Special Programmes from 4YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 11, 9 November 1928, Page 15

Special Programmes from 4YA

GCHUBERT'S Centenary will be celebrated at 4YA on the evening of Friday, November 16. ‘This will be an outstanding concert, as the leading professional talent of Dunedin has been engaged to perform the wonderful works of the great composer. Mr. Ernest Drake, the well-known tenor, will present "Serenade," "Who is Sylvia?" and "Thy Sweet Repose." Miss Molly Vickers, a mezzo-soprano of wide experience, will be heard in "Gretchen at the Spinning Wheel," "The Young Nun," and "Whither?" Mr. J. D. McKechnie, one of Dunedin’s forecast basses will render "The Wanderer," and "Hark, Hark the Lark." Mr. J. Wallace, leading violinist of the southern city, will play Schubert’s "Ave Marie," and "The Cradle Song." Mrs. Ernest Drake, studio pianiste, will contribute "Marche Militaire," "Impromptu in F Minor," ‘and "Moment Musical" (Schubert-Godowsky). Mr. W. Paget Gale, organist at the new Empire Theatre, will deliver a most interesting talk on "Schubert and His Music." Much of Schubert’s magnificent orchestral and string music will also be included on the programme. In addition to items of the above artists, Schubert’s famous quartet, "Death and The Maiden," will be rendered by the Wallace String Quartet, each member of which is a very talented performer. Schubert wrote many quartets for strings, but this is acknowledged as his greatest. The whole composition displays wonderful contrast in light and serious moods, and each of the four movements abounds in charming melodies. Schubert received his inspiration for the work from the ballad song, "Death and The Maiden," which is portrayed in the variations of the slow movement.