PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAMMES

New Zealand Listener, Volume 2, Issue 46, 10 May 1940, Page 20

PEOPLE IN THE PROGRAMMES

Soprano into Baritone OSEPH MILLER, a light baritone of whom Wellington audiences will hear

more in the future, began his singing career as a _ boy soprano — while he was at Wellington College. Now he has a pleasing light baritone with which he sings Lieder ("mostly for my own amusement’) ballads and other types of songs. He will be heard on

Wednesday, May 22, from 2YA Wellington. One Plays, One Sings HILE Bill Dalley played his way to prominence as a footballer, Les. Dalley sang his way to prominence as

a singer, first in Christchurch, later in Dunedin, and now at Invercargill. He is broadcasting once again from 2YA at 9.15 p.m. on Tuesday, May 14, and at

8.8 p.m. on Thursday, May 16. Mr. Dalley was born at Lyttelton, and was educated there and at Christchurch Boys’ High School. He sang for a number of years as a boy soprano. When he became a tenor he began to study under Roland Boot and was soon

prominent in competitions and on the concert platform. In 1930 he Went to Invercargill to teach voice production and is conductor of First Church Choir. He is often heard from 4YA and 4YZ, and has broadcast from 2YA, 3YA and Sydney’s 3BL.

His Brother Lived Near Oslo LTHOUGH he has not been there for 20 years, Haagen Holenbergh is a@ native of Denmark and he also has a direct family interest in the German invasion of Norway. His last letter from a brother, who is a journalist, and lived near Oslo, arrived on the day news came through of the outbreak of war in Scandinavia. Written early in January, the letter prophesied the course cvents have now taken, although it was not then possible to foresee that action would be taken so early, and so suddenly. Mr. Holenbergh makes his home in Canterbury but is well known to listeners in all centres in New Zealand. He has

lately been broadcasting from 4YA, and before then he made a hurried visit to Wellington to provide the musical illustration for Professor Shelley’s broadcast during the programme devoted to Norway on Sunday, April 28. This was familiar ground for the pianist. Before the present Director was ‘appointed to the Service, they combined often in Canterbury in the same sort of work,

Feather in Her Cap F special interest to. Wellington musical . circles,. but to listeners generally in this country, was the recent news that the young Wellington pianist, Jocelyn Walker, had been awarded the scholarship valued at £300 and tenable for two years at the Royal Academy, London. The award would be a feather in any pianist’s cap; and Miss Walker has good reason to be proud, for it is the principal of the three scholarships offered by the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music to candidates at the 1939 examinations. The award was made on the recommendations of Dr. Staton and Dr. Colles who were the examiners last year. A feather in Wellington’s cap, too;

it is the first time in ten years that the award has been given in that city. Miss Walker’s interest in the piano started almost at the same time as her first attempts to walk, so that, when she was only 10, she received a_ special prize from an examiner as the most promising candidate in the North Island. Jocelyn Walker is the pupil of Mrs. Ethel Mackay, who is to be congratulated on her pupil’s success. Watch the programmes for Jocelyn Walker's next broadcast.