4YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 4, 10 August 1928, Page 15

4YA Notes

euxpay evening church Service will be cma dy from the Hanover Street Baptist Church. The preacher will be the Rey. I. S. Tuekwell, M.A. A most interesting sacred concert will be broadcast. from the church at. the conclusion of: the service. This will be under the direction of the choirmaster, Mr. Fl, P. Desmoulins. re ESDAY will he band night at 4¥A, and upon this occasion the St. Kilda Band will present an attractive programme of well-known music. Outstanding ‘numbers will be Gounod’s "Soldiers’ Chorus’ .(from "I*aust’’), Balfe’s overture, "The Bohemian Girl,’"’ Beethoven’s "Minuet in G," and the ever . popular "Druid’s Prayer Waltz’ (Davson). An _ interesting number will be a inmareh entitled "Rubenstein." being fragments from the great Russian Jewish eomposer, introducing his famous "Melody in 1."

Some of: Dunedin’s leading talent has been engaged te support the band musie, on Tuesday evening. Mr Eh. RK. Dalley, the charmimg tenor, will sing Cherry’s immortal Trish Ballad, "The, Dear Little Shamrock." Miss Anita Winkel and Mr. Wester Moller, will entertain with elocutionary recitals and mustec" menologues. EDNESDAY evening’s concert = will be of the variety type which is proving most popular in Otago. ‘The entire programme will consist of bright and tuneful songs and musie. Dunedin. as might be expected, can boast of some Scottish comedians, and ‘one of the foremost of these is Mr. Buster Brown, whom many claim to be every bit as sood as the famous Will I‘yffe. We possesses a wonderful ringing voice, a large repertoire. and an ever ready fund of wit. Mr. Brown will make. his initial appearance at 4Y¥A on Wednesday in three of TLauder’s songs with patter, "Jean MeNeil," "Breakfast in my Bed on Sunday morning." and "We all go the Same Way Wame."’ Three other vocalists «2 the light type will provide popular song hits on

Wednesday evening: Miss ‘Betty Roberts, easily one of the = finest light mezzo-sopranos in New Zealand, Miss Thelma Blackman, and Mr. J. ‘B.. MeConnell, who will feature some. popular comic songs. THD Dunedin Banjo. Trio -will- en‘deavour to, maintain ‘its. good ‘reputation ‘by presenting a number of popular song hit-arrangements. Mr. J. McCaw, whose fine playing of ‘the saxophone so closely resembles the tone of the ’cello, will perform a clever rag, "The Crazy Bone Rag,’ and the melodious "Charmaine." . Miss Naney Ayson Will give some humorous reeitntions, | ; During the second half of the programme there will be a relay of portion of the oratorio "Hlijah," as. .performed by the Dunedin © -€horal Society. ‘the soloists comprise four of New Zealand’s best known singers, nameiy, Madame Winnie Fraser (Oamaru), Miss Mabel Esquillant (Chrisehurch), My, L. EK. Dalley (Dunedin) and Mr. Wm. Watters (Palmerston).

ON Friday evening listeners will have the opportunity of hearing an attractive studio programme admirably rendered by good broadcasting artists. Miss Molly Vickers will sing a Seottish song, "We'd Better Bide a Wee," and the old Trish favourite "Killarney." Mr. Il. M. Cachemaille (baritone ) will be heard, among other numbers, in Me"i’s delightful little song, "Duna." Miss Sheila Neilson will contribute two humorous elocutionary numbers and Longfellow’s "The Norman Baron." Instrumental musie will be provided by Mrs. Ernest Drake (pianiste) and Mr. George Christie (cornetist). The usual Friday night’s hour of dance musie Will be relayed from the Savoy at 9 a.m. GATURDAY'S concert will provide a feast of good music. The 4YA Harmonists will present numbers from a charming new song cyele entitled "Dorothy’s Wedding Day." by Il. Lane Wilson, who occupies a high place amongst Iinglish ballad writers of today. Tach number possesses a quaint charm, with its wonderful wealth of melody. In addition to the several coneerted works, the eyele contains solos for each. solo yoice. ’ Miss Roma Buss (soprano), Miss Mollie Andrews (mezzo-soprano), Mr. (has. C. Seott (tenor) "and Mr. F. M.

Tuohy (baritone) are the artists comprising the quartet, and in addition to _ the song cyele each will contribute solo items to the programme. An instrumental trio consisting of violin, fiute and piano, will render Gounod’s "Ave Maria" and Losey’s "Alita." Solo items will be given by Mr. A. R. Watso... (violin); Mr. J. W. Stewart (flute) and Mrs. Ernest Drake (studio pianiste). Miss Roberta Williams will . recite "Comfort,;" by Robert Service, and "other: poems.