3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 12, 4 October 1929, Page 15

3YA Features

— ‘yan Church of Dngland service, conducted in St. Mary’s, Merivale, will be broadcast by 8YA on Sunday evening. The Venerable Archdeacon P. B. Haggitt will be the preacher, and Mr. Alfred Worsley the organist and musical director. The after-church broadcast will consist of a rebroadcast of 2QYA. THE Christchurch Municipal Band under Mr. J. Noble, assisted. by vocal artists, will provide Monday evetiing’s programme. Many diversified items will. constitute the band’s programme. Mrs. Stephen Parr (mezzo soprano) will present two Old World dancing songs, "Powder and Patches" (minuet), "In the Gay Olden Time" (gigue), and three Cockney cameos, "When the Spring Comes to London," "Mother’s Washing Day,’ and "Down Petticoat Lane." Miss Margaret Richardson will sing several Seottish airs, Archdeacon Taylor, who was at one time a member of the Christchurch Male Voice Choir, will sing "Little Mother of Mine,’ "I Fear no Foe," and "Nancy Lee." Miss Alice Chapman will eontribtue three recitations. Popular jazz songs will be sung by Mr. Fred Hale, new to 38YA, but well known as a professional vaudeville performer. N Wednesday evening the new instrumental octet under Mr. Harold Beck appears for the first time. The suppotting vocal artists will be the Salon Quartet, among whose items will be numerous operatic numbers, both solo and concerted.

At 7.30 on Thursday evening, Mr. N. O. D. Alexander, of Canterbuty Agricultural College, will speak to farmers on "Scheme of Official Pig Recording." This talk has been arranged oe 3X¥A Primary Productions Committee. FHATURED on Thursday evening’s classical programme, when the vocal numbers will be sung by the Melodious Four, will be a new string quartet under Signor Oddone Savini. The vocal numbers on the programme will comprise solo, duet, and quartet numbers. Recitations by Miss Ruby Boot will be "Christmas Legend" and "The Rider of the Sea." ON Friday evening the Studio Octet under Mr, Harold Beck again contribute to the evening’s programme, presenting popular music. The selections will include "March Militaire" (Schubert), a waltz, a musical comedy selection, Lemare’s "Andontino," "Czar(las" (by Delibes), "Broadway Melody," "Wedding of the Painted Doll," and "Sentimental Swanee." Baritone solos will be sung by Mr, J. Francis Jones Mirth and melody will be provided by the Chatterboxes in songs and sketches. A programme of dance music will follow. N Saturday evening, the entertainment will consist of old-time songs and recitations with old-time dances.