VALUE OF CO-OPERATION

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 52, 13 July 1928, Page 5

VALUE OF CO-OPERA-TION

2YA MUSICAL AND DRAMATIC COMMITTEE HE monthly meeting of the 2YA Musical and Dramatic Committee was held at the studio on Monday evening, Mr. 3. Palliser (chairman) presiding. There were present Messrs. J. Carr (Charley's Aunt Club), Len Barnes (Orpheus Society), G. L. Giesen (Hutt Valley Choral Society), Campbell (Wellington Competitions Gontotv). V. R. Bennett (Harmonic

e-=--_-eE_,lC(i‘i OOS Society), I. Levy. ("The Dominion"), A. Warwick (Orphans Club), RK. Lyon (Savage Club). Apologies for absence were received from Messrs. Fiarison Cook (National Repertory Society), and Mr. H. Temple White (Commercial Travellers’ Choir). A letter was received from the Broadcasting Company acknowledging the resolution passed by the committee at its last meeting, and intimating the company’s pleasure in adopting the suggestion that a "literary evening" should be scheduled for once a month. Mr. Ball stated that the first two ‘it~ erary evenings" had already been arranged for, Mrs. R. S.. Watson, B.A, having kindly consented to deal with "Kipling and His Work’ on July 27, and Miss Clodagh Russell, whose sub- ' ject had yet to be decided, having similarly undertaken to provide the literary matter for the evening of August 31. Mr. Levy suggested that the literary matter should be supplemented by appropriate vocal items, in the case of the Kipling evening, for instance, by "The Road * Mandalay" and other ballads. Mr. Ball said that this had been arranged for. Mr. G. L. Giesen said he was pleased that the company had approved his suggestion re proadeasting choral items, as he had intended to propose that the company be approached with a view to ascertaining whether it would be practicable for the Studio Orchestra to take part in the society's mart concert, go that the whole pro-

BANNAN eee gramme could be broadcast on relay. After expressing his views as to the mutual advantage of such co-opera-tion, he moved accordingly, Mr. Levy seconding. Mr. Palliser intimated that if transport was a matter of consideration in connection with the proposed arrangement, his ear would be available for the occasion. Mr. Campbell stated ‘that the Competitions Society had. not yet considered its attitude in relation to broadcasting, but the matter would be discussed at their next committee meeting. The chairman said there was a time when he had been unable to see that the broadcasting of their performance

could be advantageous to musical organisations, but he no longer entertained any doubt on the question. He was satisfied that a policy of co-opera-tion would prove mutually beneficial, and that broadcasting-especially of selected items from a final rehearsal, would be 2 good thing for the societies, who would thereby get valuable publicity. He voiced this opinion confidently, because of his personal knowledge of what had happened in connection with one of the local bands. He believed it would be advantageous for the Competitions Society to have the work of some of the successful competitors broadcast. It might be ar- | ranged, say, for certain of the prize-

Winners during the eariy stages to broadcast from the studio, prior to a demonstration concert, or, better still, for the "recall items" to be put over the air direct from the Town Hall. Mr. Len Barnes said the Orpheus Society had been broadcast on two or three occasions. Last December they had given "Maritana" from the studio of 2YA occupying the whole evening.

They were now practising for "Lhe Rebel Maid," to be produced on August 4, He did not know if his society would agree to the broadcasting of the whole performance, but he thought they -would agree to parts of it being broadcast. The chairman: I think the broadcasting of some items from the final rehearsal would be a good "bost" for the production. Mr. Stanley Warwick: Most certainly. After further discussion it was resolved on the motion of Mr. Barnes, seconded by Mr. Lyon, that the various musical and dramatic societies in Wellington and the Competitions Society be approached with a view to having selected portions of their programmes broadeast either from the actual per-: formance, or from the final rehearsal. The chairman reported that he was already in communication with the Wellington District Combined Bands’ Association, and the Wanganui Band Contest Committee, relative to the pos-

sibility of broadcasting on relay to Wellington from Wanganui the championship test pieces at the band contest. At least six bands from Wellington would be competing, and he felt sure that if a successful relay could be assured they would pack the Town Hall, It was, however, a matter of ascertaining the probability of a successful relay being assured, and to tk..t end he moved "that the company be requested to carry out a test between Wanganui and Wellington as a preliminary to arranging for a relay broadcast of the championship band contest to be held in Wanganui in February." The chairman said he had no doubt ‘the Post and Telegraph Department would render every assistance possible in connection with the test. . A sub-committee, consisting of Messrs. Carr, Barnes, and Davies, with the chairman, was appointed to investigate a matter of interest to listeners in regard to the broadcasting of organ music,