3YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 22, 16 December 1927, Page 7

3YA NOTES

~--- The Becxenham Male Quarteé (Messrs. W, H. Odell, K. G. Archer, Fi. R. Pitman, and EF. Jackson} witk be singing on Monday. This combination has been in existence for some time, and ail members sing extremely well together, so that their appearatice at SYA on Monday will be looked forward as the band engaged for that evening is that of the Ist Canterbury Regiment, under Lieut. Hoskin, tle whole evening’s programme should be of a most entertaining nature. : Wednesday marks the first appear: ance of the quartet consisting of Misses Lilian Hanham and Alice Vinsen, and Messrs. EF. C. Penfold and D. Suckling, who will sing sclos as well as concerted items. A veritable feast of music is in store for all who listen in. Detightful quartets will be "Kathleen Mavyourneen’’ and "O Peaceful Night." Duets will be sung by the lady members of the party, and by the gentlemen. These will be a sheer dglight to all, as also will the solos, for each member of the party is a vocal artist. Fine instruntental items are on Wednesdav’s programme for 8¥A. These include selections by an orchestra under Mr. Harold Beck, and clarionet solos by Mr Munday. "The Real Me" is the title of an interesting talk which will be given on Friday by Mr. James Stout. president of the Christchurch Practica! Psychology Club. (Continued on Page I.)

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Interspersed between vocal items on Friday night, dance music will be played from the studio. Saker Miss’ Belle Renaut, contralto, and Miss -Frances Hamerton, soprano, of the ‘Melodious Four, will be singing some popular songs on Friday evening. | The bass soloist of the quartet, Mr. T. D. Williams, has chosen two fine songs | for ‘that evening. They are ‘Captain Mac" and "Charming Chloe." Mr. Wil- | liams will also be singing in a trio and in a quartet. His confrere, Mr. Russell Summer, will also be heard in solos, duet, trio, and quartet. NEXT WEEK’S PROGRAMME. Featured in this week’s programme will be the bright C Minor Trio of Mendelssohn, movements of which will be played each evening. .Menhelssohn wrote two trios, and this is the companion to the one in D "Minor, which was so well received when played by the trio recently The whole trio is typical of Mendelssohn’s mastery of form’ and beauty of melodic thought. The Scherzo becomes a favourite at first ‘heaging, on account of its captivating gracefulness. The Hungarian Dances of Brohm have found such favour with numbers of listeners that another one is to be ‘performed. In these dances the com*oser has penetrated deeply into the Hungarian spirit, and has caught the golour, swing, perfume, melancholy, ‘and reckless joy of these traditional tmelodies.

On Saturday, the third movement from Reissiger’s E Flat Trio, which is noteworthy for .its brightness, will be performed. Also on the same evening another movement from the Trio in F of Godard will be rendered, besides lighter numbers, such as the beatttiful ‘Song of the Mountains," by the Norwegian composer Greig; Offenbach’s ‘Boat Song,’’? and the poptJar ‘Souvenir de Sorrento," by Severne.. On Thursday Schubert’s much-loved "Cradle Song’? will be played. Mr. Harold Beck will be heard in his own arrangement of Rubinstein’s famous ‘Melody,’ and a sparkling dance by Rossini. ORCHESTRAL ATTRACTION AT 3YA. UNDER THE CONDUCTORSHIP OF MR. HAROLD BECK, . _ A special feature on Wednesday evening, December 21, will be the work of the string. orchestra conducted by Mr, Harold Beck, The orchestra pos‘sesses a fine record of artistic achieve‘ment on the concert platform, Not | only are the players in mumber a comsiderable body, but a body quite competent for their exacting task. The leader of the orchestra is Miss Irene Morris, who is acknowledged as one of the foremost orchestral leaders in the Dominion, having held positions with many musical organisations The orchestra is unique in that its’ members are all plavers of string in-struments-violins, violas, ’cellos, and double-basses. It does not, however, confine itself-to this combination, for when occasion demands, wood-wind,

brass, harp, and drums are added when musical compositions requiring these instruments are performied. The inherent beanty .of the string orchestra is that it is not a diminutive, but perfect in itself and owning to no outside influence. ' Among the compefitions to be played on Wednesday will be the "St; Paul’s Suite for String Orchestra," also’ the ever popular "Andantino," by Lemare. An exceedingly vivacious and exhilarating number will be found in Fould’s ‘A FBiddler’s Faucy," taken from a suite entitled ‘Music Pictures." It also has the sub-title of "After: Morland,’ and those who have scen the paintings or engravings of the famous Morland, with its rural scenes of barns, cattle, domestic pets, will appreciate the idea conveyed. It is written in the form of a country dance, and one can imagine the real old country fiddler ‘hard at it." Another attractive suite is called ‘The Gressenhall," by Cunningham Woods. The four movements are named respectively: ‘"Preamble,’? "Norfolk Folk Tune," "Slow Air," and "Jig."