3YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 28, 27 January 1928, Page 7

3YA NOTES

The usual bright type of programme associated with the Beckenham Male Quartet will Le given on Monday evening. Their concerted items, many of them arranged by themselves, have a topical atmosphere which takes the lislencrs’ fancy. Two of the quartets to be sung on Monday will be ‘The Rosary" and "The Long Day Closes.’? Not heard for a very long time has been "he Viking Song," by Stephen Adams, to be sung by Mr. I’. S. Jackson (bass) ou Monday evening. Miss Gwen Shepherd, the well-known Wellington entertainer, is now on a Visit to Christehureh and will be heard from 38YA ou Monday. Her items will be: "Atoms" and "The Story of a BullGog,?? A miscclancous programme will be presented by Mr. A. G. Thompson’s quartet on Wednesday cvening, ‘Che Iyute Vlayer’? and "I Know of ‘Twa Bright Iyes" will be sung by Mr. Thompson, while Mr. T. G. Rogers’s solos will be "Soft and Pure’ (from the opera Martha’) and "I Hear You Calling Me?’ (this latter by special re» quest). ‘The two male singers of the quartct will also be associated in the duet "Awake,’* the well-known song. One of the greatest vocal tris umiphs which Miss Nellie Lowe has achieved since she has been sings ing for 3YA was her recent rendi« tien of "Danny Boy.’’ The ree quests for an encore which she re ceived, and which the station re« ceived, are the reason for the song appearing opposite the name of Miss Lowe on Wednesday's pro. gramme. This very popular singer will also render ‘Still As the Night"? and "In the Chimney Corner." Miss Lowe will also be as sociated with Miss Mary Shaw, A.R.A.M., in the duet ‘Arise, Oh Sun." Miss Shaw will sing the solos "The Camel's Hump, ‘Alle: luia,"’ and ‘Spring Sorrow." New to radio, but an ex rienced elocutionist, Mr. H. R. Wilkinson will recite at 8YA on Wednesday four varied selections by well-known writers. A programme well worth hearing by all who are fond of the old masters will be given by the Madame GowerBurns Grand Operatic Quartet orf Thursday evening. Many of the songs chosen are very rarely sung, and a feast of delightful music can be expected. ‘The programme comprises solos, duets, and quartets. | Madame sower-Burns will sing ‘Batti Batti’? (Mozart), "Sulekia’s Second Song" (Schubert), a duet with Mr, Reunell, Mendelssohn’s ‘‘Greeting," and a duet with Miss Jessie King, "The Tempting Flower’ (Schubert). She will also, of course, share in the quartets ‘Departure’ (Mendelssohn) and *Faste Thee, Nymph" (Handel), in which Mr. Prescott will be the tenor soloist. (Continued on page 14.)

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Selections lave Leen made from Becthoven and Schumann by Miss Jessie King fur her solos, and as a duet With Mr. Prescott ‘On Wings of Mu gic’ will Le sung. Mr, Rennell will sing "I Will Not Grieve" (Schumann) and "The Song of the Vagabond." ‘The latter is a compesition by Mr. Vaughan Williams, in which the time changes every twa UTS, Mr. Harold Prescott’s solos will be Schubert’s well-known "Serenade," "Sunday"? (Brahms), and "Thou Art Like a Lovely Flower." Pianoforte solos appropriate to the programme will be played by Miss Lucy Fullwood. "The Song of the, Trees,’ written by a Christchurch lady, Miss Colborne Veal, will be recited by Miss Naare Hooper, L.T.C.L., at 3YA on Thursday. Other of her items will be that choice piece of droli humour, the ‘‘Gravediggers’ Scene’? from "Hamlet," and Gilbert’s "Comedy and Tragedy."’ Mr. Lyndon Christie’s orchestra will supply the music for a special dance programme on Friday evening. The various dances will be interspersed with vocal items from the studio by the Melodious Four and Miss Maiona Juriss. The Melodions Four will provide a miscellaneous programme on Friday evening. Miss: Frances Hamerton, L.A.B., will be singing some dainty little solos very rarely sung except in chamber concerts. Miss Renaut’s solos will be of a different stamp, such as "The Dustman,’ and "Off to Market, Jolnnie."" Mr. Sumner will vary his contributions from rollicking songs to popular airs and classics. Mr, T. D. Williams will sing Schubert’s ‘The Wanderer" and Handel’s recitative and atia "I rage, I melt, I burn," leading up to the solo "Ruddier than the Cherry."’

In addition to the regular Saturday night contributors who provide such bright entertainments, Miss Ciristina Green, L.R.A.M., will be singing mext week-end. Miss Green is the music mistress at Archerfield Girls’ School, Dunedin. She received her training in Britain as a pupil of Mr. Dale Smith and Mr. Evelyn Howard Jones. Miss Green has chosen three songs which will give an indication of her ability, ‘Oh No, John,’ "Dashing Away with the Smoothing Iron" and "The Silver Ring." Among the improvisations, medleys and piano novelties which will be played by Mr. Ivan Perrin on Saturday evening will be a piece entitled ‘Wannaloa," composed by Mr. Perrin and Mr. Marston Bate, the well-know1 cellist. Miss Mabel Thomas and Mr. David McGill will next Saturday sing excerpts from Grand Opera-‘Ia Boheme," "Lucia di Lammermoor," and "’{'osea."? Miss Thomas will also sing the old favourite "Kathleen Mavourneen." The Misses Johns and Johnson with their happy sengs, Mr. Cyril Rishworth’s good baritone solos, and Mr. J. P. Darragh’s humorous recitations, will help to make Saturday’s programme a success, Mr. James Drummond, F.L.S., B.Z.S., the well-kuown writer on natural history subjects, who some time 80 gave a most interesting talk on the Tuatara Lizard, will on Friday speak on "New Zealand’s Strangest Bird-the Wiwi."