New Orchestra for 1YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 16, 1 November 1929, Unnumbered Page

New Orchestra for 1YA

Excellent combination makes initial appearance at Exhibition

+S announced in last week’s issue | a new instrumental combination has been formed by Mr., Eric Waters and been engaged to play for IYA. This week we publish a ~ vhotccraph of . {TSE

the new orcheschestra. This orchestra made a public appearance: and gave its first radio performance at the Auckland Radio Exhibition in the Town Hall last week when it created a very favourable impression. Some notes on the personnel of the orchestra will bé& interesting to readers. w MISS INA’ BOSWORTH. Leader Violiniste. AVING commenced her musical career in New | Zealand, Miss Bosworth is well known to the general public. Lprd and Lady Islington took an ‘interest inher and through their advice and on the advice of prominent local and visiting musicians she went to England to study in 1913. From then until 1924 Miss Bosworth has had a varied and interesting career. She began studies-in London on the ‘advice of Sir Thomas Beecham and ‘Kreisler with the late John Saunders ‘(who was leader of the London Symphony and Albert Hall Orchestras), later with Emile! Sauret and Dr. Van Loen, of Leipzig. Miss Bosworth has given recitals at the

Aeolian and Wigmore Halls, London, and been solo violiniste at the Coliseum. She has played in special performance of Elgar's "Dream of Gerontius" with picked members of the Queen’s Hall Orchestra

and was accompanied by the same in cone certos with Charles Woodhouse, leading at the Bach Memorial Concert given for the late John Saunders. She has played . . Continued on page 3 he.

. Auckland Orchestra \ ; (Continued from front page.) souatas with:Charlton Keith (who has played very often for Kreisler) and ‘string quartettes with Dr. Va. Loen, Von™ Weygberg,’ Hugo Kolberg and Schuster,’ all famous musicians, well known throughout the Continent. . She has appearce1 with well-known artists such as Plunket Greene, O’Connor, Morris, Ann -Mukle, Joseph Hislop, Rosina Buckmann, John McCormick and Marjorie Hayward. Excellent were the press notices from the London. "Dnily Telegraph," "Times," "Observer" and "Manchestér Guardian." Miss Bosworth toured all England, Scotland. and Ireland, Scandinavia, and . Italy, and during the war visited various parts of France playing for the solin Lena Ashwell’s parties. "She hati the privilege of playing on famous instruments brought to Dr. Van Loen in Italy. for his opinion-sueh as Stradivarius, Guarnerius, Auratic, Gagliano, ete. Prior to joining 1YA Miss ‘Bosworth was solo violinist and in the Trio at 280, Sydney. ‘She has given successful concerts in Auckland, Wellington, Hamilton, Masterton, Nelson, and other places, _ Since returning from England she has appeared at all the leading Auckland concerts.

MISS LOIS WALLS (2nd Violiniste); Miss WALLS studied at the Royal Manchester College of Music, and with Professor Felix Berber at the Jaech Conservatorium, Frankfurt, and the Conservatoire of Geneva. She as "played under well-known conductor, such as Dr. Brodsky, Professor Bassermann, Bernhard Stavenhagen, ete., and has recently studied with Arthur Catterall, the famous English violinist. Since coming to New Zealand, Miss Walls has been associated with several of J. C. Williamson’s productions, and with T. A, O’Brien theatres, being in turn musical. director of Theatre Royal, Kingsland, and of Rverybody’s Theatre, and leader of the Plaza Orchestra, .. ee MISS MOLLY WRIGHT (’Celliste). MISS MOLLY WRIGHT, who is the *eelliste. at 1¥A, arrived from Bng-land-18 months ago. She received her musical education at the Royal Manchester College of Music, where she studied the ’cello under Carl Fuchs and Walter Hatton, and the .piano under Mmeyfeanne Bretey. She was associate yr a number of years with Dr. Brodsky, of the famous Halle Orchestra, and Mr. R. J. Forbes, one of the British National and Carl Rosa Opera Company conductors. She was for three years solo ’celliste in the Lythem-St. Anne’s Municipal Orchestra. Miss Wright has often been heard over the air in solos and with the Station Trio and orchestra at 2ZY, the Manchester Station. Since her arrival in New Zealand she has appeared as soloist at the Bohemian Orchestral Society and the Royal Auckland Choir concerts, many times also at the organ recitals at the Town Hall. ' W. SHEPLEY (Cornetist). A. musician with wide’ experience in * both orchestral and brass band work in the Old Country, Mr. Shepley was a pupil of Alec Owen, who was considered one of England’s finest cornet players, and he also studied under

Mr. Irons atid the late William Hartley, at one time principal cornetist of the Grenadier Guards’ Band. In brass bands Mr. Shepley has played under Mr, Halliwell and Mr. Rimmer, both at, the present time considered as the eream of brass band conductors, In solo work Mr, Shepley has a number of trophies to his credit. He held the position of principal cornetist in the Rottingham Philharmonic Society, England. He was*principa] cornet soloist in: the Queen. Alexandra’s Own Band, Wanganui, for several years,-. and also acted in the capacity of conductor, and for the last five years has held the position of principal cornetist in the Bohemian Orchestra and Auck- | land Choral Soviety. ,

¢ Pee . MR. ERIC WATERS (Piano-Conductor). _ | ME. ‘ERIC WATDRS, who will act as piano-conductor of the newlyformed orchestra, has had a wide and varied experience.as.an executint musician, ranging from Cathedral organist and touring pianist to. musical director of a vaudeville theatre. Possessor of an art which is exclusively a New Zealand product, he is well known both as a solo pianist and as an efficient and accompanist. Hé has conducted during two seasons of the Auckland Operatié Sodiety, both of which were performances of works of his own" composition, Trio-in D Major, on the occasion of the recent New Zealand Composers’ evening at 1YA, will. be remembered by listeners. With his versatility and knowledge of both classical and theatre music, the success of the new combination shauld’ be. assured, MR. T. FITCHETT (Bass Fiddle). Me. T. FITCHDTT, who will be playing the bass fiddle in the new combination, was for ten years commandér-in-chief of the Wore Band, and for five years conductor -of the | Baston Opera House. He has had engagements with local musical societies. MR. R. J. JURY (Drums). ME. R. J. JURY, who will be playing the xylophone, drums, and effects, has won great success in Auckland for. his xylophone specialities. He was for many years drummer of the Majestic ™ Theatre Orchestra. MR. J. MeGREGOR (Clarinet) . Me. J.. McGREGOR, who will play Clarinet and saxophone, has the very highest reputation in Auckland as a player and musician,. His long experience with the best orchestras will be a very great asset to 1YA,