Sunday, March 24

New Zealand Listener, Volume 14, Issue 351, 15 March 1946, Page 38

Sunday, March 24

LIN, AUCKLAND 650 ke, 462 m. 6. 0,8.0a.m. London News 9. 0 Players and Singers 11. 0 Roman Catholic Service: St. Patrick’s Cathedral (preacher: His Lordship Bishop Liston) 12.15 p.m. Musical Musings 4.0 Dinner Music 1.30 "World Affairs," talk by Wickham Steed 2.0 Of General Appeal 2.30 Round the Bandstand 3. 2 Handel and His Music 3.30 Music by Contemporary Composers: ‘"‘Resurrection"’ Symphony No. 2 (Mahler) New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, soloists and Westminster Choir 4.40 Among the Classics 6. O Children’s Song Service 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel Presbyterian Service: Rev. G. F, Naylor from the Studio 8.15 Harmonic Interlude 8.30 EVENING PROGRAMME: Stokowski and the Philadelphia Orchestra, Pavane and Jig (Byrd, arr. Stokowski) $8.38 Norman Allin and Harold Williams $8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 8. 0 Newsreel and Commentary ood FBS News Summary in o'S3-11.0 Music from the Theatre: "Dido and Aeneas" (Purcell) . "Dido and Aeneas" was produced about 1689 at Chelsea Boarding School for Girls. The opera tells the story of loves of Dido anda ,Aeneas and how they were separated by the machinations of a witch. It is Purcell’s only true opera, 411. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN N7> AY AUCKLAND 880 kc. 341m. . 0-8.0 p.m. Selected Recordngs 8. 0 Presentation of Gilbert and Sullivan Opera: "H.M.S. Pinafore" Act 1, from the H.M.V. recordings made under the personal supervision of Rupert D’Oyly Carte of England, and by arrangement with Rupert D’Oylty Carte, London, and J. C. Williamson Ltd. 8.46 Bands and Ballads 410. 0 Close down i] A UCKLAND 1250 ke. 240 m, 10. Oa.m. Sacred Selections 411. 0 Orchestral, Instrumental and Vocal Selections 12. 0 Dinner Music 2. 0 p.m. Symphonic Hour 3.0 Vocal and Instrumental Selections 3.20 Light Variety 4. O Hawaiian Melodies 4.20 Bands and Ballads, Piano and Organ Selections . O-6.0 Light Popular Orches1 Items 7. Orchestral Music 8.0 Concert 410. 0 Close down 2 Y 570 ke. 526 m. 6. 0, 8.0 a.m. London News Early Morning session 8. O Famous Ballad Singers 9.30 ‘"Everybody’s Scrapbook" 10.30 For the Music Lover 41. 0 Salvation Army Service: The Citadel 12. 6 p.m... Melodies You Know 12.35 "Things to Come" 1.0 Music (1.15, LONDON d NEWS) 1.30 ‘World Affairs," talk by Wickham. Steed , 2. 0 Atterburg: Symphony 6 in C, played. by Royal Phil: Orchestra, conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham 2.32 Celebrity Artists

2.45 in Quires and Places Where They Sing 3.30 BBC Theatre Orchestra 415 Mantovani (violinist) and Sidney Torch (organist) 4.30 "Have You Read ‘Kipps’?" by H. G. Wells (BBC prod.) 445 Reverie 5. O Children’s Song Service: Baptist Young People’s Choir and Uncle Lawrence 5.57 In the Music Salon 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Anglican Service: St. Peter’s Chureh (The Bishop of Wellington) 8.5 EVENING PROGRAMME: The NBS Light Orchestra Conductor, Harry Ellwood Leader, Leela Bloy Suite in A Minor (Dvorak), Serenade (’cello’ solo, Greta Ostova) (Rachmaninoff), Rondo (Haydn), Waltzes, Two Hungarian Dances, Nos. 16 and i7 (Brahms) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 1 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.32-10.57 Play, ‘"‘Old English," by John Galsworthy (NBS production) 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN 6. Op.m. Musical Odds and Ends 6.30 Organola 6.45 kEncores 7.30 Reg. Leopold Players 8. 0 Symphonic Programme: Music by Modern British Composers, with, at 8.8, Concerto in B Minor, Op. 61 (Elgar), and at 9.18, "The Walk to the Paradise Garden" (Delius) 9.30 N.Z. News for the Pacific Isiands 410. 0 Close down [BvD eye] 7. 0 p.m. Recalls of the Week 7.33 ‘Richelieu, Cardinal or King?" (NBS production) . 0 "Hall of Fame" 8.30 "Dad and Dave" 8.43 Melodious Memories 8. 2 Songs by Men 9.33 "The Green Archer" 8.45 "Do You Remember?"’ Gems of Yesterday and To-day 10. 0 Close down 7. Op.m. Church Service from 2YA 8. 0 Concert Programme 8.30 ‘The Kingsmen"’ 8.42 Concert Programme 40. O Close down

ENV Tr) ote is 8.45 am. Rebroadcast 2YA 40. O Morning programme 40.45 Sacred Interlude 411. .0 Music for Everyman 42. 0. Musical Comedy 4.0 p.m. Dinner Music (1.30, "world Affairs,’ Talk by Wickham Steed) 2.0 "Country Calendar: August" 2.30 Excerpts from Operas 3.0 Afternoon Feature: London Philharmonic Orchestra, Variations and Fugue oh an Old English Tune: "Under the Spreading Chestnut Tree’ (Weinberger) 3.30 Studio Recital by the Napier Ladies’ Choir, conducted by Madame Margaret. Mercer 4.0 Concert by London Palla"dium Orchestra 4.45 ‘"Irreproachable Conduct," * a play by Michael Arlen 5.15 "Songs from the Shows" 5.45 "The Fortunate Wayfarer" 6. 0 Piano Time eo BBC Midland Light Orchesra

6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7. 0 Brethren Service: Gospel Hall, Napier (Mr. G. MacLachlan) 8 5 "The Swan of Tuonela’’ (Sibelius) 8.15 Play of the Week: "Once Upon a Morning" 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 Weekly News Summary in Maori 9.30 Recital Programme 10. 0 Close down NAN BP 920 ke. 327m. 7. 0 p.m. CLASSICAL MUSIC: Hermann Diener and his Collegium Musicum, Concerto Grosso in G Major (Handel) 7.18 University of Pennsylvania Choral Society and Philadelphia Orchestra, Magnificat (C. P. E Bach) 7.34 Yehudi Menuhin (violin) 7.38 Egon Petri (piano) 7.46 Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra, Andante from Symphony No 96 in D Major (Hiaydn) 7.52 Gladys Swarthout (soprano), Queen’s Hall Orchestra, Sailors’ Dance, Rigaudon (Handel) 8.0 Concert Session, with, at 8.15, "Country Calendar" 8. 5 Play of the Week: ‘"Santiago Escapade" 9.30 "Music of the Footlights" (BBC programme) 10. 0 Close down SY 720 ke. 416 m. 6. 0, 8.0 a.m. London News 9.0 Morning ‘Programme 9.30 At the Keyboard 10.0 Johann Sebastian Bach 10.30 Orchestral Interlude 11. 0 Anglican Service: The Cathedral (Dean A. K. Warren) 12.15 p.m. Instrumental Soloists 1.0 Dinner Music 1.30 "World Affairs," talk by Wickham Steed 2.0 "Victory Parade": A programme of military band music 2.45 Madman’s Island 3.0 Music by Contemporary Composers:

456 Isolde Menges (violinist) "The Winter Is Past,’? Rhapsody} for Oboe and Strings (Wayne Barlow), NBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Frank Black; "Parade" (Abram Chasins), New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra, conducted by John Barbirolli; Symphony No, 2 (Walter Piston), Boston Symphony Orchestra, conducted by G. Wallace Woodworth; "Johnny Appleseed’ (Eunice Kettering), Schola Cantorum, conducted by Hugh Cuthbert Ross (U.S.A, programme) 3.44 "Have You Read ‘Lavengro’?" by George Borrow (BBC programme) 0 "Wrens": A Song Cycle by Arthur Sullivan, presented from the Studio by Thomas E. West (tenor) and Ina L. Stephens (pianist) 4.26 Ania Dorfmann (pianist) 4.30 Music by Bach: An Organ Recital by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw, Prelude and Fugue in D Major, Song Tune from the "Peasant" Cantata, Gavotte in E Major (from the Civic Theatre) 5/0 Children’s Service: Major C.. Lee 6.30 LONDON NEWS 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7.0 Salvation Army Service: Christchurch Citadel (Speaker: Major C, Lee) 8.5 EVENING PROGRAMME: Felix Weingartner, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra, "Leonora" Overture No. 2, Op. 724A. (Beethoven) é

8.21 Songs by Handel, sung by Kathieen O'Keefe (mezzo-con-tralto), "How Changed the Vision," "Break, Fairest Dawn," "Adoration" (from the Studio) 8.383 Mitchell Miller (oboe) and Columbia Broadcasting Symphony, conducted by Howard Barlow, Concerto No. 3 in G Minor (Handel) 8.41 Sir Hamilton Harty and the London Symphony Orchestra, Rigaudon and Polonaise (Handel, trans. Harty) 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.22 Studio Recitals: Betty Hall (pianist), Consolations No, 2 in E Major and No. 3 in D Flat Major (Liszt). Nocturne, Op. 62, No. 2 (Chopin) 9.34 Moira Nicolle (soprano), *" Liebestraume" (Liszt, arr. Surrey), "Serenade" (Gounod), "Vienna Life’ (Strauss, arr. Davies) 9.45 Fritz Kreisier (violin) and the London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Sir Landon Ronald, Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 (Mendelssohn ) 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN Sv CHRISTCHURCH 1200 ke. 250m. 6. 0 p.m. Light Music 6.30 Melodies from the English Countryside 7. 0 Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra and Alfred Piccaver (tenor) 7.45 "Musical Miniatures" 8. rd baa Rossborough (planist 8.16 "Achievement: Dan Roone" 8.30 "The Three Elizabeths" Suite 8.49 Ballad for Americans 9. 0 Record Promenade 9.30 "Showtime" 10. 0 Close down

372: GREYMOUTH RS) RG 940 ke,_319 m. 8.45 a.m. The Bands Play 10. 0 Sacred Interlude 11.30 Music from the Movies 12.0 Melodies We Love 1.30 p.m. "World Affairs," Talk by Wickham Steed 1.40 Waltz Time 2.14 Popular Numbers 3.0 "This Sceptred Isle" 3.30 The National Symphony Orchestra, "Invitation to the Dance" (Weber), ‘Prelude A L’Apres = Midi D’Un Faure" (Debussy), "Fingal’s Caye" (Mendelssohn) 3.64 "Chief Inspector French’s Cases: The Case of the Avaricious Moneylender" 4. 8 Personalities on Parade 5. 0 "The Man Born to Be King" 6.0 The Salt Lake Tabernacle Choir : 6.30 London News 6.40 National Announcements 6.45 BBC Newsreel 7.0 The "London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Espana’ (Chabrier) 7.142 Ilona Kabos and _ Louis kentner, "Popular Song’? (Walton) 7.16 Anni Frind, Walter Ludwig and Wilhelm Strienz, Gems from "Boccaccio" (Suppe) 7.24 Cedric Sharpe (’cello) 7.27 +¥§E.LA.R. Symphony Orchestra, Moment Musical (Schubert) 7.30 Spotlight on Music 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary Kaye at Two Pianos 8.10 Play of the Week: "Still Waters" 8.36 The String Orchestra 8.456 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.20 The Philharmonic Orchestra of Los Angeles, with Harry Kaufman (pianist), "Warsaw Coneerto" (Addinsell) 9.36 "The Defender" 10. 0 Close down |

KEAN eel 6. 0, 8.0 a.m. London News 9. 0 From the Record Album 10. 0 Feminine Artists: Orchestras and Chorus 11. 0 Methodist Service: Trinity Church (Rev. W. G. Slade, M.A.) 12.15 p.m. Concert Celebrities 41.0 Dinner Music 1.30 "World Affairs," talk by Wickham Steed 2. 0 Instrumental niterlude 2.30 Music by Contemporary Composers: Symphony No. 6 (Shostakovich), New York Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra; Symphonic Ballet Suite, "Mirage" (Salta), NBC Symphony Orchestra 3.16 "Dances from Trinidad’: BBC programme of folk songs of Trinidad by Edric Connor and his Colonial Choir 3.30 ‘Jalna’ 3.56 The Empire String Orchestra, BBC programme of British 18th Century music, conducted by Dr. Hubert Clifford 418 Musical Comedy 4.34 Selected Recordings 5. 0 Children’s Song Service 5.45 Selected Recordings 6.30 Presbyterian Service: First Church (Rev. A, Allen Stevely, M.A.) 8.0 EVENING PROGRAMME: Marcel Darrieux (violin); Marcel Moyse (flute), and Pierre Pasquier (viola), Serenade, Op, 25 (Beethoven) 8.16 Philharmonic String Quartet, Quartet in~B Flat Major, K.458 (Mozart) 8.46 Sunday Evening Talk 9. 0 Newsreel and Commentary 9.22-10.0 Harriet Cohen and Stratton String Quartet, Quintet in A Minor, Op. 84 (Elgar) 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 CLOSE DOWN AV OMA ~ 1140 ke. 263 6. 0 p.m. Recordings 8.16 "The Citadel" 8.30 SYMPHONIC MUSIC: Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra of New York, ‘‘Semiramide"’ Overture (Rossini) 8.46 Eileen Joyce (piano), Novelette No. 2 in D Major (Schumann) 8.53 Orchestre Symphonique, Bourree Fantasque (Chabrier) 9. 0 Reginald Kell (clarinet), and London Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Dr. Malcolm Sargent, Concerto in A Major, K.V.622 (Mozart) 9.29 Elisabeth Schumann. (s0prano) 9.387 Edna Phillips (harpist) and the Philharmonic Orchestra, "From Childhood’ Suite (Harl McDonald) 10, 0 Close down 8.46 am. Morning Music 8.0 Music of the Masters; Franz Schubert- : 10. O Sacred Interlude 10.16 Recital by Arthur Rubinstein (pianist), Polonaise No. 1 in C Sharp Minor, Op. 26, No. 1 (Chopin), Consolation, No. 3, Hungarian Rhapsody, No. 10 (Liszt) 10.30 An Anthology of Poetry and Music: "Swans" (BBG programme) 10.45 The Madison Singers 411, 0 Music for Everyman 12. 0 Munn and Felton’s Band 12.15 p.m. Theatre Memories 4.0 Dinner Music (1.30, "World Affairs," Talk by ‘Wickham Steed) 2. 0 Voices in Harmony 2.30 Music from the Movies

8. 0 Major Work: Concerto | in E Flat Major, K.447 ¢Mozart), plaved by Aubrey Brain (horn) and the BBC Symphony Orchestra, condueted by Sir Adrian Boult 3.16 Famous Artist: Gerard | Husch (baritone) | 3.32 These Bands Make Music:| hinpire String. Orchestra 4. 0 ‘Recital for Two" . 4.30 Radio Stage: "Mushrooms for Two" 6. 0 ‘Music Is Served," with | Isador Goodman 6.15 Golden Gate. Quartet | 5.380 The Memory Lingers On | 6.39 Baptist Service: Esk Street Churoh (Rey. Raymond H. Tur-| ber) : 7.30 Gleanings Wide "Meet the Bruntons" 8.45 Sunday Evening Talk 8. 0 Newsreel 9.20 Krish Instrumental "Ballroom Memrories,’’ Budapest" 9.25 ‘Blind Man’s House" 9.37 Slumber session 10.0 Close down [AZo from Far and! Septet, "In Old TN DUNEDIN 1010 ke. 297 m. 9° O a.m, Tunes for the Breakfast ‘ 8.30 Radio Church of the HelpHand in 10. Table Morning Melodies 10.15 Little Chapel of Good Cheer 10.45 Rendezvous 41. 0 "Facade," "Spitfire," Prelude'and Fugue (Walton), "Serenade to Music," ‘Wasps’ Sere enade" (Vaughan Williams) 12. 0 Close down

Sunday. March 24

1ZB saith = ee m. 6. 0 am. London News 7.30 Junior Request session 9.15 Friendly Road Children’s Choir 11. 0 Friendly Road Service of Song 12, 0 Listeners’ Request session 2. 0 p.m. Radio Matinee, including Burns and Allen Show 3. 0 impudent Impostors: Mary East 4.30 Storytime with Bryan O'Brien 5. 0 Diggers’ session (Rod Talbot) 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 6.30 Uncle Tom and the Sankey Singers 7.30 Radio Theatre 8. 0 Palace of Varieties (BBC programme) 8.30 Musical programme 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. 0 Light Classical Music 11. 0 London News | 12. 0 Close down : LISTENERS’. SUBSCRIPTIONS. — Paid in advance at any Money Order Office: Twelve months, 12/-; six months, 6/-. ‘AIL rogrammes in this issue are copytig t to The Listener, and may not be reprinted without permission

6. Oa.m. London News 8.15 A Religion for Monday Morning 8.56 The Children’s Choir 9.15 Sports session 9.30 Piano Time 9.45 To-day’s Popular Vocalist 10. 0 Band session 10.30 Friendly Road Service of Song 11.12 Comedy Cameo 11.30 R.S.A. session 12. 0 Listeners’ Request session 1.30 p.m. Top Tunes 2. 0 Reserved 3. 0 Hollywood Open House 3.30 Overseas Library Records _ 4. z Local Talent 5. Storytime with Bryan O'Brien 5.30 Salt Lake City Choir 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 4 Musical Interlude Local Talent 7'30 Palace of Varieties O impudent Impostors: Carl emerge 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. 0 Orchestral Cameo 10. O Interlude 10.15 Classical Interlude 10.30 Restful Melodies 11. 0 London News 11.10 Variety 12. 0 Close down

3ZB CHRISTCHURCH 1430 ke. 210 m. 6. 0 a.m. London News 9. oO Uncle Tom's Children’s 9.15 Rotunda Roundabout 10. 0 Music Magazine, featuring at 10.0, a Famous Orchestra; 10.15, Melody Lane; 10.30, Smile a While; 10.45, Piano Time 11. 0 Friendly Road Service of Son g 11.45 Sports Talk (The Toff) 2. 0 p.m. Men of Imagination and the Magic of Words (Ken Low) 2.15 Radio Matinee 4. 0 Poetry Reading by Mary Hopewell 4.15 Music of the Novachord 5. 0 Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 6. 0 A Talk on Social Justice 6.30 Entr’acte, with George Thorne at the Civic Theatre Organ 7.0 Off Parade: At Radio’s Roundtable 745 A Studio Presentation 8.0 Impudent Impostors: William James Robson 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 8. 0 Studio Presentation: The Warrens’ Novelty Vocal and Instrumental Trio 9.15 Reserved 10.30 Restful Music 11. 0 London News 12. 0 Close down

| 4ZB ideas 7 ae 6. 0 a.m. London News 11. 0 Sports Digest 11.30 For the Older Generation 12. 0 You Asked For It 2. 0 p.m. The Radio Matinee 3. 0 Tommy Handley Programme 5. 0 Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 6. 0 Talk on Social Justice 6.30 The Diggers’ Show : 7.15 Impudent Impostors: Perkin Warbeck 8. 0 H.M.S. Pinafore (Act 1) 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9.0 Preview of Daddy and * Paddy 10. 0 Office of War Information programme 11. 0 London News 12. 0 Close down 22, PALMERSTON Nth, 1400 ke. 214m, 8. 0 a.m. Selected Recordings 9.0 Piano Pastimes 9.15 O.W.I. programme 10. 0 Musical Alphabet 10.30 Notable Trials 10.45 O.W.I. programme 11. 0° Tunes of the Times 5. O p.m. Storytime with Bryan O’Brien 6. 0 Hits of the Week 7. 0 Tommy Handley 8. 0 impudent William Cranston 8.45 Sunday Night Talk 9. 0 Big Ben 9.45 Organ Reverie 10. 0 Close down