CHRISTCHURCH

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 2, 29 July 1927, Page 10

CHRISTCHURCH

SOME SPECIAL FEATURES | A special service in connection with the Students’ Christian. Union will be held in St. Paul’s Church, Christchurch, on Sunday evening, July 31, and_ will be relayed by 8¥YA. Addresses will be given by Mr. Donald Grant, M.A., Mr Gordon S. Troup, and the Rev. W. Bower Black, LL.B. CARE OF RECEIVING SETS. ' Mr. C. R. Russell, an authority on radio, will give a lecture at 3YA on Monday, August 1. His telk will deal with the care of receiving sets and his advice should claim the attention of all listeners who wish to get better results. Derry’s Military Band, supported by vocalists, will provide the concert at 3Y4 on Monday. Several of the artists ate very promising soloists. Mr, R. R Wills, a pupil of Miss Lucy Cowan, -will recite. THE YOUTH MOVEMENT. A talk by Mr. Donald Grant, M.A., on "The Youth Movement’? will be broadcast by 8YA on Wednesday at 7.80. Mr. Grant 1s general secretary for the Students’ Christian Union in

New Zealand. He has given numerous addresses at 3YA, notably a series on "Post-War Europe," based on five years’ experience on the Continent, and 1e is an effective speaker. MUCH TALENT AT 3YA. Wednesday’s concert at 8YA will be contributed by some. excellent artists. Miss Belle Renaut, the possessor of a beautiful contralto voice and very popular with listeners, will sing some favourite songs in "Kathleen Mavourneen,"’ "The Rosary,’’ and "Oh Love, From Thy Power" (from "Samson and Delilah"). Mr. A. Marsten Bate, whose reputation as a ’cellist is established, will be heard as a baritone singer and is expected to please all listeners. Misses Eileen, Joan and Charlotte Carter, talented instrumentatists, are also on the programme. Miss Olive Braisher will give three comic tecitations, and Mrs. U. G. Bull, who will make her first appearance before the microphone, will please ail with her mezzo-soprano voice. "THE PLAIN MAN'S MUSIC." This is the title of a musical lecture by Mr. T. Vernon Grifiiths, M.A., Mus. Bac. (Cautab), . Mus. Tech. at 3YA ‘on Thursday evenmg. The talk por‘tends a selection of the melodies in which a plain man delights-‘music’"’ with "tunes" in it. Half-an-honr has been allotted to this lecture, and listeners will without doubt find the time all teo short. The same evening, too, some good talent will make its appearance. Mr. Richard Maloney, a fine baritone, will make his debut in broadcasting. He has some good songs opposite his name. Mr. Bernard Rennell (bass) comes to Christchurch with hi¢h encomiums. He was trained by Roland Foster in Sydney. Miss Kunice Catton is another new singer at SYA. She is a young soprano with a sweet voice. The Misses Stringer and Bech will contribute instrumental items. HOME ECONOMICS, A lecture under the auspices of the

e Home Economics Association will be given at SYA on Thursday at 7.15. Miss Blackmore is the speaker. AVONSIDE SINGERS. The Avonside Maile. Quartet, each member of which is ‘contributing individual items, will take a prominent part in the studio concert at SYA on Friday. In addition to the concerted.,and

colo items by these four-Messrs. Woodward, Davis, Kinvig, and Ward-Mr. Rex Booth (a very sweet baritone whose singing has met with the approbation vf listeners) and Mrs. Sneesby, will rontribute. Organ solos will be played by Mr. R. I. Lake. The items to be given by the Avonside Quartet will include various types of sentimental and comic glees. SATURDAY EVENING CONCERT. Bright and cheerful will be the programme on Saturday evening, a usual week-end concert at 8YA. Mr. Leslie Scrimshaw will sing some popular items and Mr. T. D. Drummond, an artist on the mouth organ, will make his first appearance at SYA. A clever and amusing comedy sketch, "An American Widow," will be enacted by Miss Lucy SOTO ECCLES IEE ERLE LEE

Cowan and Mr. John Carwell. Steel guitar items wiil be given by Mr. F. R. Monro. Not a little interest will attach to the firs: appearance of Mrs. William Murdock, mezzo soprano. She will sing ‘Longing for You." It is her vwn composition, and it was highly spoken of in Sydney. Mrs. Murdock also plays her own acconipaniments. Fler second item will be a comic solo "The Cheese Song." _ CHILDREN’S SESSION ON SUNDAY. As an innovation to the Sunday sessions at 3YA from 6 to 6.30, when the church service starts, a service of song for children is being con: ducted by Uncle Sam.

NOTICE OCCASIONALLY THROUGH — UNAVOIDABLE CIRCUMSTANCES PROGRAMMES MAY REQUIRE INDIVIDUAL VARIA. TION, BUT SUCH ALTERATIONS WILL BE AS SLIGHT AS POSSIBLE. . | GTO TeTOTeTeTeLeeTerelelereLeLaraALOCNOOLOTEN