2YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 13, 11 October 1929, Page 14

2YA Features

HE service to be relayed on Sunday evening will be from the Taranaki Street Methodist Church, the preacher being the Rey. T. %. Richards. The choir is under the conductorship of Mr. H. Temple White, who also acts as organist, his relays of organ’ music being a popular feature of the weekday programmes. HE Port Nicholson Silver Band, having concluded its recitals at the Grand Opera House, will, next Sunday evening, give a programme: from the studio. This will be. the first time that the band will have performed in the studio, The concert will open with the hymn ‘Nearer My God To Thee," after which the band will play the overture, "Les Dragons de. Villiers." A | feature of the programme will be thé selection, "Rossini’s Works" (by ‘Owen);, 2 composition of the one-time conductor of the famous "Besses o’ the Barn" Band,- and one whic is always considered a "show piece" ‘amongst bandsmen. Other items of interest will be the cornet solo by Bandsman W. G. Stevenson, and the intermezzo by the band, "Laughing Marionette." Miss Isabel Cooper (soprano) Mr. Claude O’Hagen (baritone), . Miss Hilda Chudley {gontralto) and Mr. Oliver Foote tenor) be the: supporting vocalists. ; '

"PPP LPP PPP PPP PPP Pt aS POD L IIE ESS /. IN Monday evening a programme of exceptional merit will be presented. A feature of the entertainment will be a relay from the Concert Chamber of the Town Hall, of items from a concert by the Symons-Eliwood-Short Trio. Only the items most suitable for broadcasting will be relayed. The Ariel Singers will render the vocal portion of the programme, their items on this occasion consisting of Old English Folk Songs, a type of music this quartet of talented artists has specialised’ inathe orchestral items will be in keeping ‘with the programme, HE contributing artists to Tuesday’s programme will be Miss Gretta Jespersen (’celliste), Mr. Len Ashton (humour), Mr. R. J. Bryan (baritone), Miss Joyee Woodward (soprano), and \Ly. Spencer Furrell, who will be heard n several popular song numbers. Mr. Bryan, who is singing on Tuesday syening, is a young baritone who is véll known locally and his rendition € light numbers from musical come-’ lies is always enjoyable. Miss Joyce Woodward is a rising young singer. She recently sang the leading part in the Wellington Amateur Theatrical Society’s production, "Our Miss Gibbs," ind her performance was very favourably commented: upon by the. Press.

Miss Gretta Jespersen has alteady performed ffom the station, and her exllent work is well known to listeners, At approximately 9.80 the usual dance programme will be given featuting on this occasion the "theme songs" from Some of the latest "talkie" films, A unique programme will be given on Thursday evening, when listeners will, per meédiuti of the microphone, spend a "Night with the Savages." The programme on this occasion will be. supplied by the Savage Club Orchestra and Concert. Party. The. orchestral items have been chosen with the object of catering for a wide range of taste, musically, and the members of the concert party comprise some of Wellington’s leading vorMists and entertainers. The for the evening will be avages Lew Campbell, MHarison Cook, Thomas Jenkins, Charles Moore, and Dan Foley. The humour of the programme will be in the capable hands of Savages Norman Aitken and A. R. Brockenshire. The orchestra plays under the conductorship of Savage Frank Thomas. ON Friday evening a programme of operatic gems will be presented, the vocalists -being Mts. Amy Dunn (soprano), Mr, R. -Madigan (bass), Mrs. Emma Astill (contralto), and Mr. Stewart Nelsen. Mrs. Astill was suc- cessful in winning the ladies’ vocal scholarship at the Wellington Competitions Festival this year, and Mr. Madigan also competed at the same festival with more than a fair measure of success, The items will include numbers from "The Merry Wives of. Windsor," "Orfeo," "The Marriage of Figaro," "L.. Tosea," "La Boheme," "La Gioconda" and "Cavalleria Rusticana." The orchestral items will include the overture, "Raymond," selections from "I Pagliacci,’ "Madame Butterfly," "The Fortune Teller" and "The D- ‘ar Princess." Mrs. George Castle will recite "The ‘'Trooper’s Defence," "In the Crowd" (by Ella Wheeler Wilcox), and a short poem, entitled, "The Last Thing at Night." ON Saturday evening Mr. L, D. Haggitt will give one of a series of talks on Burbank’s experiments. His subject on this occasion will be "Burbank’s' Flower Experiments." The eoncert session for Saturday evening will comprise vocal items by Miss Weno Tahiwi, a very fine young contralto singer from Otaki, solos and coneerted numbers .by the Melodie Four, and humorous sketches by Mr. Cedric Gardiner and Miss Madge Freeman. Mandola solos will be played by Mr. Lad Haywood, a performer who will be remembered for his enjoyable items in the past. The orchestra will play as an overture, "Sounds From _ the Sunny South," Fletcher’s suite "Nautical Scenes," two novelty numbers, "The Little Lead Soldiers" and "Captain Goodridge." At 10 p.m. a Parlophone dance programme will be presented, the usual sporting summary being given at 10.45 p.m. _ Pe Sena a ane _ eupamtuteent