1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 16, 1 November 1929, Page 14

1YA Features

DIVINE service on Sunday evening will be broadcast from St. Matthew’s Ohurch, the preacher being Canon C, H. Grant Cowen and the organist Mr. J. H. Phillpot. A relay from Whangarei will follow the church broadcast, MA4D4Ma Mary Towsey’s Quartet a will provide the vocal portion of Tuesday evening’s programme,’ contri_buting solos, duets and quartets. Piano‘forte solos will be played by Miss Margot St. Lawrence Toner, while selections will be performed by the Studio Trio. ‘Outstanding on the programme will be the presentation, per medium of the gramophone, of the first part of Puc‘cini’s great opera, "La Boheme," the explanatory notes being presented by ‘Mr. R. W. Strong. _.- An interesting item on Wednes_day evening’s programme will be the first appearance at 1YA Studio of the Majestic Octet under the baton of Mr. J. Whitford-Waugh. This combination of. musicans comprise some of the best instrumentalists in Auckland, and as their programme includes a splendid variety of classieal and popular items, their appearance will be looked forward to by all classes of listeners. Other artists contributing to the programme wi Mrs. L. Cronin (soprano), Miss Phyllis James _ (contralto), Miss Doris Binns (pianiste), Mr. R. Richards (baritone), and Mr. T. Harris (elocutionist). ‘ON Thursday evening a popular programme will be presented, contributing artists including the Bohemian Duo, in novelty vocal items, and ‘Mr. T T, Garland, whose humour needs ‘no introduction to listeners. Mr. and Mrs. Wilfred Scott will present piano and vocal novelties, while. the Studio Orchestra will be heard in popular selections. Following the studio concert dance music will be presented until 11 p.m. a —

OPENING the programme on Friday evening will be a thirty-minute relay of a concert from Lewis Bady’s Hall, ‘The ensuing studio programme will -be contributed to by Miss Bdna Peace (contralto), Miss Mollie Wright (‘eelliste); Mr. Hartley Warburton (baritone), and Mr. A. L. Macpherson (tenor), while the Studio Trio will pro-

vide instrumental selections. The concluding portion of the programme will be given over to a gramophone lecture recital by Mr. Karl Atkinson, whose subject will be "Springtime in Music." ONTRIBUTING to the programme on Saturday evening will be Mr. Fred Baker (baritone) and Mr. Dan Flood (in humorous selections). The Four Originals will present another of their original "Oh Millie" series, while pepular orchestral numbers will be played by the Studio Orchestra. The con-

eluding portion of the programme will be given over to. dance music. until 11 p.m. ,