EMPIRE DAY AT 3YA

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 44, 18 May 1928, Page 7

EMPIRE DAY AT 3YA

Mr, &. J. Bell, Public Librarian, will give his fortnightly talk on books at 8YA on Monday. The Christchurch Municipal Band, assisted by a mixed quartet of soloists and a humorist, will provide a variety programme for Monday. Listeners will welcome back to the microphone Miss Alice Vinsen, one o£ 3YA’s leading contraltos, and Mrs. KK. ‘Henderson, better known. in musical ‘circles as Miss Kathleen O’Brien. Her soprano voice will delight all. The gentlemen vocalists on Monda evening will be that accomplished tenor, Mr. Frank Morrison, and Mr. Walter Fairburn, a singer of popular songs. Mr. Fairburn is also well known throughout New Zealand as a_ chess player. Mr. J. P. Darragh will contribute humorous recitations, this time of a Jewish type. Songs by Schubert, to whom the world is indebted for over 600 melodies, written in his lamentably short life (he died when only 31) feature prominently on Wednesday’s programme at 3YA,. when the vocalists will be Mr. A. G. Thompson’s Duleet Quartet. Graceful, buoyant, grim, dramatic, tragic, humorous, informal, for mal-every kind of .melody or mood came naturally to Schubert’s mind and pen, spontaneously and naturally. . Schubert’s famous and very dramatie "rl King," the story of a father’s ride with his sick child who hears the rl King (Death) calling, is one of the songs chosen by Mr. A. G. Thompson for Wednesday evening. Another solo is also by Schubert, "The Linden Tree." Considerable variety will be introduced into the Schubert vocal programme on Wednesday evening. The Studio rio, Mr. 8. N. Crisp (euphonium), Mr. Verner Lawford (phonofiddle and magic flute), with Mr. W. If. Moses (humorous reciter), are algo contributing. Empire Day will be fittingly celebrated at 3YA with a real ‘Red, White, and Blue" concert, The children’s session will not be overlooked, for even there the entertainment to be provided will be of a national nature. During the evening concert session, English, Scottish, Irish, and Welsh items will be given. These items will comprise vocal and instrumental selections (including bagpipe music), and elocutionary items, which will have direct bearing om our Empire. (Continued on Page 14.)

Madame Cora Melvin has successfully taken the part of "Marguerita" in the Auckland Choral Society’s production of "Waust," for which she received very complimentary Press reference. She has sung for the Bohemian Orchestra on several occasions, and is well-known in recitals with Myr. Day in her home town, Tauranga. Both these arlists appeared in the Hamilton production of "Cingalee"’ and "TYook of Holland." Madame Cora Melvin took the part of "Nanoya," and Myr. Day that of "Vereka."

Mr, Day is well known jn school musical circles, having been responsible for the inauguration of an orchestra at the New Plymouth Boys’ Ligh School, and his painstaking efforts in this connection have received wide recognition in the Taranaki district. The Hamilton Hast School Choir, under the direction of Mr, Day, won the Parker Uill Cup in connection with the Waikato Winter Show on three suecessive occasions. Mr. Day has sung at several municipal organ recitals, and also with the New Plymouth Male Choir, He has appeared as assisting artist with Miss Constance Leathem, the well known New Zealand pianist.

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38YA NOTES (contd.) With such a theme as the Bnipire, one can: expect some rousing national airs, The vocal portion of the inusical programme is in the hands of ‘Madame Gower Burns Quartett’ who have prepared a programme yery befitting to the occasion. Between the opening chorus, "When the Empire Calls," and the final "God Save the King," as sung. by Madame Gower Burns, with chorus, there will be a two hours’ stirring concert-songs such as "Who Were the Yeomen of England?’, "Peaceful England," "The Deathless Army," "Homeland," "Song of New Zealand," "There’s a Land," "The Veteran’s Song," "Coming iome," "The Red, White, and Blue," and "and of Hope and Glory," stirring Scottish bagpipe music, Studio Trio, and flute selections, and elocutionary pieces by Miss Naare Hooper, L.2.C.L., these last-named including, "Wmpire Day," "The Passing of the Queen, January, 1901,’"’ and, in humerous vein, "The Empire Spirit’ (according to Monty). Miss Mildred Russell's Radiolian Quartett will score another radio success with "The Quaker Girl’ on Friday evening.. ‘These light comedies are proving very acceptable to listeners, and "The Quaker Girl" will’ be no exception, Further treats are in store, the Radiolians having arranged for some. special attractions. Almost without a break, the solos and choruses of "The Quaker Girl" will continue until nine o’clock; afterwards humorous elocutionary items and dance music will be introduced by Mr. ‘Sidney Comfort and Mr, Les. Marston respectively. Dance music will continue till eleven o'clock. Saturday will see the opening of the Christchurch Diamond Jubilee celebrations, and 3YA will do full justice to the attractions.

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MR. NORMAN DAY. —Photo. by G. F. Jenkinson.