2YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 23, 23 December 1927, Page 7

2YA NOTES

IRRAWADDI BOAT SONG, An excellent progranime las been arranged by the Apolly Quartet for Monday, December 25, including seyeral muinbers worthy of special mention "The Irrawaddi Boat Song" is a glitter with a rhythm descriptive of the undulating movement of waters, and this is clearly indicated in the bass parts. ‘A Spirit Flower,’’? one of the solo nunibers, is probably the best-known tenor ballade of Campbell Tipton’s composition, and will be rendered with marked effect by Mr. Sam Duncan. Altogether a very entertaining evening is promised. At the organ Mr, Temple White will play Elgar’s ‘Idyll,’ ‘fhe Chorus of Angels" (Scotson Clarke), and Mailly’s "Marche Solennelle.’ Mr. Stanley Warwick will contribute some of his ever-welcome elocutionary items, and Miss Mildred Kenny and party will be heard in Hawaiian melodies and banjo selection. "MARITANA"" AT 2YA. The Orpheus Musical Society, under the conductorship of Mr. Len, Barnes, will broadcast W. Vincen? Wallace’s beautiiui opera ‘'Maritana"? on ‘Thursday, December 29. The society recently gave a _ fine performance of this opera in the Concert Chamber, Wellington. There ate many delightful and well-known numbers in the opera: ‘Harp in the Air," "Scenes That Are Brightest,’ "Let Me Like a Soldier Fall,’ "Tiere is a Flower That Bloometh," "in Happy Mom: ents," **Angelus," etc. There is a splendid cast of principals, Miss

Joan Lowry is "Matitana,’ Miss Margaret Smith ‘tLnzarilio," Mr. "George Wilson "Don Caesar,’’ Mr. Ray Kemp "Don Jose,’’ aud Mr. James Cooke "The Wing." Miss Wazel Rowe is the pianiste, and Mr. Harry Brusey the organ: ist. THE ORPHEUS QUARTET. "Come All Ye Lads and Wassies,’’ by Lane Wilson, the cpening number of the Orpheus Quariet’s programine to be broadcast from 2¥A on the eyenling of Tuesday, the 27th instant, is a very bright composition, its theme being an invitation to an old-time coun-

NE OO OL Sw aww = try dance. Another part-song, "Car: inayili." by Rossini (1794-1868), is | the song of the blind beggars, asking alms from the rich men and their bean- | tiful ladies. ‘They are "singing beg: | gars," and sing their way into the hearts of the people. A third concerted number ,‘Sleep, Holy Babe," is a beautiful carol by Dr. J. Dykes. Miss Mackie and Mr. Len. Barnes will sing the duet, "Love Thou," by Pinsuti, and Mr. Barnes and the quartet will be associated in a quaint negro

number by Scoit Gatty, "Tar, Tar Awav." ‘The solos will he "Dainty Dagozel," sung by Mrs. Alice Harris; ‘Meadowsweet," sung by Miss Lily Mackie; ‘fhe Brightest Dav,’ sung by Mrs. Arthur Coe; "and "The Carpet," sung by Mr. Len. Barnes, Mr. Cedric Gardiner, a popular humorvist, will also contribute to the even‘aing's enjoyment. SYMONS-ELLWOGD: SHORT TRIO. The Symons-Tillwood-Short ‘Trio has as their contribution to the week’s programmes a number of works which have been particularly appreciated by listeners-in since the trio began to broadcast, The "Novelletten’’ trio, by Gade; the early trio in C minor of

Beethoven; the trio in B flat by Schiubert; and the Reissiger trio in major, will be played. Bach one abounds in beautiful melody, such as any ‘lover of pure tunefnlness can enjoy at a first hearing, .The first movement of the Grieg sonata in C minor, for piano and violin, will be played by Miss Ava Symous and Mr. Gordon Short. Grieg (1848-1907) is the chief of Scandinayian composers, and his works received eatly popular recognition by reason of their own peculiar charm. Miss Ava Symons will play the Wilhemj violin arrangement of the noble "Aye Maria,’ by Schubert. This is

one of the most beloved of all works arranged for the violin. Some exquisile harp-like passages accompany the appearance of the melody in octaves. By special request Miss Symons will also play ‘‘Midnight Bells,’ a loyely melody from an operetta by Heuberger, arranged for the violin by Kreisler. Mr. Cordon Short will play a selection of Viennese waltzes from the operetta "The Bat,’ by Joliann Strauss, most effectively arranged by the great Viennese pianist, Gruenfeld. ‘fhe beauty of the melodies of the composer of the "Blue Danube Waltz’ has cndeared his waltzes to musician and public alike, and few of his tunes are sweeter than those used in this arrangement,

THE CELESTE QUARTET, ‘The Celeste Quartet are young, en thusiastic singers, who are fully alive to the requirements of their big audience. Miss Myra Sawyer returns fresh from conquests in Napier and Dannevirke. The popularity of her work is not to be gainsaid. As usual, this week’s programme has bees chosen carefully, with due regard to the fact that the range of popular taste runs irom light to heayy music. In this respect the evening’s offering will he well balanced. No doubt their performance will be fully appreciated. ,

Mr. Keith Grant, of Wanganui, who is coming to the microphone at 2YA on January 2, is the happy possessor of a high baritone voice of wide range aul brilliant calibre. Although well on the sunny side of thirty, he has already made for himself an enviable reputation, Mr, Grant has taken principal roles in ‘fhe Arcadians" and in ‘Our Miss Gibbs" with the Wanganui Amateur Musical Society, in both of which he scored great success. He has also assisted Mr. Herbert Carter in various operatic recitals, performing solo and concerted numbers from the operas. Only once before has Mr, Grant faced the microphone at 2YA, and listeners will weleome this further opportunity of hearing him.