Features from 1YA

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 35, 14 March 1930, Page 10

Features from 1YA

N Sunday. evening, March 16, the service will be relayed from Church of Christ, West Street, the preacher being Pastor William Campbell. This will be followed by a concert by the Anckland Municipal Band under the conductorship of Mr, Christopher Smith from the Town Hall. THERE will be two talks during the "news session on Tuesday evening. At 7,15 Mr. George Campbell will be heard, his theme being "Motoring." At 7.40 Mr. F, E, MacKenzie, president of the Auckland Acclimatisation Sociery, will ‘talk on "Native Bird Life.’ This ig one of the series of talks arranged by the Auckland Zoological Society, Iu the evening’s concert programme, which will be of an operatic nature, the 1YA Orchestral Octet, under the direction of Mr. Eric Waters, will play sele«tions from "Faust," "The Rebel Maid." "To-night’s the Night," and "The Gaiety Girl." Mrs. Ferda Evans. soprano, is singing three very delightful numbers from lighter operas, including "Tove Me Now" (from "Madame Pompadour"), "Star of Fate" (from "Catherine"), and "Dreamland Lover" (from "Betty in Mayfair’). Mr. H. Barry Coney, one of New Zealand's finest baritones, will sing the operatie numbers, "Tl Balen" (from "Tl Trovatore’’), "The Heart Bowed Down" (from "The Bohemian Girl’), and "Vision Fugitive’ (from "Heriodiade’). Miss Doris Moore (contralto) will also be heard in operatic solos. A further topical talk will be given by Mr. A. B. Chappell, and Mr. Cyril Towsey will be heard in the two pianoforte solos, "Impromptu in A Flat" and "Impromptu iw © Sharp Minor," both by Chopin. During the evening excerpts from the "talkies" at the Majestic Theatre will be relayed. ADAME MABEL MILNE will continue her talks of Health and Diet on Wednesday evening. A very inter-

a i ei is tp i i eh Ai esting studio programme has been arranged and instrumental numbers will be played by Bert Kingsland’s Saxophone Quartet. Many listeners have expressed their appreciation of the Clarsax Duo. This duo, in conjunction with two other saxophone players make up the quartet. Mr. and Mrs. W. Scott, also very popular performers, will give two piano and vocal recitals. Mrs. B, Jellard, contralto, and Mrs. J. Le Pettit will be heard in vocal solos. Mr. Zante Wood will be associated with Mrs. Le Pettit in particularly fine humorous items. Concluding the programme will be a gramophone lecturerecital by Mr. Karl Atkinson. entitled "Wehoes of St. Patrick’s Day." (SONDITIONS being favourable on Thursday evening, a rebroadcast of 2YA of the welcome to Lord and Lady Bledisioe in the Town Hall, Wellington, will be the feature of the evening. N Friday evening the usual relay from Lewis Kady Hall of the latest instrumental and vocal music will take place from 8 p.m. to 8.30. The rest of the: programme from the studio will be given by the New Zealand Four, consisting of Messrs. James Simpson, Roy Dormer, Eric Mannall, and Duncaw Black. These artists will be heard fn solos, duets, and quartets, Miss Maisie Carte-Lloyd will present elocutionary items. and the Studio Trio will play ‘Melody in D" (Faure), "Slavonic Dance No, 16" (Dvorak) and "Four Bavarian Waltzes’ (Franck). Miss Molly Wright. ‘cellist. will be heard in the two solos. "Cantilena"’ (Gottermann) and "Piece en forme d’Habaneva" (Reyel). , N Saturday evening there will be a relay of the concert to be given in the Town Hall by the Anckland Municipal Band under the conductorShip of Mr. Christopher Smith, As is usual with these programmes, some very fine instrnmental selections will he heard.