3YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 23, 20 December 1929, Page 15

3YA Features

ON Sunday afternoon at 2.45 there will be relayed from the Christchurch Hospital grounds a. concert to be given by the massed bands and the Royal Christchurch Musical Society. At 7 o’clock the religious service conducted in St. Andrew’s Presbyterian Church will be broadcast. A relay of the concert to be given by the St. ‘Kilda Band in the St. Kilda band rotunda will follow. ‘At 7.15 on Monday evening Mr. E. ' J. Bell will give his fortnightly "Book Review." The Woolston Band, 4m eoniunction with 8YA artists, wiil

f provide Monday evening’s programnié, ~which will contain numerous items appropriate to Christmas. Selections by the band. will include "Adeste Fideles,’" "The -Hallelujah Chorus" and "Christians Awake." Bandsman R. Ohlson will play "The Lost Chord" as a cornet solo with band accompaniLE TT LE, TE LD

ment, ‘The singers for the evening will be Miss Merle Parry, Miss Winifred Barrett, Mr.. Sydney Armstrong and Mr. Robert W. Rofe, Hlocutionary items by Mr. James Laurenson will be Geo. Robey’s "Thingumabob" and a character sketch of "Scrooge." , Instrnmental selections will be played by the Studio Trio. "THE Christmas Eve programme will continue from 8 o’clock till 12, and will prove a splendid entertainment, The atmosphere of Christmas will pervade the whole programme and the last hour will be devoted mainly te carols. ‘The Instrumental Octet, under Mr. Harold Beck, will provide appropriate selections. Miss Myra Pollard, Miss Nellie Lowe, Mr. W. J. Trewern, and Mr. W. J. Richards will be sinzing. Miss Lily Hughes will recite, one of her numbers _ being "Christmas Bells." From 10 till 11 there will be dance music. From 11 till 12 the yocalists will be-the Salon Quartet singing solos and Christmas carols. They will also take part in. a dramatic sketch produced. by Mr. Laurj Cheval and introducing ‘carols. . .

ON Wednesday, Christmas Day; at". : a.m., there will' be a session for the children, conducted by Aunt Pat. On the evening of Christmas Day, a service held in the Anglican Cathe- ’ dral will be broadcast. This will be followed by a studio concert, to which Miss Anita Graham, Mrs, D. W: Stallard, and_ the Christchurch String Quartet will contribute. — (THERE will be a holiday programme for Thursday, Boxing Day. . This will be contributed by the Studio Octet, under Mr. Harold Beck, Miss Khura Hart-Stewart (mezzo-soprano) , Miss Eileen Irwin (contralto), Mr. Harold Prescott (tenor), Mr. W. H. Inkster (bass) and the Joyous Pair (songs at the piano with ukulele). A POPULAR concert programme with dance music will be broadcast on Friday evening. The vocalists will be Miss Betty ‘Sutton (s0prano), Miss Rita Lucas (mezzosoprano), Mr. L. C. Quane (tenor) and Mr. A. Gladstone Brown. There will -pe recitations by Miss Winifred Smith. The dance music will be provided by the Bailey-Marston Dance Orchestra. TT VERY year during Christmas week,

_ a earnival is held at Caroline Bay, Timaru. This year one of the evening concerts is to be broadeast by SYA and 4YA. ‘The date fixed is Saturday, December 28.