Art to do Honour to Commerce

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 32, 22 February 1929, Page 11

Art to do Honour to Commerce

Grand Promenade Wireless Concert at Opening of New DLC.

NE evening of Thursday, February 28, will be an event of more than passing interest to listeners in all parts of New Zealand and the islands beyond. On that occasion Art will do honour to Commerce by celebrating with music and song through the medium of a specially organised grand promenade concert the formal opening of the D.I.C.’s new and mammoth store on Lambton Quay, Wellington. By courtesy of the Radio Broadcasting Company, this very fine concert will be broadeast on relay by Station 2YA, whose officers are gladly co-operating with the management of the D.I.C. in an endeayour to make the occasion one of outstanding and nation-wide interest. Not only will the concert be broadeast to listeners far beyond the boundaries of the Capital City, but by means of an elaborate system of loudspeakers linked up throughout the

building. the many thousands of people who will throng the great store will be enabled to listen in on every floor. A few notes about the artists who will be "on the air" on this memorable occasion will be of interest. Madame Amy Woodward is well known throughout the Dominion for during the past few years her fine voice has been displayed in the soprano solos at one or other of the Choral Society concerts of most of the cities and towns of New Zealand. She is probably as well known for her singing of ballads, and on February 28 _ listeners-in will. through the medium of the wireless, have the opportunity of renewing acquaintance with the voice they have previously heard on the platform. The rich mellow quality of Mrs. Wilfred Andrews's voice has lingered in the memory of many concert audiences, not only in Wellington, but in

many parts of the Dominion. for there are few musical organisations in New Zealand which haye not, at one time or another, availed themselves of her vocal assistance as a contralto. She is sure to make many new friends in wireless circles when her ‘voice is transmitted through the air on this occasion. Mr. G. Austin Blackie and Mr. Roy Hill require no introduction to wireless audiences as their tenor voices have been heard on several occasions from 2QYA, Mr. Dan Foley is one of the most promising of the younger generation of singers in Wellington. Gifted with a fine high baritone voice, he infuses great fervour into the interpretation of his songs, which not only proclaims his

Irish descent and its concomitant tem. perament, but also rouses his uudiences to enthusiasm, be The bass voice of Mr. Harison Cook is now well known throughout the Dominion, for, besides singing for the principal New Zealand choral societies, he was principal bass at the Festival Hall concerts at the Dunedin Pxhibition, and was broadeast in the bass roles of "Faust," "Tannhauser" (twice), "Il Trovatore" (thrice), ‘and "Messiah," as well as in a recital of ballads given from the temporary studio in the Exhibition. Befoie coming to the Dominion he sang in the Denhof Operatic Festivals of 1910-11. 13. and was one of the principal basses at the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. London, in the spring season, 1914, and also in the grand season of the sane year. After two years as principi bass in the Moody Manners Opera Company, he was for seven:years prin-: cipal bass and stage director of the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company. He has also sung in oratorio and ballad concerts in all the principal towns of Great Britain and Ireland. * M. Leon de Mauny, a pupil of Albert Sammons at the Liege Conservi-’ torium, und one time leading violinist: in the principal London = orchestras. came to New Zealand about six years ago and has long since won his place in the front rank of the Dominion’s: instrumentalists. Those who heard the concert given at the opening of 2YA. will remember his delightful play-’ ing as the solo violinist on that oceusion. Tle has deyoted a considerable time to conducting, and for two years was conductor of the Wellington Professional Orchestra, and recently foundel the Wellington Symphony Orchestra. Mr. Claude Tanner was sub-profes-sor in the Royal Academy of Musie, London. and was for five years with Sir Henry J. Wood’s famous orchestra in London. Besides appearing as a solo ’cellist in Great Britain, he has displayed his virtuosity in Irance, Spain, Portugal, Brazil. and in. both North and South America.