1YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 22, 13 December 1929, Page 14

1YA Features

N Sunday evening the service will be relayed from the Strand ‘Theatre, where the mission service will be conducted by Rey. Serimgeour, the song leader being Mr. T. T. Garland. Following the church broadcast, a concert ‘will be relayed from the Town Hall, where the Auckland Municipal Band, under the conductorship of Mr. Christopher Smith, will present a popular and classical programme of band selec tions. NN Monday evening a concert will be relayed from Morrinsville. WO talks will be given on Tuesday At 7.15 p.m. Mr. George Campbell will continue his interesting talks on "Motoring," and at 7.40 p.m. Mr. John Barr, city librarian, will speak on the "Art Gallery." This latter talk is one of the preliminary series on "Art." The studio programme will be de. voted to Christmas music. The 1YA Broadcasting Choir, under the conduc ortship of Mr. Len Barnes, will sing four well-known carols: "The First Nowell," "Sleep, Holy Babe,’ "Hymn for Christmas Day," and "A.Oradlc Song of the Blessed Virgin." The second half of the programme will: be devoted to the Christmas music from Handel’s "Messiah." In this the choir will be accompanied by the 1YA Instrumental Octet, with Mr. Cyril Towsey as pianist, and Mr. Eric Waters organist. The soloists are members of the choir. Miss Millicent O’Grady, who is quickly coming to the front rank of Auckland voecalists, will sing the soprano solos. Following om her great success as soloist for the last concert of the Bohemian Orchestra and the Municipal Band, Miss O’Grady should give a fine interpretation of her numbers. ‘The contralto solos will be sung by another promising younger singer, Miss Hinemoa Rosieur, and Mr, Tom Moffitt is singing the tenor role. Mr. Len Barnes has sung the baritone solos for many

societies in the Dominion, and will again be heard on this occasion. LISTENERS generally will be glad to hear Mr. Norman Kerr on Wednesday, December 18, at 7.40 p.m., when he will continue his talks on "Physical Culture." On the studio programme, Madame Cora Melvin (soprano) and

Mr. Norman Day (baritone) will make a very welcome reappearance. These two fine artists are now residing in Auckland, and it is to be hoped will be heard more frequently at 1YA than in the past. One of the finest means of bringing to listeners’ appreciation of the work of great composers is by medium of the: lecture recital, and on. this occasion Mrs. Daisy Basham, assisted’ by

Miss. Alma McGruer, has chosen the composer Anton Dvorak. Mr, Roger Brrington, tenor, will sing some popular ballads, and Mr. A. B. Chappell,. M.A., is giving another of his interesting. "Topical Talks." A very interesting novelty will be two dulcitone solos to be played by Mr. Hric Waters, who, with Mr. R.:A. Jury, xylophonist,; wil]

also present "Nola" and "Rainbow Ripples." . NCE again the popular ‘Minus Fives" will appear before the mierophone on Thursday evening in novelty . programme entitled "Don’t Worry-We Won't." Plenty of humour and music will make up this programme, which will be followed by a gramophone dance session until 11 p.m. FURTHER instructive talk on "Hsperanto" will be given by Mr. W. G. BH. Wheeler and his associates on Friday at 7.40 p.m., and this will be followed by a relay until 8.30 p.m.; of the weekly concert from the Lewis HPady Hall. The Studio ‘Trio, during the studio programme, will play the suite "Chelsea China" (by Besley), and also "Rondon Alla Russe’ (by Hummel), and Miss Ina Bosworth will contribute a violin solo, "La Gitana" (by Kreisler). Two artists new to 1YA will make their appearance on this programme, Misses Edna and Phyllis Tye, pianist and mezzo-soprano respectively. These two young ladies give promise of fine performances together. Mrs. L. Parry (soprano) and Mr. Reg. Richards (baritone) will be heard in vocal solos, The latter scored a distinct success with his singing at the recent Bohemian Orchestra concert. Elocutionary items will be given by Mr. A. McSkimming. ON Saturday evening at 7.40 p.m. Mr, G. D. Rutter will give a further

interesting talk to gardeners, and this will be followed by a relay from. the Town Hall.of the concert of the Auckland Municipal Band, under the’ conductorship. of Mr. Christopher Smith.