Features from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 18, 15 November 1929, Page 14

Features from 2YA

N Monday evening a relay from the "All-Blectrie Exhibition" will be carried out. The Wgllington Municipal Tramways Band, under the conductorship of Mr. E. Franklin, will provide

Sewer asseevrwveesTEeTry Sere eS eS SSS SS SSS SSSSSSSESESSSE SESS ; : the majority of the items from the Exhibition, the band being assisted by Miss Hilda Chudley (contralto), Mr. W.. Haydock (violin), and -Mr. Frank Moran (comedian). During the interval at the Exhibition the 2YA Orchestrina, under signor A. P. Truda, will play 2 movement from Tschaikoysky’s "Symphonique Pathetique." and n selection from Delibes’ ballet suite, "Naila." The band items will include Rachmaninoff’s "Prelude," a selection from "Rose Marie," an intermezzo, "Melody d’Amour" (by Rimmer). a trombone solo from Bandsinan Tallantyne, and several marehes and waltzes, ON Tuesday evening a lecturette on "Water Heating by Hlectricity" will be relayed from the "All Electric Exhibition" at the Town Hall. At 7.30 the usual weekly talk to farmers by a representative of the Agricultural Department will be given. The concert session on Tuesday evening will consist of a relay from the "All-Blectriec Exhibition," ind items by the Salon Orchestra, *mder the conductorship of Mr. M. Dixon, the orchestra playing during the interval at the Town Hall. The orchestral items will be "The Dolls’ House Suite" (by Engelmann), and Bendel’s "Lake cf Geneva." The band will play the overture "Morning, Noon and Night," Alford’s "Musical Switch," a selection from "Un Ballo in Maschera," and the popular favourite, "In a Chinese Temple Garden." Bandsman J, King will play the cornet solo, "Zelda," and a novel item will be a brass quartet. The supporting

artists will be Miss Nora Gray ‘(so--prano), Mr. W. Haydock (violinist), Mr. W. W. Marshall (bass), aid Mr, Dan‘Foley (tenor). ~ From 10 o’clock — till 11 a H.M.V. dance programme will be given. WEDNESDAY is usually "silent day" at ?YA, but the station will go "on the air" on Wednesday evening in order that a relay of the programme being given at the "All Electrie Exhibition" may be sarried out. ‘The band items comprise "Gems of Sullivan" (by Qrd Hume), Schubert’s "Unfinished Symphony," a selection from "Euryanthe," Ketelby’s "Sanctuary of the Heart," and several marches and waltzes. Miss Myra Sawyer _ (soprano), Mr.° W. Boardman (bass-baritone) and Mr. '‘Wm. Haydock (violinist) will be the supporting artists on this oceasion. During the concert programme a leeturette on "Domestie Lighting" will be given by Mr. C. W. Bearman, HURSDAY evening will mark the close of the "All Blectric Hxhibition," and the relays from the Town Hall, At 7.24 a lecturette on "Wlectric Domestic Service" by Mr..H. F. Too- . good will be relayed from the Town Hall, and at 7.40 Mr. F.-M. Ryan will

i. deliver fro . the studio, a short talk ‘on "Fire Protection." THE. band programme at the "All' ~ Bleetric Hxhibition" will comprise the overture "Light Cavalry," a humoresque,'"Pop Goes the Weasel," a selection from "William Tell," marches, waltzes ahd a fox trot. There will also be a cornet solo by Bandsman ‘King, a trombone golo by Bandsman Tallantyhe, a euphonium solo by Bandsman Claydon, and a brass quartet nuinber. The assisting vocal artists will be Miss Hilda Chudley (contralto), Mr. Ernest Short (baritone), and the popular tenor, Mr. H .F. Wood. Mr. W. Haydock will also entertain with violin solos. N Friday evening a programme. éxcerpts from grand and comic opera ‘and imusical comedy will be given, the instrumentalists béing the "OYA Orchestrina under Sighor A. P. Tiuda. The vocalists will be Miss Milliceht O'Grady, a brilliant young soprano from Auckland at present on a visit to Wellington, and one who is well-known to 1YA listeners, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Kemp (baritone and contralto resjiectively), and Mr. HE. W. Robbins (tenor). Htmotous sketches will be given by Madame BDugenie Dennis and parttner.

QN_ Saturday evening listeners will. be given a’ musical treat when the Wellington Athateur Operatic and Theatrical Society, with the assistance of 2YA Salon Orchestra uhder Mr. M. T. Dixon, will present the musical numbets from "Our Miss Gibbs." A syhopsis of the play did the cast of charac- > tets will be found in another column.