has appeared in the form of a simple piece of church music. The Temple Church choral record of M e n d e Is s o h n’s “Hear My Prayer.” by H.M.V., is. the maker’s report, in such demand that ten presses have had to be commissioned to cope with the rush of orders. One need not be surprised. This is ; a record of superlative quality; the boy soloist’s voice is of uncommon beauty and the organ accompaniment entirely sympathetic. “Exquisite,” i was the general verdict, and every re- | hearing confirms it.

The third gramophone evening under the auspices of the Auckland Gramophone Society will be given at the Operatic Society’s Hall, Grafton Road, on Monday, October 31, at 7.30 p.m., when the demonstration will be given by Mr. B. O. Heather, whose nicely-varied selection should afford considerable enjoyment. The second half of the programme will be devoted to a lecturette illustrated by dances and records, by Madame Edith Baird. The society will also hold a technical evening at Howie’s Gramophone Salon, opposite Smith and Caughey’s, on Tuesday evening, October 25.