4YA NOTES

Radio Record, Volume I, Issue 52, 13 July 1928, Page 14

4YA NOTES

| N Sanday 4¥A will broadcast the service from St. Paul's Anglican Cathedral when the preacher will be the Rev. Canon Nevil, M.A. At the conclusion of the church service a studio coneert will be heard, HI band concert from 4YA on Tuesday evening will be up to the usual standard. Band items will be provided by the St. Kilda Band under the baton of Mr. James Dixon, and an excellent programme has been arranged, prominent on which is a selection from the musical comedy, "Girls of Gottenburg," and a selection from "Maritana." A cornet solo, "O Sole Mio," with band accompaniment, will be another feature on the programme. Mrs. D. Carty (soprano), Mr, Bert Rawlinson, Mr. F. C. Cooper and Miss E. Basire (contralto), will contribute to the vocal portion of the programme on Tuesday, and in addifion there will be heard a vocal duet by Mrs. D. Carty and Mr. Bert Rawlinson. Miss Anita Winkel and Mr...Lester Moller will entertain with elocutionary numbers, mostly of a humorous nature. Pastor W. D. More will contribute another of his amusing addresses on Tuesday evening. WEDN ESDAY evening’s programme from 4YA will be of the variety type. Outstanding numbers will be items by McCaw’'s Saxophone Band, and the music they provide wiil surprise and delight ail those who are fortunate in hearing it-in fact, it is difficult to believe af times that the pleasing harmonic chords are produced by other than a grand organ. ‘The numbers chosen will be Somer’s arrangement of "Childhood Memories," "The Savoy Scottish Medley" and Donaldson’s fox-frof, "My Blue Heaven." Also on Wedneasday’s programme will be the Dunedin Banjo Trio, featuring groups of popular dance numbers, the latest as well as those of a few years ago. Hawaiian guitar duets will be rendered by Messrs. Sheehy and Campbell, and the numbers they have chosen have been selected from some

of the melodious melodies of the tropic isles. Miss Naney Ayson will contribute some elocutionary numbers, and Mr. J. B. McConnell will contribute humorous recitals, while light popular vocal numbers will be sung by Miss Thelma Blackman (soprano), and Miss Betty Roberts (mezzo-soprano). FPRIDAY evening's programme for the first hour will comprise choice ballad items. Miss Molly Vickers, among others items, will sing "By the Waters of Minnetonka" and Stenson’s "Prayer Perfect.’ Mr. lL. M, Cachemaille (baritone) will sing a group of songs from the pen of Coningsby Clarke; Miss Sheila Neilson will provide some monologues and recitals; Mr. George Christie will entertain with his cornef, and Albeniz’s pianoforte composition, "Saquadillas," will be rendered by Mrs, Ernest Drake, L.A.B. The second half of the programme will be dance music relayed from the Savoy by Mr. Carey and his orchestra. ON Saturday evening the 4YA Harmonists will contribute a further group of vocal quartets, among whick will be "Alice, Where Art Thou?’ "Sweet and Low,’ and "A Lover's Ditty." Miss Roma Buss (soprano) will sing "White Birds" and "Roses for You"; Miss Mollie Andrews (mezzosoprano) will sing "Go Down to Kew in Lilac Time’ and "The Birds go North Again." A new addition to the 4¥A Harmonists, Mr. Charles C. Scott, will be heard in a group of ballad solos.. Mr. F. M. Tuohy will sing "The Cobbler’s Song" from "Chu Chin Chow" and "Bachelor Gay" from "The Maid of the Mountains." An instrumental trio-violin, flute, and piano-wili render some classical numbers on Saturday evening. Violin solos by Mr. A. R. Watson, flute solos by Mr. J. W. Stewart, and pianoforte solos by Mrs. Urnest Drake, r,.A.B., will comprise the instrumental items. Miss Roberta Williams will entertain with some elocutionary items,