4YA Features

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 24, 27 December 1929, Page 15

4YA Features

[THE service conducted by Captain Chandler will be relayed from the Salyation Army Citadel on Sunday evening, An organ recital by Mr. C. Roy Spackman will follow. It will be relayed from Knox Church. HE vocalists for Monday evening will be Miss McCready, Miss Mary Somerville, and Mr. R. McDonald. Recitations will be given by Miss Erana Newbold, There will be instrumental selections by the 4YA Broadcasting Trio. ‘The records will comprise choruses and orchestral numbers. "THE Scottish. element will be very ‘ strong in the programme of New Year’s Eve, The Dunedin Highland Pipe Band, under PipeMajor J. Croon, will play numerous selections throughout the evening, and at midnight will play the old year out and the new year in, Miss Helen Roy (contralto), Miss Nellie Warren (elocutionist), and

Mr, J. Kennedy (tenor), all artists who have only recently made their. first bow before the microphone, are ’ included on the same programme. Mr, Buster Brown, the popular Scottish comedian, and Miss Gwenda Burt, one of 4YA’s leading contraltos, will also perform, FHATURD of the programme on Wednesday evening will be Maori songs sung in Maori by Miss Ida Lungley. So often do we have the translated version of these popular folk songs that Miss Lungley’s item should prove very entertaining. .Mr, William Yates (elocutionist) and Miss Veronica McKenzie (soprano), well known at 2YA, are on the same programme, and their numbers for this occasion will add to their popularity over the air. Mr. W, Alloo will also be.singing. There will be a -relay from the Hmpire Theatre, Mr. Leslie Harvey playing on the Christie organ. Further instrumental musie will be provided by "The Select Trio" and by Mrs. BH. Drake -(pianiste). THE Celeste Quintet is to perform on Friday. An interesting item on this programme is the viola and piano duo of Flottermann Concerto. ‘This concerto is in sonata form. ‘The first movement is. very melodious, the subject of which is brimful of melody. The finale of the concerto is in six-eight time and is exceptionally _ brilliant, There are so few duos for viola and piano that the innovation of this item on the programme is certain to be most interesting. The vocal portion of the musical programme will be provided by Miss Mollie. Fenton (mezzo-soprano), Mr, L B. Dalley (tenor), and Mr, L,. North (baritone). Recitations will be given by ‘Miss’ Nellie Warren. ON Saturday 4YA will relay from SYA.