2YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 38, 5 April 1929, Page 14

2YA Notes

ON Sunday, a studio concert will be given at the conclusion of the evening church service from Vivian Street Baptist Church. The artists will be Miss Isabel Cooper (soprano) /~ Miss Hilda Chudley (contralto), andr Mr. Stanley Sayers (baritone). Miss'~ Cooper has a good radio voice, and a fine sense of interpretation. Her items will be Luzzi’s "Ave Maria" and two numbers from Wakefield Cadman’s "Four American Indian Love Songs." Miss Hilda Chudley, a young contralto, who specialises in songs of a classical nature, has chosen for her items two negro spirituals, and a number by Del Riego entitled "Rest Thee Sad Heart." Mr. Stanley Sayers, a promising young baritone, will be heard in Wooler’s "Consider and Hear Me,’ and in a bracket of two smaller numbers, "God’s Garden,’ ’and "Linden Lea." ONDAY evening’s programme will be of outstanding interest and merit. There will be four visiting art-ists-from Palmerston North, Napier, and Nelson. The instrumental numbers

on the programme have been specially selected by Mr. George Hillwood, the _~eonductor of the 2YA Orchestra, and he will have the assistance of two of his pupils who are coming from Palmerston North. Miss Gladys Seifert, LA.B., L.1.C0.L., who has been studying interpretation for the last eighteen months with Mr. Hillwood, and gained her L.A.B. last year, will play the 1st Movement of the Grieg A Minor Piano Concerto, with orchestral accompaniment. Miss Grete Jespersen will give two numbers, "Orientale," by Cui, to orchestral accompaniment arranged by Mr. George Dllwood, and "Consolation," by Squire. The orchestral numbers will comprise the Overture from Gounod’s opera, "Mireille,’ the well-known O Minor Fantasie by Mozart, for piano, arranged for orchestra by Mr. George Bllwod, the 2nd Peer Gynt Suite Grieg) "Henry VIII Dances" (Hdward rman), and the Suite "Mozisieur eaucaire," ‘HH vocalists will include two visitors to Wellington, viz., Mrs, Hdris Spackman, of Napier, and Miss Beatrice Aydon, of Nelson. Mrs, Spackman will sing two Mallinson numbers, "Slow, Horses, Slow," and the "Canoe Song," and Sullivan’s "The Sun Whose Rays are all Ablaze.’ Miss Aydon’s numbers will be "Bird Songs at Hventide," and "Five Little Piccanninies." A bracket of two unusual songs by Hughes, "The Goodmen of Hirinn" and "The Moon Cradle," together with Ken. nedy Russell’s "Vale" and Lee’s "Who's for Widorado" will be Miss Nora Greene’s items. This popular artiste still continues to please listeners with her consistently good work. Mr. Hric Rish- . worth, a tenor vocalist who has made { a study of classical songs, has chosen "for his items three compositions by Schumann, "Cradle of my Sorrows," "The Lotus Flower," and "The Far-Off Land." The "Prologue" from ‘"Pagliacci" is an item that should give Mr. Assheton Harbord an opportunity of displaying his excellent interpretative sense, and vocal powers. Two numbers from Keel’s "Salt Water Ballads" will also be sung by Mr. Harbord. AN elocutionary item with an Indian background, entitled "Retrospection," will be given by that popular elocutionist, Mr. Barton. Ginger, on the first half of the programme, and for his second number he will recite a humorous excerpt from the "Grindle" series, by Thomas, entitled "The Day’s Good Deed." FEATURH of MTuesday’s programme will be a bracket of two piano solos by Miss Gladys Seifert. The orchestral items will be "The Children’s Overture," by Quilter, a dance suite from "The Rebel Maid," and a musical comedy selection from "The Country Girl," Mr. L. Probert will play a bell solo with orchestral accompaniment, entitled "Hcho des Bastion," by Kling, and Miss.Ava Symons will play as a violin solo with orchestral accompaniment, Vieuxtemps’s "Reverie." "OFfrrt In the Stilly Night," a traditional Welsh air, and "Molly Bawn," an old Irish folk song, will be Mr, Austin Blacki~’s items. Mr. Blackje’s pleasing tenor voice will be heard to advantage in these numbers. A humorous Cockney character sketch will be Mr. Will McKeown’s first item on the programme, and for his second umber he will give an original item

entitled "International. Humour." Mrs. Mabel Jackson, a singer whose songs are enjoyed by a large number of listeners, has chosen -for her items "Lambie Love" and "When Love Comes Stealing," ON Thursday evening the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, under the conductorship of Mr. T. Goodall, will provide a studio concert, assisted by the following artists: Mr. Wilbur Davies (bass-baritone), Mr. Will Haneock (tenor), Miss Hdith Buckmaster (contralto), Miss Nita Hopkins (soprano), while Miss Rose Oarte and partner will provide two humorous sketches, The outstanding band items will be Suppe’s well-known overture, "Morning, Noon, and Night," excerpts from the musical comedy "Katja the Dancer," a selection by Strauss, "My Son, John," and a Romanza "Era Un Re." Other items will include a foxtrot, a waltz, and several marches. AN excellent operatic programme has been arranged for Friday evening. The orchestral items will include the tone poem "Finlandia," by Sibelius, a grand opera selection from "The Masked Ball," a comic opera selection from "Haddon Hall" by Sullivan, two numbers by Raff, "Tarantelle"’ (for piano and strings only), and "Rigaudon," and the "Serenade" from Mozart’s "Win Kleine Nachtmusik." NEWCOMER to radio in New Zealand will be Mrs. W. Fraser Morrish, who will make her initial appearance before the microphone on Friday’s programme, Mrs. Morrish is in the front rank of New Zealand’s concert artists, and her items for that reason alone will be looked forward to with the keenest anticipation. For her items, Mrs. Morrish has chosen two well-known operatic arias, "Come e Bello," from "Lucrezia Borgia,’ and "Har Greater in His Lowly State," from "La Reine de Saba.’ Mr. John Prouse, who is usually heard on a Monday evening, has changed over to Friday, to enable him to present two operatic numbers with orchestral accompaniment, namely, the recitative and aria, "I Rage, I Melt, I Burn," and "O Ruddier than the Cherry" (from "Acis and Galatea," by Handel), and the "Toreador’s Song" (from "Qarmen’). Mrs. Phyliss Ramsey, contralto, sing: er with a pleasing voice and a well-de-veloped scence of ° terpretation, has chosen for her items "My Heart is Weary’ (from "Nadeshda," by Goring Thomas), and "When all was Young" (from "Faust," by Gounod). The wellknown tenor aria, "Una Furtiva la grima" (from "The Hlixir of Life," by Donizetti) will be sung by Mr. Hdwin Dennis as his first item, and for bis second he has chosen "A Song of Thanksgiving" (by Allitsen). Mr. Cedric Gardiner will recite Kipling’s well known poem, "The Grave of a Hundred Head," and a humorous number. "That Ain’t All." ON Saturday evening, a popular pro gramme will be presented, the orchestral items being the "Plymouth Ho" overture, a musical sketch by Ohambers, "Reminiscences of the Plantation," and a song suite of "Old Favourites" arranged by Seredy. The Melodie Four, the vocalists for the evening, will present two concerted numbers, "Johnny Schmoker" (by request), and "Get Out and Get Under the Moon." Mr. Frank Bryant (tenor) will sing."My. Prayer," and Mr. R. S.

Allwright (baritone), "Geraldine." An old favourite in the form of a duet, "All’s Well," will be sung by Messrs. 8. Duncan and W. W. Marshall, Other vocal items will be a tenor solo by Mr. 8. Duncan,,"I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby," and a bass solo by Mr. W. W. Marshall, "The Yarn of the Fiddler’s Ghost." Mrs. Mildred Kennys Mandolin Band will be heard in some of the latest hits and popular songs. The humour of the evening will be in the capable hands of Mr. Jack Wilkinson, whose eomic songs are always popuar.