Features from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 31, 15 February 1929, Page 14

Features from 2YA

T the conclusion of the evening service on Sunday a studio concert will be given, the artists being Miss Myra Sawyer, Mrs. T. Treacey, and Mr. W. Boardman. Miss Sawyer, who is making a welcome reappearance, will sing Vincent Wallace's "Sweet Spirit. Hear My Prayer" and "An Indian Squaw Song" by vrlando Morgan. She will also sing a duet with Mr. Boardman, Mr. W. Boardman (bass baritone) will be heard in "Love Leads to Battle" and in the stirring song, "The Trumpeter." Mrs. T. Treacy is a contralto from the studio of Signor Truda. She has done consistently good work as a church soloist, and at competitions. N Monday evening at. 7.40 Hare Hongi will give another of. his interesting talks on the Maori language. Yor her items. on Monday evening, Madame: Briggs has chosen "As When the Dove" from Handel’s "Acis and Galatea." Liszt’s beautiful song, "Thou Art Like a Lovely Flower" and Schumann’s "Devotion." As Madame has devoted a. great deal of study to songs. of this nature listeners are assured of a musical treat. Miss Nora Greene, one of New Zealand’s most artistic and popular contraltos, will sing a number from Gluck's opera "Orfeo" entitled. "Che Faro," of "Have I Lost Thee?" She will also sing two songs by Sullivan, "Will He Come?" and "Golden Days." HE tenor soloist of the evening, Mr. Erie Rishworth, is making a. welcome reappearance before the microphone, and will sing "Mary of Allandale," and two Mendelssohn numbers: "To a Rosebud" and "A Bird is Calling." These numbers should suit Mr. Rishworth’s. voice admirably. and. he can be relied upon to give an artistic rendition of songs of .this nature. Mr. S. BE. Rodger, a leading Wellington baritone and one who hus had experience abroad, will give as his contribution to the programme "All Joy ~be Thine’ (by Sanderson): and a‘ bracket of .two. numbers, "God’s Slumberland" (by Gray) and "O Flower Divine" (by Haydn Wood).

R. VICTOR S, LLOYD, ‘an unconventional entertainer, ‘will relate another of his experiences. = A feature of the instrumental section of Monday evening’s .programme will be the ist and. 2nd’ movements . of Beethoven’s famous "Moonlight Sonata," played by Mr.. G, Gregory. The orchestral.items will include Boildieu’s overture "La Blancie Da Grieg’s "Peer Gynt Suite," Braga’s "Angel’s: Serenade," a yalse by Moskowski, and a selection from Tsehaikowsky’s "Le Lac de Cygnes. " N Tuesday evening there will be a relay from the Town Hall of the civic reception and presidential induction ceremony of the New Zealand branch of. the British Medical Association from 8 o’clock until approximately 9.30 p.m., when a-light programme will be given from the studio, For. this concert the orchestra will: play the overture to "The Bohemian Girl" and other attractive items of a light nature, chief amongst which will be .a. selection from ‘The Gondoliers." Mrs. Jackson, an artist whose first appearance created very favourable comment, will sing some popular songs. Mr. Jock Martin will entertain listeners with some humorous items from his repertoire, and Palmer’s Hawaiian Trio wil play two groups of popular numbers. 'NHE vocal section of the programme on Friday night will consist of excerpts from well-known operas, the yocalists being the Ariel Singers. Miss Jeanette Briggs will sing two operatic arias, the famous "Reynara nel Silenaia" or "Silence Over All," in which number Lucia, in the' opera "Lucia ‘di Lammermoor," describes how she saw an -apparition which causes consternation in her brother’s household, and is one of the causes of the tragedy that follows. ‘The well-known Puccini air "Vissi d’Arte" will also be sung by Miss Briggs. The-.famous. tenor aria from "Rigoletto," "Questo o Quella," will be one of Mr. Roy Hill's items. his second number being "The English Rose" from Kdward German’s popular comic opera "Merrie England." Miss Ngaire Coste has chosen for her solo the "Carmen" aria, the "Habanera," ai she will be heard in a duet from a little known opera "La Mereandante." Two well-known bass arias will be sung by Mr. J. M, Caldwell, whose items: will be "Within These Sacred Bowers" _ (from the ‘Magic Flute," -by Mozart) and "Vulean’s Song," from "Philemon et Baucis," by Gounod,. A vocal quartet number from Weber’s "Preciosa" entitled "The Stats that Above Us are Shining" will complete the vocal programme. HP orchestral . ‘items for " Priday evening will be "Tziganne" (by Laeconne), the selection "Tales From the Vienna. Woods" (by Strauss), suite by Tschaikowsky entitled "The Nutcracker ,’ a piano and strings num- ’ ber, "Andante : from ' Concerto," | by Saint-Saens (soloist, Mr. M. Dixon), and the musical comedy selgction,. "Nhe Firelly." *

BRIGHT and varied programme "will be presented on Saturday night, the programme opening with the selection "Melusine," by the orchestra, followed by a popular song by the Melodie Four, "Together." Other items of. interest by the Melodie Four will be the quartette numbers, "Hileen Alannah" and "Mulligan’s Musketeers," two numbers which should appeal to a large number of listeners, the former being an old ballad which always seems popular, and the latter a bright humorous number, that always receives a good reception whenever it is sung.

THE, baritone soloist, Mr. R. S. Allwright, will sing Del Riego’s famous "Slave Song," and Mr. W. W. Marshall (bass) will be heard to advantage in "Gipsy Dan." ‘Tenor solos by Mv FL Bryant will be "Linden Lea" and "The Sweetest Wlower That Blows," two numbers which should suit this singer admirably, Mr. Sam Duncan has chosen for his tenor solo a song that was. well and favourably known some 30 or 40 years ago, and one that can well bear repetition, "Tom Bowling," and in Mr. Duncan’s capable hands this song will prove to be one of the gems of the evening. Further items by the studio orchestra will include "Reminiscences of the Plantation," a novelty arrangement of "Il Trovatore" and ‘ Arditi’s well-known waliz, "Il Bacio," which is often heard as a soprano solo. .