2YA Notes

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 40, 19 April 1929, Page 14

2YA Notes

ON Sunday evening at the conclusion of the evening service, a relay of the first band recital of the Wellington Municipal Tramways Band, under the baton of, Mr. T.: Goodall, will be earried out. This relay, which will be from His Majesty’s Theatre, is the forerunner of a series of fortnightly eoncerts which will be given during the winter season. i\ ISS GRETTA STARK (soprano) is singing two request numbers on Monday evening, namely, (ounod’s "Serenade" and ‘Yosti’s "Venetian Song." Miss Grace Robertson (mezzocontralto), who is appearing on the ‘. programme, has chosen an unusual song in Olga Rudd’s "Mine Enemy." She will also sing Brahms’ "Sapphic Ode" and Mallinson’s "Four by the Clock." The words of the lastnamed song were written by the poet Longfellow at 4 o’clock one morning when he was on a visit to Europe after the tragic death of his wife. WO of Schubert’s most difficult songs for the baritone voice are "The Wanderer" and "The Ir] King," and these numbers in the capable hands of Mr. John Prouse are bound to be given an adequate rendering. Mr. Prouse will also sing Pinsuti’s "The Bedouin’s Love Song’ and Elliott’s

"Hybrias the Cretan." The words of "The Hrl King" are by Goethe. They picture a father on horseback hastening home with his sick child. The ghostly Hrl King flies with them, unseen and unheard by the father, but both seen and heard by the boy. ‘The music most graphically pictures the hard riding through the night (verse 1), the boy’s terror at seeing the ghostly figure (verse 2), the Erl King’s wheedling invitation (verse 8), the boy’s renewed terror and the father’s attempt to comfort him (verse 4), the Hrl King’s second invitation (verse 5), the boy’s last outery and the father’s consolation (verse 6), the irl King’s grasp of the boy (verse 7), and the boy’s death. Me. CHAS. BDWARDS,-a young Dunedin tenor of promise now residing in Wellington, will sing on Monday evening, McFadyen’s "Inter Nos," and as a bracket of two numbers Lambert’s "The Night Has a Thousand Iiyes" and Goatley’s "Can’t Remember." The elocutionist for the evening, Mr. Daniel Berry, will recite three numbers: ‘The Duet’ (by Wilcox), "His First Long Trousers" (by Blascheck), and "A Dog’s Diary." : AN item of more than passing interest on Monday evening will be a duo for two pianos, played by Messrs. Gordon Short and Matthew Dixon, studio pianist and orchestral pianist respectively, at 2A. The item to be presented will be Schumann’s "Andante and Variations," a work which should show up these two performers to advantage. N Friday evening an _ interesting programme of grand opera and musical comedy gems will be presented by the following artists:-Miss Ailsa Nicol (soprano), Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp (baritone and contralto respectively), and Mr. Will F anrock (tenor). Mr. Peter Dorrian will render elocutionary items and Miss Molly Cook, 2 promising voung pianiste from the studio of Mr. Gordon Short, will be heard in two solo numbers. SCENE from Saint-Saens’s famous opera, "Samson and Delilah," will be a feature .* the programme, This is the scene between Delilah and the High Priest and in the capable hands of Mr.’and Mrs. Kemp this should p-ove a very interesting and entertaining item. In passing, it might interest listeners to know that this will be the first time this particular duet has been broadcast in‘ New Zealand. A further item from the same opera, the eontralto aria, "Softly Awakes My Heart," will be sung by Mrs. Ray Kemp, Mr. Kemp’s solos. will:be: "Bri Tu’ from "Un Ballo Maschera" ("The

Masked Ball’): by Verdi, and "In Happy Momen?;" from Wallace’s "Maritana." An aria from the opera "La Traviata," "Ah Fors e lui quell anima," will be featured by Miss Ailsa Nicol, a promising young Wellington soprano, Miss Nicol will also. sing "The Yellow Hammer’s Song" (by Liza Lehmann), and "A Brown Bird Singing" (by Haydn Wood). R. WILL HANCOCK has chosen for his items two popular tenor solos, "A Wandering Minstrel I’ (from "The Mikado"), and a solo frefxt "Rose Marie." Miss Molly Cook’s items Will, be "Hyvening Whispers" by Lebland and "Mazurka" by Lack. At the conclusion of the programme a further instalment of Verdi’s opera "Rigoletto" will be given. Saturday afternoon will mark the commencement of the Rugby football relays for the ensuing season. C. Lamberg will be the announcer for this occasion, and he will, where possible, do all other football relays, Wednesdays included. Mr. Lamberg is by now so well known to listeners that further introduction is unnecessary. N the evening, a light and varied programme will be. presented, the vocalists being the Melodie Four and Miss Eva. Bennett (soprano). Two humorous sketches will be given by» Mr. Cedric Gardner and Miss. Madge Freeman. Mrs. H. G. Reeves, a banjoist from Christchurch, will be heard in medleys of Scottish airs and popular choruses, Quartet items to be rendered by the Melodie Four will be "The Owl and the Pussy Cat," "Down at the Huskin’ Bee" and a four-part arrangement of "Together." Two request numbers will be a feature of the programme, These are "The Island of Dreams," which will be sung by Mr. W. W. Marshall, and "The Mill Wheel," which will be sung by Mr. F. Bryant. Mr. Sam Duncan (tenor) will sing Silesu’s "Un Peu d’Amour" and Mr. R. 8S. Allwright will sing Squire’s rollicking ballad, "The Old Black Mare."