Friday, March 26

New Zealand Listener, Volume 18, Issue 456, 19 March 1948, Page 42

Friday, March 26

NZ, AUCKLAND 650 ke. 462 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.0a.m. LONDON NEWS 9. 4 Players and Singers 10. 0 COMBINED CHURCH SERVICE: Pitt St. Methodist Church Preacher: Rey. A. Roxborough Wallace Organist: Arthur Reid 11. 0 Warmonic Interlude 12. 0 ANGLICAN THREE HOUR SERVICE: St. Mary’s Cathedral Preacher: The Rev. J. A. Mee Organist: Alan Maxwell 3. 0 p.m, An Afternoon at the Proms 6. 0 As the Day Declines 6.30 LONDON NEWS , Musical Musings 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME Isobel Baillie (soprano), Clara Serena (contralto), Parry Jones (tenor), Harold Williams (baritone), with the BBC National Chorus and Orchestra "Elijah" Mendelssohn 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.20 Letter from Hawke’s Bay 9.30 Kreisler (violin) and London Philharmonic Orchestra Concerto in E Minor, Op. 64 Mendelssohn 9.56 Robert Easton (bass) I am a Roamer Mendelssohn 10. 0 In Lighter Vein 11.0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 Close down NZ AUCKLAND 880 ke. 341 m. 6. 0 p.m. Teatime Tunes 7 After Dinner Music i) 8. Radio Revue 9. Music from the Theatre 9.16 Rawicz and Landauer 9.30 Nelson Eddy 9.45 The Norman Cloutier Or- — estra 10. Players and Singers Close down {] CANA AUCKLAND 1250 kc. 240 m. 4.30 p.m. Matinee Music 6. 0 The Music of Manhattan 6.30 Dinner Music 7. 0 Popular Instrumentalists 7.30 Anne of Green Gables 8. 0 Listeners’ Classical Programme 10. 0 Close down 2 Y $70 ke. 526 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS 9.4 "From Stonehenge to Calvary" 9.36 Fritz Kreisler (violin) 10.10 Devotional Service 10.40 For My Lady: Lanny Ross (tenor). 11. O In Lighter Mood 2. 0 p.m. Solomon and the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Dobrowen Piano »Coneerto No. 2 in B Flat, Op, 83 Brahms 2.50 kirsten Flagstad (soprano) 3. 0 Stations of the Cross (From St. Gerard’s Church) 4.30 "She Married Again: Katherine, Widow of Henry V" (BBC Production) 5. 0 Andre Kostelanetz and his Orchestra 5.30 Songs for Everybody 6. 0 Dinner Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 7.0 Loeal News Service 7.15. "Meet the Afrikaaner," by Greig Royle 7.30 EVENING PROGRAMME The Choir of St, Thomas’s Church, Leipzig, conducted by Gunther Ramin beh + Matthew Passion," P Sap 8.30 MP. and Mrs. Abbey’s Ditficulties (BBC Programme)

9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.20 Provincial Letter: Auckland 9.35 SHIRLEY AUSTIN-TURTLE (soprano) An Indian Serenade An Indian Lullaby An Indian Squaw’s Song Oriando Morgan (A Studio Recital) 9.47 WELLINGTON WATERSIDE SILVER BAND, conducted by R. H, Fenton Les Preludes, Symphonic Poem Liszt (This was the first "A" Grade Test at the 1948 N.Z. Brass Band Contest and was won by this band) 10. 0 ‘The Spoken Word" 10.20 Victorian Ballads 11. 0 LONDON NEWS 11.20 Close down OWA WELLINGTON 840 ke. 357 m. 5.30 p.m. Musei frmo Ballet 5. 0 Songs from the Shows 6. 0 Music by Morton Gould 6.30 James Melton (tenor) 6.45 In Beguine Témpo 7. 0 Concerto in F Gershwin 7.15 Norman Cloutier Orchestra 7.45 Voices in Harmony 8. 0 For the Pianist 8.15 Music of the Footlights 8.45 9.0 Birthday of the Week Music by Handel: The Halle Orchestra conducted by Sargent "Water Music" Suite 9.16 E. Power-Biggs (organ) with Arthur Fiedler’s Sinfonietta Concerto No. 14 in G Minor Rudolf Dolmetsch (harpsichord) Allemande and Courante 9.31 Joseph Szigeti (violin) and Nikita de Magaloff (piano) Sonata in D 9.43 The Herman Diener FEnsemble Concerto Grosso in G 10.0 Close down QYp weumaran 7. O p.m. Easter Parade 7.30 Kostelanetz Plays 7.46 "The Littlest Angel," starring Loretta Young ° 8. 0 "Floating Down the River’ 9. 0 Stars of. the Concert Hall 9.20 "Strange Destiny’: Hester Stanhope, niece of William Pitt 9.45 Tempo Di Valse 10. O Wellington District Weather Report Close down

2N7 (3 NEW PLYMOUTH 810 kc. 370m. 8. 0 p.m. Concert Programme 8.30 BBC Feature 9.20 "Dad and Dave" 9.30 Concert Programme 10. 0 Close down 2N7 th a 44 ‘ae m. 8.45a.m. Morning Programme 9. 4 Music for Everyman 9.30 Passion Music fron "Messiah" Hande 10. 0 Music in the Tanne! Manner 10.30 Melodies from Light Oper: 12. 0 Easter Parade 1. Op.m. Dinner Music 2. 0 "Only My Song" 2.30 "Daddy Long Legs," from the book by Jean Webster 3.30 Music Inspired by the Passion ; 4.0 The Langworth Concert Orchestra : 4.15 "Martin’s Corner" 4.30 Children’s Hour 5. 0 Tea Time Tunes 6. 0 Palace of Varieties (BBC Programme) 6.30 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 For the Pianist 7.15 "Catherine Parr’ (BBC Programme) 7.30 Evening Programme For the Bandsman 8. 0 Good Friday Music 8.12 RENA EDWARDS (\Wellington soprano) ‘* Biblical Songs Dvorak (From the Studio) 8.34 The Pianist: Alfred Cortot The Singer: John Charles Thomas The Violinist: Fritz Kreisler 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30 "Say it with Music" 10.30 Close down .VAN | NELSON 920 ke. 327 m. , Op.m. Light Symphony Orchestra Springtime Suite Coates 7.14 Oscar Natzka (bass) Myself When Young Lehmann The Song of MHybrias_ the Gretan Elliott 7.22 Alfredo Campoli (violin) 7.28 A.B.C, Sydney Orchestra with Frank Hutchens and Lindley Evans (piano duo) Idyll Evans 7.36 The Georgian Singers Fantasia on English Melodies 7.44 "The Masqueraders"

8. 0 Concert Session The London Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Sir Thomas Beecham The Hebrides Overture Mendelssohn 8.10 Jose Iturbi (piano) Mazurka in B Flat Waltz in C Sharp Minor Chopin 8:16 Rene Leroy (flute) and Yella Pessl (harpsichord) Sonata in D Vinci 8.24 Arthur Fiedler’s Sinfoniéetta Concerto Grosso No. 11 in B Flat Corelli 8.32 Bach Easter Musio The Philadelphia Orchestra conducted by Leopold Stokowski Chorale (Easter Cantata) 8.34 Elisabeth Schumann (soprano) 8.38 Julius Patzak (tenor) Ach Mein Sinn (St. John’s Passion) 8.44 Marian Anderson (contralto) It is Fulfilled (St. John’s Passion) 8.52 Charles M. Courboin (organ) The Passion of Our Lord According to St, Matthew (Finale) 9. 3 The Bayreuth Festival Orchestra with Chorus Parsifal, The Grail Scene Wagner 9.25 The BBC Symphony Orchestra conducted by Sir Adrian Boult Romance In C Sibelius 9.32 "Popski’s Private Army" (BBC Programme) 10. O Close down LQ) Espoane 7. 0 p.m. Gisborne Inyincibles 7.30 BBC Programme 8. 0 Marek Weber Orchestra, and Alfred Cortot (piano) 8.16 Rigoletto vocal selection 8.24 Creatores Band "Aida" Selection Verdi 8.32 "ITMA" 9. 8 Debroy Somers Band 9.24 Nelson Eddy 9.30 Dudley Bevan (organ) Rhapsody in Blue Gershwin 9.36 Variety 10. 0 Close down WV/ CHRISTCHURCH 3 720 ke. 416 m. 6. 0,7.0,8.0a.m. LONDON NEWS 7.58 Canterbury Weather Forecast 7 9. 4 Morning Programme Chorale in E Franck 9.45 Light Orchestral Selection 10.10 Fer My Lady: ‘Music Is Served" 10.30 United Churches’ Service: _ Trinity Congregational Church 11.45 Short Piano Classics 12. 0 Light Orchestras and Popular Soloists ‘ . O p.m. Dinner Music 0 Light Entertainment 0 CLASSICAL HOUR "Parsifal’ Prelude and Good Friday Music Wagner The Russian Easter Festival Overture Rimsky-Korsakov 4. 0 "A Window on Britain: _New Towns for Old" 1 2. 3 (A BBC Transcription) 4.30 Two Popular, Overtures "Tl Seraglio"’ ‘and ‘Carnaval Romain" 4.45 Popular Pianists 5. 0 Excerpts from " Pacific 1860," by Noel Coward

5.30 "To-day’s the Day," the Story of Eastertide in Music 6. 0 Light Orchestral Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS ee "Bells at Eastertide," & programme arranged and com pered by L. E. Strachan 7.30 ISOBEL BAILLIE (soprano) Break in Grief ("St. Matthew Passion’’) Bach Jesus Saviour, I Am Thine ("St. Matthew Passion’’) Flocks in Pastures Green Abiding (Cantata 208) Bach Vital Spark of Heavenly Flame Schubert The Blessed Virgin’s Expostuslation "Purcell 8.0 Eileen Joyce (piano) with the London Philharmonic Orcheestra Concerto No, 2 in GC Minor Rachmaninoff 8.36 Heinrich Schlusnus (barie tone) 8.50 Nathan Milstein (violin) Nocturne in C Sharp Minor Chopin La Campanella (Concerto No, 2 in B Minor) Paganint 9. 0 Overseas News 9.20 Provincial Letter: Auckland 9.35 Brains Trust: Mrs. Wootton, Commander A. B, Campbell, Hf. J. Cruickshank, Colonel Walter Elliott, Sir Malcolm Sargent and Questionmaster Donald Mc@ Cullough 10.6 Famous Orchestras and Concert Artists 11. 0 LONDON NEWS : 11.20 Close down SVL CHRISTCHURCH 1200 kc. 250 m. 4.30 p.m. Short Pieces for Fulh _ Orehestra 5. 0 Singers on Parade : 6. 0 Famous Orchestras and Instrumentalists Scngs by Salvatore Baccalong (bass) "Images" Debussy 6.30 Melodies to Remember 7. 0 Musical What’s What 7.15 Edric Connor (baritone) * and the Novatime Instrument Trloe 7.30 Strike Up the Band 8. 0 Drama: "Mr, Beverley Plays God" (BBC Transcription) 8.0 Excerpts from ,Wagner 9.30 Allen Roth Presents 9.45 Music from the Theatr featuring John Charles Thom and Miliza Korjus 10.0 "ITMA" ie (A BBC Transcription) 10.30 Close down ay [Sz2GQ Seg 7. 0, 8.0a.m. LONDON NEWS ° 9. 4 Good Friday Music 9.30 Composer of the Weeks Delibes 10. © Devotional Service 10.20 Morning Star: Viadimig Horowitz (pianist) 10.30 Descriptive Ballads 10.45 In the Music Salon 11.0 Salon (Concert Players ang Thesaurus Singers 12. 0 Lunch Music 2. Op.m. Popular Cinema Organe ists 2.15 Lays of Maoriland : 2.30 Variety d 3.0 Classical Musio Theme and Variations. Faur¢ 3.15 Theatreland 3.45 Looking Back 4.15 Instrumental Novelties 4.30 Children’s Session: "Onc@ Upon a Time’ 4.45 Famous Platform Artists ;

DOMINION WEATHER FORECASTS 7.20 a.m., 9.0, 12.35 p.m., 9.0, 1YA, 2YA, 3YA, 4YA, 2YH, 3ZR, 4YZ.

5.15 Alec Templeton 6. 0 Sports Review (0. J. Morris) 6.15 From the Thesaurus Treasure House 6.30 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 Good Friday: The story in words and music 7.45 The Immortal Chopin 8. 0 "Officer Crosby" 8.15 Great Lieder Singers 8.30 "This 1s London: Royal Parks and Gardens" 8. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 8.20 Music of Manhattan p.35 History’s Unsolved Mysteries 10. 0 Personalities on Parade 10.30 Close down "al, Y 790 ke, 380 m. &. 0, 7.0, 8.0 a.m. LONDON NEWS Breakfast Session 9.30 Light Music 40. 0 Church Service: St. Paul’s Cathedral Preacher: Dean Button Organist; Charles Collins 41.0 For My Lady: Duchess of Gordon 41.20 Andre Kostelanetz and His Orchestra 41.30 BBC Theatre Orchestra 412. 0 Lunch Music 2. 1 p.m. Take Your Pick 2.15 Highland Pipe Band Con- *. test: "B’ Grade Quickstep and Massed Bands (From Carisbrook)

2.42 The British Drama Festival 3. 0 "Recital for Two" 3.30 , CLASSICAL HOUR Brandenburg Concerto No. 6 in B Flat Suite No. 2 in B Minor Bach 4.30 Children’s Hour: ‘Coral Island’’ 5. 0 Musical Comedy Gems 5.15 Shakespeare in Music and e 6. 0 Dinner. Music 6.30 LONDON NEWS 7 2 Combined Easter Service: Hanover Street Baptist Church oe Rey. Dr. W. G,. Slade,

8. 0 EVENING PROGRAMME Oscar Hammerstein II, a great lyric writer 8.30 ‘Dad and Dave’’ 8.54 Centennial Reporter 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.20 Provincial Letter: Auckland 9.35 "Queen Mary," an historieal drama in verse by Alfred Lord Tennyson (BBC Production) 10.34 Masters in Lighter Mood 11. 0 ‘LONDON NEWS 11.20 Close down

aN OC) DUNEDIN 1140 ke, 263 m, 4.30 p.m. Light Music 6. 0 The Hillingdon Orchestra, with Anne Ziegler and Webster Booth > Something Old, Something New 7. 0 "Serenade to the Stars" (BBC Programme) 7.15 George Wright (Hammond organ), With Thomas Hayward (tenor) 7.30 Popular Parade 8. 0 Music by Modern British Composers The Griller Quartet String Quartet in G Bax 8.26 Sir Hamilton Harty and the Halle Orchestra An Irish Symphony, Scherzo Harty 8.29 Kathleen Washbourne and Jessie Hinchliffe (violins) Theme and Variations 8.44 London Philharmonic Orchestra The Triumph of Neptune Ballet Suite Berners 8. 0 BBC Theatre Orchestra with Gwen Catley (soprano) 9.15 Music You’ll Remember 9.30 Scenes from British Films 10. 0 Boston Promenade Orchestra 10.30 Close down

GIN7Z 72 INVERCARGILL : 680 kc. 441 m, 9. 0 a.m. Easter Music 10. 0 Devotional Service 10.18 "Hollywood Holiday" 10.30 Music of Franz Schubert 11. 0 Voices in Harmony 11.15 Piano Parade 11.30 Say it with Music 12. 0 Lunch Music 1.30 p.m. The Melody Lingers On 2.O "The Defender" 2.15 Classical Hour Symphony No, 7, in C Schubert 3. 0 Hubert Eisdell (tenor) 3.15 Music You’ll Remember 3.30 "On the Mountains," a fantasy on the Life and Death of David Livingstone 4. 0 Irish Interlude 4.15 Thesaurus Time 4.30 New York Radio Guild: "Those in Need" 5. 0 Music from the Movies 5.30 What’s New in the Record Library? 6. 0 Band of H.M. Grenadier Guards 6.30 LONDON NEWS 7. 0 After Dinner Music 7.15 Have You Read: ‘Kipps," by H. G. Wells? 7.30 Richard Crooks (tenor), Lawrence’ Tibbett (baritone) and the Trinity Choir, with Mark Andrews (organ) "The Crucifixion’ Stainer 8.23 Music from the Ballet 9. 0 Overseas and N.Z. News 9.30 "From Stonehenge to Calvary" * 10.0 The Queen’s Hall Light Orchestra 2 10.80 Close down

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Friday. March 26

Local Weather Forecast from ZB’s: 7.32 a.m., 1.0 p.m., 9.30 p.m.

Local Weather Forecast from ZB’s: 7.32 am., 1.0 p.m., 9.30 p.m.

1ZB see a m. 6. 0 a.m. Breakfast Session (Phil Shone) 8.45 Auckland District Weather Forecast 9.45 We Travel the Friendly Road with Jasper 10. 0 My Husband’s Love | 40.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 The Woodleys 4%. 0 poem. Afternoon Music 2. 0 Miss Trent’s Children 2.30 Boston Promenade Orchestra 38. 0 Music of Easter 4.0 Kenny Baker EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Uncle Tom and his Children’s Choir 7.0 Till the End of Time: George Gershwin, The Rhapsody in Blue 7.45 The Romance of Famous Jewels: Star of the South 8. 0 First Light Fraser Returns 8.15 Ralph and Betty 3.30 Musical Favourites in Rhythm 8.45 The Dark Horse 8. 0 Straight from the Record Presses 9.15 Waltzes with Words 8.30 Musical Variety 10. 0 Sporting Preview (Bill Meredith) 10.15 Famous Dance Bands: Eddy Howard 10.30 Favourites in Melody 41.15 Mainly Dance Music 12. 0 Close down ST

27B WELLINGTON 1130 ke, 265 m. 6.0 am. Breakfast Session 8. 0 Novelty Songs by Frank Sinatra 9. 0 Easter Music 9.30 The Music of Manhattan 10. 0 My Husband’s Love 10.15 Housewives’ Quiz (Marjorie) 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 The Woodleys 41. 5 Shopping Reporter (Suzanne) 12. 0 Mid-day Melody Menu 41. 1 p.m, Mirthful Mealtime Music 2. 0 Miss Trent’s Children 3. 0 Edric Connor, West Indian baritone 4. 0 Tony Martin 4.45 News from the Zoo 5. 0 Roberto Ongley and his Orchestra EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Popular Music 7..8 Till the End of Time: Giovanni Guiseppe Cambini 7.45 The Romance of Famous Jewels: The Florentine Diamond 8. 0 First Light Fraser Returns 8.15 Ralph and Betty 8.30 Vaughn Monroe and his Orchestra 8.45 Guest Announcer 9. 0 Dinah Shore, with Russ Case and his Orchestra 9.45 What Perry Como Sings 10. © A Choice of Dance Recordings 10.30 Preview of Sport 11. 0 Two Singing Sweethearts: Dorothy Squires and Jo Stafford 12. 0 Close down

3ZB CHRISTCHURCH 1430 ke. 210 m. 0 a.m. Break o’ Day Music 6 7. 0 8. 0 9 9.30 9.45 10. 0 10.15 10.30 ren 10.45 11. 5 12. 0 0 tors Pucker Up and Whistle Breakfast Club Famous American ConducTwo Together The Great Victor Herbert My Husband’s Love Your Favourite Vocalists The Legend of Kathie WarThe Woodleys The Melody Lingers Lunchtime Fare 2. 0 p.m. Miss Trent’s Children 2.30 6. 0 the 6.15 6.30 7. 0 7.45 8.0 8.15 8.30 Rai 12. 0 Musical Show Tunes Good Friday Matinee Cloutier Time Gladys Swarthout Sings Children’s Session EVENING PROGRAMME Places and People: Touring South Island Reserved Cascades of Melody Till the End of Time Scrapbook First Light Fraser Returns Ralph and Betty Songs from The End of the nbow The David Rose Style Afterglow George Gershwin They Sing Together Sports Preview (The Toff) After Dark: Morton Gould Harry Owens and his Royal Hotel Orchestra Close down

A4A7B DUNEDIN 1310k.c. 229m 6. Oa.m. London News 6. 5 Start the Day Right 6.30 Morning Meditation 9.30 Ballad Time 9.45 Recital for Two 10. 0 My Husband’s Love 10.15 Heritage Hall 10.30 Legend of Kathie Warren 10.45 The Woodleys 12. 0 Mid-day Tunes 1. Op.m. Luncheon Tunes 1.30 Music for Good Friday 2. 0 Miss Trent’s Children 3.0 Favourites in Song and Melody 3.30 Classicana 4. 0 ' Humour and Harmony 4.30 Music of the Islands 4.45 The Children’s Session EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Orchestral Interlude 6.30 4ZB Choristers in a Good Friday Programme conducted by Anita Oliver y Till the End of Time: Igface Jan Padcrewski 8. 0 First Light Fraser Returns 8.15 Ralph and Betty 8.30 Australia Presents 8.45 There Ain’t No Fairies: The White Snake 9. 0 Hymns and Musio 9.30 Melodies That Linger 10.30 Preview of Sport 11.15 Ina Dancing Mood 12. 0 Close down

22, PALMERSTON | Nth, 1400 ke. 214 m, 7. 0 a.m. Breakfast Session 7.15 Dominion Weather Forecast 8.30 Variety Bandbox 9. 0 Request Session 9.32 Kings of the Keyboard 9.45 Salute to Song: Allan Jones 10. 0 Wind in the Bracken 10.15 My True Story 10.32 Morning Maxim Close down EVENING PROGRAMME 6. 0 Film Music 6.15 Organola 6.30 Tip Top Tunes oe Musical Miscellany Till the End of Time: * Petrovich Moussorgsky 7.30 Musto for Easter 7.45 First Light Fraser Returns 8. 0 Miss Trent’s Children 8.15 Ralph and Betty 8.30 Young Farmers’ Club 8.45 Singing for You: Dinah 9. 0 Music for Moderns 9.15 Echoes of the Islands 9.32 Pil Play to You 9.45 Preview of Sport (Fred Murphy) 10. 0 Close down

Ivan Tabor will talk to the Young Farmers in his regular weekly session on farming topics from 2ZA at 8.30 this evening.

Sports Previews will be on the air at the usual times to-night-at 9.45 from 2ZA, at 10 p.m. from 1ZB and 3ZB, and at 10.30 p.m. from 2ZB and 4ZB.

Trade names appearing in Commercial Division programmes are published by arrangement Special programmes commem-. orating Good Friday have been prepared for presentation by all Commercial Stations to-day. ok * 1k Till the End of Time at 7 p.m. from all stations brings to the air dramatized stories from the lives of great composers.