4YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 27, 20 January 1928, Page 7

4YA NOTES

Ou Sunday evening at 5.45 p.m. Big Brother Bitl’s Children’s Song Service will be conducted. On this occasion he will be assisted by the choristers of St. Paul’s Cathedral. At 7 p.m. 4YA will relay the service from the Methodist Central Mission, when the preacher will be the Rev. W. H. Hocking, At the conclusion of the service, if fine weather prevails, the St. Kilda Band concert from the rotunda will be relayed. Tuesday night’s concert from 4YA will be provided by the St. Kilda Band, under the conductor: ship of Mr. James Dixon, A par: eticularly fine programme will be presented, including Rossini’s "‘Tancredi’? and the selection "Oberon’’ by Weber. Interspersed between the band’s selections will be vocal items and recitals, mostly of the lighter type. Mr. Percy James, the well-known comedian, will entertain with several very humorous songs, and Miss Mary Pratt (mezzo-soprano) will be heard in three Scottish numbers, including the ever-popular ‘My Ain Folk.’? Mrs. J. Marshall, the clever mezzo-soprano, will feature a group of popular numbers. Recitals, mostly of a humorous nature, will be given by Miss Roberta Williams and Mr. J. B. McConnell on ‘Tuesday evening.

Orchestral items from the Octagon ‘Theatre, relayed at intervals throughout the evening, will be a feature of Thursday’s programme. ‘I'his orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. l. D. Austin, will be heard in some works by the great masters. Miss Rita Holmes (soprano), Miss Winnie McPeak (contralto), Mr. I. M. Tuohy (baritone), and Mr. E. G. Bond (bass) will provide the vocal portion of ‘Thursday’s programme, which comprises the works of modern coinposers in the ballad style The instrumental part of the programme will include cello numbers by Mr, Malcolm Robil liard, and pianoforte solos by Miss Alice Wilson, F.'T.C.I.. Pastor W. D: More will again be on the air in another humorous address,

At 7.30 on Friday evening Mr. H. Greenwood, librarian of the Dunedin Athenaeum, will give an« other interesting review of the most recently published books. Mr. Greenwood’s successful talks have been, until recently, delivered om Tuesday afternoons, and have been much appreciated. Now that Mr. Greenwood is speaking in the evening sessions his audience all over New Zealand will be much larger and more people will be able to avail themselves of his excellent advice on literary matters. The evening concent on Friday will be presented by several of the front rank artists in Dunedin. ‘The vocal numbers comprise a wide selection of operatic works, ballads and musical comedy numbers, among which will be heard "Your Tiny Hand is Frozen,’ from ‘‘La Boheme,’ sung by Mr. Le K. Dalley, and ‘‘Erisky Love Lilt,’* sung by Miss C. M. Law (mezzoesoprano). , "Tf Thon Wert Blind’ will be sung by Mr. J. B. Macpherson (bass), and

two numbers from ‘Ihe Maid of the Mountains,’ "My Life is Love" and "Love Will Find a Way,’’ will be presented by Miss Roma Buss. Miss Maisie Macdonald, F.T.C.L., one of the pianistes in Dunedin who have attained the tivhest honours, will present pianoforte solos from the works of Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt. Hlocutionary items and musical monologues will be given by Miss Sheila Neilson. An interesting programme presented by some of Dunedin’s most talented artists, will be broadcast from 4YA on Saturday night. Orchestral music, under the conductorship of Mr. Charles Parnell, will be relayed at intervals from the Empire Theatre. The vocal« ists will be Miss Florence Sumner (soprano), Miss Irene Hornblow (con~tralto), Mr. R. A. Mitchell (tenor), and Mr. Arthur Lungley (baritone).