Around The Nationals

New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 137, 6 February 1942, Page 20

Around The Nationals

WO well known quintets comprise the programme of the concert to be given by the Chamber Music Club in Nimmo’s Hall in Wellington this Thursday evening, February 5 — Mozart’s Clarinet Quintet, and Schumann’s Pfano Quintet. Of these, the Mozart has been chosen for broadcasting, and it will be relayed by 2YA at 9.25 p.m. The string players are: Vincent Aspey, Vivienne Dixon (violins), Frank Hoffey (viola), Greta Ostova (violoncello). The clarinettist,is John McCaw, and the pianist Dorothy Davies. These two quintets have reputaticns all their own — attention has been lately drawn to the Mozart through its having been played by Benny Goodman, while the Schumann is regarded as one of the landmarks of romantic music. The concert will be welcomed by those who appreciate the club’s services to music. * * * ANADA" will be the subject of a series of talks to be given over 4YZ, Invercargill, by the Rev. Hugh Graham, of that city. Mr. Graham came to New Zealand from Canada in 1928 after having been there about 17 years. He is a graduate of the Robertson Presbyterian College in Edmonton, Alberta, and was overseas with the Canadian Expedition- ary Forces in the Great War of 1914-18. He has lived in almost all of the Canadian Provinces, and has crossed both Canada and the United States several times. He will give ten talks, beginning this week on bao rn February 4, at 7.30 p.m. * * * EW ZEALAND song-writers.are coming into their own, with music publication now being undertaken in the Dominion. A song by Harry McPhedran, a young Timaru man, has been published by Newson and Stroud, Rotorua, and will be heard in the children’s session from 3YA this Saturday, February 7. Mr. McPhedran wrote words and music of the song "When You Return," and Harold Parkes did the arranging. * * Ea ILLIAM McCULLOCH is a Scottish comedian with no illusions. He says he feels that he is not a bit like the popular conception of a funny man; he admits having a sad and solemn countenance and complains that he is repeatedly mistaken for the man who plays the flute; does not play cards nor even golf; has never been shipwrecked, attacked by bandits, or mobbed by radio fans. He receives few letters of appreciation and if he does get one, more than likely it is to warn him that he is not as funny as he used to be. His burlesque recital ""The Presentation of Prizes," will be heard from 3YA at 8.42 p.m. on Saturday, February 14. °*