3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 24, 28 December 1928, Page 14

3YA Features

"HERD will be much that. is Scottish about the concert which is te be broadcast on Monday evening. Prac-

al tically all the vocal items are from the land of the heather. Mr. Bernard Renhell, baritone, will be welcomed back to the microphone. His numbers will be""Scotland’s My Ain," "Bonny George Campbell," and "Annie Laurie." Scottish songs at the piano will be contributed by Mr. Jock Lockhart, these songs being four very popular Lauder numbers. With Sir Harry himself in New Zealand at present, it is quite probable that he may be listening in. If so, he will hear a rendition of some of his compositions, of which he will not be ashamed. He will also hear some original patter. Scottish recitations will be given by Mr, Campbell Brown, "Bairnies Cuddle Doon," "A Real Scotch Night." Further Scottish items, and this time, two of them will be real Gaelic, will be sung by Mrs. A. Whitehead. The instrumentalists for the evening will be the Woolston Band, whose programme will be of the usual diversity and excellent quality. From the conclusion of the above programme at ten o’clock till 11.45 . p.m., there will be a relay of dance musie from the Winter Garden, where the music will be supplied by the Mailey-Marsden Band. At 11.45, listeners will "tune in" to the Cathedral Square, Christehureh, to hear the noises and clamour incidental to the passing of the old year, and the advent of the new. There will be a ringing. of carols on the Cathedral ells. ‘The third instalment of . Wagner’s famous opera, "The Valkyrie," will open the programme on Wednesday evening. ae (THE Carter Sisters, a trio of talented instrunientalists, will make a rei ~appearance in radio work this week. " On Wednesday evening they will play popular ‘selections from well-known operas. Violin solos to be played by Miss Joan Carter will be Schubert’s "Moment Musical" and Rimsky-Korsa-koff’s: "Song of India." ]

THE vocalists for Wednesday evening oo will be Miss’ Margaret Lorimer, Miss Nellie Lowe, Mr. T. G. Rogers and Mr. A..G. Thompson. The concerted numbers will be "Come to the Fair" and "The Old F-lks at Home." Humporous numbers will be given by Mr. Sydney Comfort. AN excellent miscellaneous concert, ' mainly of well-known and popular classical numbers will be presented’ on Thursday evening, the sizgers being

the Melodious Four. The programme 1s a very engaging one. Mr. T. D. Williams’s solos for the evening will be Schubert’s "The Wanderer" and Handel’s "I am a Roamer." The Carter Sisters will appear again this evening in a- series. of instrumental numbers and ’cello solos will be played by Miss Charlotte Carter. Blocutionary items will be given by Mr. Hiram Dunford. He will recite "The Bells," the famous poem of Edgar Allan Poe, and "The Casket Scene" from "The Merchant of Venice." THe Valencia Quartet, which has leaped quickly into favour, will present further concerted work on Friday evening when they will sing excerpts from "Florodoi .."- Solo and duet items of a miscellaneous nature. will also be sung by the members of the quartet, Miss Renetta Rings, Miss Anita Graham, Mr. W. Bradshaw, and Mr. F, A. Millar, A solo by Mr. Millar

will be "A’ Hundred Fathoms Deep." The Carter Sisters will present popular i- strumental numbers and the humour of the evening will be supplied by Mr. Geo. Titchener. His numbers will be "The Modest Curate’ ‘and "Lawyers’ Language." | On Saturday -evening 3YA_. will rebroadcast the complete 2YA programme. | Miss Kathleen Johns and Mr. Cyril Rishworth will be contributing an excellent programme to the after-church concert on Sunday evening.