2YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 32, 22 February 1929, Page 14

2YA Notes

At the conclusion of the relay of the evening ‘service from Si. Thomas’s Anglican Church on Sunday evening, a studio concert will be presented. ‘The artists will be the wellknown baritone, Mr. John Prouse, Miss Iris Potter (contralto), .nd Miss Muriel Hitchings (soprano). Mr. Prouse will sing "Pro Pecatis," from Rossini’s "Stabat Mater," and "O God Have Mercy," from Mendelssohn’s "St. P ul," a further number by him being Gounod’s "There igs a Green Hill." Miss Iris Potter is a young contralto who has appeared with local musical societies as a soloist. She will sing Besley’s "Music when Soft Voices die," Abt’s "Worship in the Forest," and "Ships that Pass in the Night," the words of this latter number being by Robert Louis Stevenson. The soprano soloist, Miss Muriel MHitchings, has chosen for her numbers Percy Kahn’s "Ave Marie" and Godard’s well-known "Angels Guard Thee." She will also sing two duets with Miss Potter: "Arise O Sun" (by Day), and Tosti’s "Venetian Song." Miss Hitchings’s voice and artistry should make her numbers very acceptable to listeners.

N Monday evening a varied and interesting progiamme will be presented. The vocalists will be Miss Gretta Stark. soprano, Miss Hilda Chudley, contralto, Mr. James Fordie, tenor, and Mr. J. M. Caldw.ll, bass. Elocutionary items will be given by Mr. Norman Aitken, who wit. .-. an old favourite in "Spotty," and a humorous number "A Dog’s. Life." MTT

PUTO CUTE ISS Gretta Stark, a young lyric soprano, will sing two numbers by Coleridge Tay or: "Sweet Baby Butterfly" and "Alone with Mother" ; also Brahms’ "Lullaby" and Grieg’s "I Love Thee." Liza Lehmann’s beautiful little song "Whene’er a Snowflake Leaves the Sky," and two artistic compositions by Landon Ronald, entitled "A Sheepfold Song’ and "After the Lonely Day," will afford Miss Hildy Ohudley an opportunity of showing listeners how these items. can be made to please all tastes. . WO songs by Wallace, "The Rebel" and "Son of Mine," together with "he Cherry Tree Dance" by Newton, and "The Skye Fisher’s Song" (one of the songs of the Hebrides by Kennedy Fraser) will be the items to be sung by: Mr. J. M. Caldwell. Mr. Caldwell is an artist who has appeared on concert platforms in his native land (Scotland) and in New Zealand with marked success. Mr. James Fordie, a tenor soloist of ability, whose items are always appreciated, will sing "Maire, My Girl" and the old favourite "Annie Laurie." ‘The latter. number should prove very suitable to this artist by virtue of the fact that he is from the "land of the heather," and

is rendition of Scottish songs is alriys sincere and: artistic. HE orchestral items for Monday evening will include the overture "May Day," by Wood, the everpopular ‘"Chopiniana," a selection from Smetana’s suite "My Fatherland" entitled "Tabor," and Saint-Saens’ well-known descriptive piece ‘Suite Algerienne." On Tuesday afternoon a concert will be provided by Messrs. F. J. Pinny Ltd., who will give a programme of player piano selections and selected gramophone records. Assisting with the programme will be Mr. Harry Wilspn, baritone, and Miss R. Judd (soprano). a light popular nature, the orchestrai items! being the "Comrades in Arms" overture, the waltz from "The Maid of the Mountains," "The Answer," ‘by: Lemare (arranged by Mr. W. J. Bellingham), "In Birdland" (a novelty item), and a musical comedy number, "No, No, Nanette.’ A cornet solo by Mr. W. Sneddon, "The Lost Chord," will al.o be played.. Mr. . .stin Blackie, the popular tenor, will sing two old favourites: "I’ll Sing Thee Snogs of. Araby," and "Dream Boat." Messrs. Berthold and Bent will be heard in steel guitar numbers comprising some of the latest hits. Mr. Len Ashton will sing several comic songs, and soubrette items will be given Ly Mrs. M. R. Lightbody. The Two Boiled Owls have chosen for their items piano novelty numbers, a popule song entitled "Abdul Abulbul Amir’ and two sketches hom Black Crows in Gaol’ and "The evening programme will be of of Mathematics." The latter skétch has been written by Mr. Bert. Royle, the New Zealand representative of J. C. Williamson Limited. GATURDAY evening’s programme will be of a bright and entertaining nature. The orchestral items will inelude the 21turc "Wanderer’s Ziel," b, Suppe, one of Liszt’s "Hungarian Rhapsody," an orchestral arrangement of "Love’s Old Sweet Soug," and a musical comedy selection "Queen High." A novelty item, "Bells Across the Meadows," by Ketelbey, will also be played, the soloist in this number being Mr. L. Probert. The Melodie Four will sing three quartet numbers, "The Glow Worm," "In the Shadows," and "Timbuctoo." Mr. R. S. Allwright, a baritone popular with Wellington audiences, will sing the rousing ballad, "Young Tom o’ Devon." Mr. Feank Bryattt (tenor) has chosen for his item, "Give a Man a Horse He can Ride." Mr. W. W. Marshall will be heard in Herman Lohr’s popular ballad "Chorus Gentlemen," and Mr. Sam Duncan has chosen for his item Fontenaille’s beautiful little song, "Obstination," a type of song suitable to Mr. Duncan’s lyric tenor voice. Mr. Lad Haywood will provide mandola solos which will include some of the jatest hits and ballads. Songs at the piano by the popular entertainer, Mr. EB. A. Sargent, will include "A Fine Old Nnglish Gentleman" (by request), and "Our Furnished Flat."