Around The Nationals

New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 91, 21 March 1941, Page 24

Around The Nationals

auc ' | (CAPTAIN GEORGE BUCKLEY, V.D., who will be conducting the Papakura Military Camp Band ‘in a studio recital from 1YA on March 27, is one of New Zealand’s best known bandmasters. He was born at Port Chalmers and from his youth up he has been continuously associated with bands throughout the Dominion. He first came prominently before the public as sergeant and solo cornet of the Wellington Garrison Band. Then he was appointed bandmaster and deputy conductor of the Wanganui Garrison Band, and during his leadership of that band it won every contest for which it entered, including the championship of Australasia. Incidentally, Captain Buckley is himself a former champion of Australia and New Zealand, being holder of the Boosey gold cornet which he won against all comers at the old Christchurch Exhibition. After leading the Wanganui Garrison Band so successfully, he formed and led another band there, the Queen Alexandra’s Own, and with it won the Dominion championship several times. From Wanganui, Captain Buckley went to Auckland where he took charge of the municipal band, and in recent years he has also been associated with the Auckland Artillery Band. Now he is in khaki and the broadcast on March 27 will be the first made by his new command. He himself is well pleased with the progress the Papakura band has made, so listeners should be more than satisfied with its programme, * * VALERIE CORLISS, who will be : heard from 2YA on Tuesday, April 1, has a list of musical qualifications comparable in length to the Mikado’s list of disqualifications. She holds the A.R.A.M. and L.R.A.M. diplomas and for two years she was president of the Music Teachers’ Association in Wellington. Besides her broadcast lectures and talks she has written many articles for periodicals. During one of her four visits to England she had the distinction of playing on two occasions in the Tobias Matthay festival concerts, and giving a recital with the singer Eileen Driscoll. by ae * [AN interesting feature for 7.45 on Saturday evenings commences from 2YA next Saturday, March 29, in a session of waltz music, not specially for people to dance to, but of music in waltz time. This class of music has a wide vogue and Harry Horlick’s. orchestra has made a selection of modern continental waltz tunes, and without a pause for announcing the various tunes,’ they swing into a full quarterhour of waltz. If the young folks like to dance, here is a chance, but the older folks can sit back and be swept into memories of glamorous balls of long ago. |