Musical and Dramatic Committee

Radio Record, Volume III, Issue 54, 25 July 1930, Page 7

Musical and Dramatic Committee

Meeting at LYA

"THE 1YA Musical and Dramatic Advisory Committee met at the studio on Friday, July 11. Mr. F. MeCallum (Little Theatre Society) presided. The question of the subsidy offered by the company to local musical societies was fully discussed and a sub-commit-tee was set up. The personnel were Mr. ©. B. Plummer, representing the Auckland Choral Society; Mr. L. EB. Lambert, representing the Bohemian Orchestra; and Mr, F. M. Price, Aeo-

lian Orchestra, were instructed to bring down a report before the next meeting of the committee. General satisfaction of the company’s attitude was. expressed, and it was decided that the question be taken up as early as possible. . Special consideration was: given to the music week programmes, to be given at the station in conjunction with the special music week to be held in .Auckland, and if was reported that various prominent musicians in the city would be speaking from the station during that week, and that performances would be given ‘hy the Municival Choir, Municipal Band, Orphans’ Club Orchestra, and the 1YA Broadcasting Choir. It was also pointed out that at 1YA Station the classification of nights is as under :- Tuesday, operatic; Wednesday, band. Thursday, popular; Friday, classical ; Saturday, vaudeville. When the Municipal Band performs on the Saturday night, the previous Wednesday is given over to a miscellaneous concert. Many valtable suggestions were brought forward in connection with lecturettes from the station and with reference to the general programmes. The report from the sub-committee set up in regard to the "song-writing" competition will be brought down at the next committtee meeting to be held on August 8