Small Choir
LARGE choir seems to present an almost insuperable obstacle to broadcasting by its size alone. The majestic volume whosé very power is so impressive when heard in the flesh degenerates over the microphone into mere noise whose threads are most difficult to disentangle. Much more successful is the broadcasting in the studio of small choirs within the grasp of the microphone. We have had in the past pleasant music from the English Singers. Now we have from 2YA the Studio Singers, conducted by Harry Brusey. This small but well-balanced choir gave a most refreshing programme: Britten’s Ode to St. Cecilia and Rowley’s Wee Jesu and St, Johnnikin, It is interesting to see how much more flexible these small groups sound than do very large choirs; we seem to be getting back to the size of choir that Bach himself used.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 491, 19 November 1948, Page 11
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142Small Choir New Zealand Listener, Volume 19, Issue 491, 19 November 1948, Page 11
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