Notes from 2YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 20, 29 November 1929, Page 14

Notes from 2YA

N Sunday evening a relay of the service from St. John’s Presby-

terian Church will be carried out, the preacher being the Rev. J. R. Blanchard, B.A., and the organist and choirmaster, Mr. G. W. Kerry. At the conclusion of the service a_ studio concert by the Port Nicholson Silver Band will be given. The band will have the assistance of the following artists: Miss Isabel Cooper (soprano), Miss BHdith Buckmaster (contralto), and Mr. Harry Matthew (baritone). ME. H. ©. SOUTH’S fortnightly talk on "Books-Grave and Gay" will be given on Monday evening at 7.40. ‘On Monday evening a programme that will meet the approval of all true Scots will be relayed from the Caledonian Hall, the occasion being a special concert in honour of Scotland’s Patron Saint, St. Andrew. Mr. and Mrs. Geo. Stark and family will contribute to the programme, and the Chieftain of the Wellington Scottish Society, Captain R. H. Nimmo, will deliver a short address on St. Andrew. The Wellington Pipe Band will play suitable selections and altogether a "guid Scotch nicht" should be the result. A TALK to the "Man on the Land" will be given on Tuesday evening at 7.40. Tuesday evening’s programme will consist of light popular numbers, the instrumental items being played by the 2YA Salon Orchestra, under the conductorship of Mr. M. T, Dixon and an instrumental trio, comprising Messrs. W. Haydock (violin), S. Chap-

man (cello), and Mr. M. Dixon (piano). A vibraphone solo will be played by Mr. L,. W.- Probert. The assisting artists will -be Mr. Stewart Nelson (tenor), Mr. Val Jones (baritone), and Mr. ©. Browne (humorous recitals). . Miss Lily Charles will be heard in several popular song numbers, The usual dance programme will commence at 9.30 p.m. ON Wednesday, which is usually "Silent Day" for 2YA, a relay of the Wanganui Choral Society’s final concert of the 1929 season will be cat ried out. Further particulars of thi concert will be found in another column. ON Thursday evening the Wellington Salvation Army Band, under the conductorship of Mr. H. Scotney, will give a studio concert with the assistance of the popular Melodie Four, Mrs. R. S. Allwright (soprano) and Miss Rose Carte (elocutioniste). The band items will comprise selections from some-of the great masters as well as instrumental solos and other numbers of a less serious nature. ° At 7.40 on Friday evening Mr. R. Howard Taylor... will’ lecture on "Care of the Feet." Friday evening’s , programme will feature the. Btude Quartet in vocal gems from the popular. musical comedy "The Quaker Girl’ as an overture, Meyerbeer’s "Coronation

--e March," Wieniawski’s "Kuyawiak," a selection from "Rose Marie," and arrangement of "Master Melodies from Famous Light Operas." Mr, Errol Muir, the-winner of the eloeutionary championship at the recent Competitions Festival at Wellington, will recite Robert Service’s poem "The Song of the Pacifist" and a humorous numher entitled "Bertram on Babies." Miss Mary Lennie, who is well known in Wellington as the pianist of the Wellington Amateur ‘Theatrical Society, will on this occasion he heard as a solo pianiste, her item being Chopin’s "Ballade in A Flat." ‘ ON Saturday’ evening at 7.40 there will be a lecture by Mr. A, Varney no the English cricket team, On Saturday evening the final concert of the 1929, season of the Wellington Harmonic Society will be relayed from the Town Tall. The society has arranged an attractive programme of part songs for the ladies of the choir and for the full choir, as well as several folk songs. The soloists for the evening will’ be Mr. J. M. Caldwell (bass) and Mr, Claude Tanner (’cello). Prior to the commencement of the concert at the Town Hall the 2YA Salon Orchestra under Mr. M, T. Dixon will play as an overture Haydn Wood's "Clovertown Selection," and during the interval Ponchielli’s "Dance of the Hours." At approximately 10 p.m. the usual dance programme will be given and the sporting summary will be presented at 10.45 p.m, ' .