SUNDAY NATIONAL

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 36, 1 March 1940, Page 13

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MARCH 3

NY AUCKLAND 650 k.c. 462 m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for 9.10 11. 0 Daventry news (News at 6 a.m., 7 a.m, and 9 a.m.) Selected recordings Presbyterian Service relayed from St. David's Church Preacher: The Rev. W. Bower Black. Organist: E. 8S. Craston. Choirmaster; H. Blakeley 12.16 p.m. Selected retordings 12.30 1.0 2.0 3.28 4. 0 4.20 4.30 5.30 6.15 7. 0 8.15 8.30 8.40 10.28 Daventry news DINNER MUSIC Selected recordings © Bizet’s Symphony No. 1 in C Major, played by the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Walter Goehr Daventry news Selected recordings Close down Children’s song service Daventry news Anglican Service, relayed from St. Matthew’s Church. Preacher: Rev. Canon R. G. Coats. Organist: Herbert Webb Selected recordings CONCERT PROGRAMME Recordings: The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Bruno Walter, Overture: " Fidelio" Beethoven TALK by the Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister: "New Zealand’s Problems as I See Them" Daventry news Weather report and station notices " Catiline, His Conspiracy," by Ben Jonson. Adapted and produced by the National Broadcasting Service Normal close of programme. During the war, the station will remain on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30.) et

IN 2K eote ein 6. Op.m. Selected recordings 8.30 8.46 9.44 10, 0 Symphonic programme: London Philharmonic Orchestra (conducted by Sir Landon Ronald), " Lyric Suite" (Grieg) Panzero (baritone), Cortot (piano), "’Twas in the Lovely Month of May," "From Out My Tears,’ "The Rose and the Lily," *"] Gaze Into Thy Tender Eyes," "Ill Breathe My Soul’s" Deep Yearning,’ ‘" The Rhine, That Holiest River," "I Blame Thee Not," from *" Dichterliebe " (Schumann) Sir Thomas Beecham, conducting the London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Symphony No, 2 in D Major" (Brahms) Elizabeth | Schumann (soprano), Gerald Moore (piano), " Near the Beloved," ‘Laughing and Weeptae, > = ‘Nig ht and Dreams," ‘‘Happiness " Mischa Levitski (pianist), and the London Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon. Ronald, ( Af ot al No. 1 in E Flat Major" 8z Close down

WELLINGTON , 2 y 570 k.c. 526m. 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for Daventry news (News at 6 a.m, 7 a.m. and 9 a.m.) 9.10 Selected recordings 10. O Weather report for aviators 10.28to10.30 Time signals from the Dominion Observatory Baptist Church Service, relayed from’ Brooklyn Baptist Church. Preacher: Rev. J. Russell Grave. Organist: H. Haigh. Choirmaster: J. Morgan 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings (approx.) 11. 0 12.30 Daventry news 1..0 Weather report for aviators DINNER SESSION "Music Since 1900": Third Symphony in C Major Sibelius First performance in Helsingfors on September 27, 1907 2nd Movt. Andantino con moto 3rd Movt. Moderato-Allegro Selected recordings Leaders of the Churches in Early New Zealand "The Rev. Mother Aubert," ’ talk by Rev. Dr. F. W. Walsh This is @& talk on one of the most striking personalities in the missionary history of this Dominion, or of any Dominion, for that matter. Her career in New Zealand covered many years, and she died in Wellington at a great age. She was born in 1835, and died at the age of 99. She was foundress and head of the Home for Incurables at Island. Bay. 3.15 Selected recordings 2.20 3. 0 4. 0 Daventry news 4.20 Selected recordings 5.30 Children’s Song Service, conducted by Uncle William, as"sisted by children from St. James’s Presbyterian Sunday School 6.16 Daventry news 7. 0 -Church of Christ Service, relayed from Vivian Street. Preacher: V. Stafford. Organiste: Miss Eileen O’Connor — 8.15 Selected recordings (approx. ) 8.30 The NBS String Orchestra, . Conductor: Maurice Clare Leader: Vincent Aspey Symphony: No. 1 in C Major Vivaldi

8.40 9. 0 9.20 9.40 10. 0 TALK by ‘the’ Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister: "New Zealand’s Problems As I See Them." Daventry news Weather report and station notices Recital by Jessie Shaw. (contralto) "I Lift My Heart to Thee" Costa "Return, Return O God of Hosts," ""O Thou That Tellest Good Tidings" .... Handel The NBS String Orchestra: "Serenade" .... Josef Suk Close of normal programme During the war the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news, 11.30) AYO Na 6. i434: 30 p.m. Selected recordings 10. 0 After church concert:. A pros grainme of light musical recordings, presented by popular vocal combinations, with interludes by your favourite instrumentalists Close down

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BV CHRISTCHURCH 720 k:c. 416m. ; 6. Oa.m. Station on the air for. 9.10 11. 0 12.15 p.m. Selected recordings 12.30 1.30 2.0 3. 0 8.40 ‘No. 4-in. C Minor Daventry news (News at 6a.m., 7 a.m. and 9 aim.) | Selected recordings Methodist service, relayed from Durham Street Church Preacher: Rev. — Raymond Dudley, M.A. Organist: Eric | Law. Choirmaster: E. J. Johnson Daventry news DINNER MUSIC Selected recordings Chopin Polonaise No: 2 in E | Flat Minor nds No. 3 in A Major Played by Arthur Rubinstein | Selected recordings Daventry news Children’s Service, conducted | by Major H. J. Parkinson, | assisted by the Christchurch Salvation Army Sunday School Choir Daventry news Selected) recordings Salvation Army meeting, relayed fromthe Christehurch Citadel Speaker: Colonel A. Scotney. Bandmaster: A. Pike. Choir- | master: R. Richards Selected recordings Recording: New Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra, ' " Britannia " Overture Mackenzie TALK by the Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister: "New Zealand’s Problems As I See Them " (Re-broadcast from 2YA)

9. 0 9.20 9.25 10.30 Daventry news Weather report and _ station notices "Music From the Theatre": The second saga from Wagner’s great «opera cycle, the " Ring of the Nibelung " (" The Valkyrie ") This portion of the "Ring" introduces the following characters:-Wotan, Lord of Valhalla, Sieglinde, Siegmund, Hunding the Black, and Brunnhilde and her eight Valkyrie Sisters, the daughters of Wotan and Erda The artists in this presentation are:-Lotte Lehmann, Gota Ljungberg, Frida Leider and Florence Austral (sopranos), Lauritz Melchior and Walter Widdop (tenors), and Howard Fry, Emanuel List and Friedrich Schoor (basses) Close or normal programme. During the war, the station will be on the air until 12 midnight. (Daventry news 11.30) BY CHRISTCHURCH 1200 k.c. 250m. 3. 0-4.0 p.m. Relay of twenty second 6.0 8.30 8.39 annual Welsh service, from the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral Preacher: Rev. W. E..D. Davies Light music Gems from ‘Boccaccio’ The Mystery Club: "The Magnolia Tree" , Recital programme, featuring Nelson Eddy (baritone), The Madison Singers, Tony Lowry (piano), and Ferde Grofe and his Orchestra Close down

al DUNEDIN 790 k.c. 380 m. 6. 0 a.m. Station on the air for Daventry news. (News at 6a.m., 7a.m. and 9 a.m.) Selected recordings Weather report for aviators Selected recordings

11. 0 Roman Catholic Service, relayed from St. Joseph’s Cathedral. Organiste: Miss Leslie Comer 12.30 p.m. Daventry news 1. 0 2. 0 2.30 4. 0 5.30 6.15 6.30 Selected recordings Weather report for aviators DINNER MUSIC Selected recordings "Classical Symphony," by Prokofieff (b. Russia 1891) Selected recordings Daventry news Selected recordings Big Brother Bill’s Song Service Daventry news Selected recordings Congregational Service, relayed from Moray Place Congregational Church. Preacher: Dr. S. F. Hunter. Organiste: Mrs. Olive Campbell Selected recordings AN ORCHESTRAL CONCERT Sir Henry J. Wood, conducting English music The Queen’s Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir Henry J. Wood, "Mock Morris" .. Grainger

. . BS oy — 8.34 ‘St. George’s Singers, "As Vesta Was Descending" Weekles, edited by Fellowes "Rest Sweet Nymphs" Pilkington 8.40 A Talk by the Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister: "New ZLealand’s Problems as I. See Them " 9.0 Daventry news

9.37 9.45 10. 0 Weather report and station notices The Queen’s Hall Orchestra, conducted by Sir. Henry J. Wood, 3 "The Wasps’ Overture" — Vaughan: Williams Nancy Evans -(contralto), "How. Can the Tree but Wither?" Vaughan Williams "The Water Mill" | Vaughan Williams Sir Henry J. Wood conducting the BBC Orchestra, with sixteen outstanding vocalists, . "Serenade to Music" Vaughan: Williams Specially "composed: for and dedicated to Sir Henry Wood on the occasion of his jubilee Close of normal programme. During the war, the’ station will be on the air until 12 midnight, (Daventry ‘news: 11.30) aly/ DUNEDIN ‘1140 k.c. 263 m, = 8.30 9. 0 10. O 6. Op.m. Selected recordings An hour of li "Wandering with the West Wind’ ght. orchestral and ballad music ; > Close down

Religious Services On The. Air 1YA: 2YA: 3YA: 4YA: 2YH: 4YZ: This Sunday Presbyterian Service from St. David’s Church. Rev. W. Bower Black. 11 a.m. Anglican Service from St. Matthew’s Church. Rev. Canon R. G. Coats. 7 p.m. Baptist Service fromm Brooklyn Church. Rev. J. Russell Grave. 11 a.m. Church of Christ Service from Vivian Street. V. Stafford. 7 p.m. Methodist Service from Durham Street. Rev. Raymond Dudley. 11 a.m. Salvation Army Service from the Citadel. Colonel A. Scotney, 7 p.m. Roman Catholic Service from St. Joseph’s Cathedral. 11 a.m. Congregational Service from Moray Place. Dr. S. F. Hunter. ~ 6.30. p.m. Methodist Service from Trinity Church, Napier. Rev. S. J. Werren. 7 p.m. ~ Anglican Service from St, John’s, Ven. Archdeacon J: A. Lush, 6.30 p.m.

THE RIDE OF THE VALKYRIE

March 3

GEYEZZ MEAGRCARGILL 11, Oa.m.-1.0 p.m, Sunday morning pro2. 0 2.30 "3. 0 8.16 gramme Boston Promenade Orchestra,: with vocal interludes. Highlights from. musical comedy "Holberg Suite, Op. 40" (Grieg), played by the London String Orchestra Famous artists: Alfred Cortot (piano) 3.30-4.0 Medley time Relay of. Evening Service from St. 7.45. 8.10 8.23 8.40 8. 0 8.30 9.45 10, 0 John’s Anglican Church. Preacher: | Ven. Archdeacon J. A. Lush. Organist and choirmaster, Charles Martin, Mus.Bac. Gleanings from far and wide " Night Nurse" Melodious memories "New Zealand’s: Problems as I See Them"; Talk by the Prime Minister Dayentry news "Oliver Twist: Dramatisation of Charles Dickens’s, famous novel Slumber. session Close down SAR MEUM GUTR 12, 0-1.30 p.m. Light varicty programme | 12.30 5.30 6.15 6.30 6.46 7.0 7.30 8.0 8.24 8.40 9. 0 9.20 9.47. 10. 0 ~Daventry news pi Song Service, conducted by the Salvation Army Daventry "news Tunes of ‘to-day Carson Robison ahd his Pioneers :Viemmese ' memories: * From Broadway. Gélombo: and his. Tzigane Oréhés;tra,,and Jan Zalski' (tenor) : Music atYour Fireside, the. songs: "Who Is Sylvia?’’, "* Minuet " Talk- by the Prime Minister, the .Rt. Hon. M. J. "Savage Daventry. news Khyber (episode 13) The. Melody ,lingers. on Close down OVE are 17. Oa.m. Selected recordings 12.30-1.0 p.m. Daventry news 2. 0 4. 0 6.15 ~ 6.30 7.0 ~ 8.15 *9.-0 9.20" 9.38. Afternoon concert session Daventry. news Daventry news Miscellaneous recordings Relay of evening service from "Trinity Methodist Church, Napier .Preacher:- Rey. 8. J. Werren: Or--ganiste:. Miss Dorothy Buckingham. Choirmaster:. J,. Edwards (approx.) Selected . recordings, station announcements The: Staie.Opera Orchestra, ‘‘Maritana’) Overture (\Vallace) Talk by*.the Rt..Hon.the Prime Minister" ny : . Daventry news . : London String Ofchestra, "Pretude and Sarabande," ‘‘Gavotte,"" from "Holberg Suite" (Grieg) 4 Marion Anderson (contralto), "Love, Come to My Aid" (Saint-Saens) BBC Symphony Orchestra, "Hungarian Dances" (Brahms) ri Luigi..Fort (tenor), *-All, Hail Thou Dwelling". (Gounod), . "1! Still Seon to Hear" (Bizet) -Yehudi Menuhin and~the~ Colonne ~==-=- oncerts ~~ Orchestra, ~~""Legende" (Wteniawski) 9.56" London /¢ Philharmonic * "Orchestra, 40. 0 » "Polovtsi March’? (Borodin) Close’ down : | / : ’ : ; ;

7. Op.m. Leon’ Goossens "(obo#), and Lendon Philharmonie Orchestra, "Concerto Grosso.in B Flat Major" * (Handel) 7.30 G. D. Cunningham (organ), "Fantasia in F Minor" (Mozart) 8. 0 Light opera ; 8.30 Concert programme: Philadelphia Orchestra’ (Stokowski), "Prelude A L’Apres-Midi d’Un Faune" (Debussy) 8.40 Talk by the Rt. Hon. the Prime Minister 9.0 "Every Walk of Life, the House- . maid’"’ 9.12 Light classical music 9.30 "Pinto Pete" 10. 0 Close down QW] WELLINGTON 990 k.c. 303m, y (3 ater ! Hear America Singing (No. ) 7.35 Those We Love" 8.°0- ‘Tit-bits 8.45 ‘* Dad and Dave" 8.57 The Melodeers 9.12 "Dust": A drama in the Okla- : homa Dust Bowl, by W. GraemeHolder 9.45. Strings 10. 0 Close down 1924 AUCKLAND. 1250k.c. 240m. 10..0 a.m. Sacred ‘and .orchestral selecj tions 41:°0 Concert session 12. 0 Luncheon music 2. Op.m. Selections from the shows and t musical comedies 3.0 °° Piano, light orchestral and piano accordion selections 4..0- Light vocal numbers, organ. selections, band music 5.30 Announcements 5.40-6.0 Light orchestral session 7. 0 Orchestral numbers 8.0 Concert programme 40:0" Close: down