POINTS FROM LETTERS

New Zealand Listener, Volume 17, Issue 425, 15 August 1947, Page 29

POINTS FROM LETTERS

S. W. BOYCE (Foxton), would like to hear more of Phyllis Williams who sang Maori songs from 2YA recently, SYLVIA M. POPE (Christchurch), asks that the Norman Corwin series, One World Flight, be sent round the National stations, and if John Gundry’s play The End is the Beginning could be heard from 3YA. BRIAN FISHER (Auckland) dislikes the fact that we don’t call eminent men "Mister," DISGUSTED (Takapuna) is disgusted about "the way the various programme organisers disregard the published programmes," frequently deviating from schedule without apology or apparent reason. _ G.L.H, (Dunedin), who says he heard a YA announcer yawn during-a breakfast session and then excuse himself. flippantly, suggests that tne "personal touch" should be reserved for ZB announcers, : H.C.G. (Wellington) says that a recent performance of Hiawatha from 1YA was "marred by the orchestra, the members of which ought to be more conversant with the method of tuning their \ instruments than they appear to be." JEAN COPLAND (Christchurch), replying to E. Ryan (Wellington) wants to know how "If Russia did not steal ....a large part of Poland," the Soviet Union now finds itself in possession of a large part of the unfortunate country in whose cause we went to war. "SEARCHER" (Takapuna) endorses the suggestion of our Viewsreel commentator that local stations should collaborate with the National Orchestra by

presenting at least one of the major works before each concert, and after it too, if possible. H. G. WICKENS (Kilbirnie) asks that "the thousands of people who literally worship Beethoven’s immortal nine symphonies and his five piano concertos, in the Wellington district," should be given an opportunity to hear more of them through the medium of radio. "MORE OF THE BEST" ( Christchurch) says that, since the New Zealand visit of the Negro singer Todd Duncan, who. was hailed with enthusiasm, he has scanned the programmes in the hope of hearing-records of Duncan’s singing-but so far with no success.