3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume II, Issue 49, 21 June 1929, Page 14

3YA Features

SPECIAL "animal" service held under the auspices of the Humanitarian Society of New Zealand in the Christchurch Anglican Cathedral on Sunday afternoon will be broadcast. The Rev. T. W. Armour will be the preacher at Knox Church on Sunday evening. The musical director will b Mr. W. H. Dixon, and the organjst Mr. A. Wellbrock. After the church service 3YA will rebroadcast 2YA, A BAND concert, to be followed by a ringside description of a boxing tourney, will comprise Monday evening’s entertainment. The Christchurch Municipal Band, under Mr. J. Noble, will present a well-selected diversified programme. The vocal artists will be Miss Doris Irvine (mezzo-soprano), singing "Lorraine, Lorraine Lorree," "An Open Secret," and "O Ship of My Delight." Mr. Robert W. Rofe (baritone), whose items will be "The Drum Major," "Stone Cracker John," and "Come, Sing to Me." ‘The boxing announcer will be Mr. A. R. Allardyce. [Tz was under the baton of Mr. J. Noble that the Christchurch Munici--) pal Band was successful in winning ; the B grade test in Dunedin in 1923, and the B grade championship at Christchurch the following year. In 1925 Mr. Noble removed to the North Island, where he was conductor of the Masterton Municipal Band and Masterton Orchestral Society. Last September he returned to Christchurch, being appointed headmaster of the Papanui School. On Wednesday eevning 3YA will relay 4YA, which is presenting 2 special programme by the Orphans Minstrel Troupe. [THE Melodious Four will contribute a programme of miscellaneous vocal items on Thursday evening. Songs have been chosen from the works of Schumann, Schubert, Quilter, Mendelssohn, Hatton, and Somerville, Ford, and Keel. The vocal numbers will include quartets as well as a duet and solos. The duet will be "On Winss of Music." Mr. T. D. Williams sing Moussorgsky’s "Song of fhe Flea," "Hill’s Pavements," and "Cape — LS SS eC ce

side of the programme there will be Some very interesting features. BeSides the trio selections thete will be pianoforte solos by Miss Merle Miller and a violin and pianoforte duet by Miss Miller and Miss Dorothy Davies. On the programme also there will be two recorded monologues by Will mings, "Jim Bludso" and "Devil May are," Gospel." On the instrumental THE popular Beckenham Male Quartet Will be singing on Friday evening, agsisted by Miss Merle Miller (mezzo-soprano) and the Studio Trio. The Beckenhams can be relied upon to present one of their usual enjoyable programmes, consisting of part songs (both grave and gay), duets, and‘solos. Miss Merle Miller will sing "She is car from the Land," Schubert’s "Serenade," and Wishaw’s "Vainka’s Song,’ There will be items by the Studio Trio, cello solos by Mr. Harold Beck, and a recorded monologue by Will Kings, Tom Bracken’s well-known "Not Understood." On Saturday evening 3YA will rebroadcast 2YA. .-