THURSDAY

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 5, 15 August 1930, Page 11

THURSDAY

British Composers. Features from Auckland. HE afternoon talk from 1YA, 2YA and 3YA will be on "The Making of Home-made Bread." -Lhis talk has been prepared by the Home Science. Extension Department of Otago Uni> versity. In continuation of Music Week, 1YA’s programme will be a musical evening of British composers to be given by the 1YA Broadcasting Choir under the direction of Mr. Len Barnes. Some fine part-songs have been chosen, dating ,from the very early times right up to the present.

The composers include Colin Taytor, Bdward German, Vaughan Williams, Carse, Wood and Wilson. Two original numbers will also be given, "Baby Mine." by Leonard Heath, two of whose compositions were given at the last performance of the choir, and "To Music," composed by the director. The soloists for the evening will be Miss Gwenda Weir, Miss Hinemoa Rosieur, Mr. Len Barnes, and pianist, Miss Margot St. L. Toner. A lecturerecital will be given by: Mr. H. Hollinrake on British composers. Mr. Hollinrake is director of music at the Auckland. Training College and has a: very wide knowledge of music generally. He is an excellent speaker and his lecturerecitals which have been given at various institutions have always been greatly appreciated. Notes From 2YA. _ "Tae Romance of the Main’ Trunk Railways" will be the subject of a lecturette by Mr. J. W. Fergie at 7.40. ar rrer The. Wellington Municipal Tramways Band will provide a programme, Also contributing will. be: Mrs. EH. I. Hollands: (soprano), Miss Ivy Stanton (contralto), Mr. Kenneth Small (tenor) and Mr. K. Rigby (baritone). Miss Esme Crow will recite. Mr. K. Kubota will play a Japanese flute solo, to which he will supply introductory remarks. Cornet and. trombone solos will be contributed by Bandsmen W. Stevenson and Glennie respectively. Male Choir. Christchurch Features. [aa 7.80 talk for the benefit of farmers will be on "The Header Harvester,’ the speaker being Mr. A. Amos, president of the Wakanui branch of the Farmers’ Union. The Christchurch Male Voice Choir, under Dr. J. C. Bradshaw, will be responsible for much of the vocal side of the Music Week concert: to be broadcast by 3YA.on relay from the Civic Theatre this evening. | Cathedral choristers will be assoejated with the choir in several partsongs, glees and sea shanties. Quartets will be sung by Miss Corrie Aslin, Miss Dulcie Mitchell, Mr. H. Blakeley and Mr. J. Graham Young. "Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind" will be sung by (Concluded on page 21.)

Programme Features

(Continued from page my . E. Rogers (tenor), with chorus by Male Voice Choir. Solos will also be given by Miss Dulcie Mitchell and Mr. Fred ©. Penfold. The soprano voices of the Cathedral Choristers will be heard in the sevenjeenth century Winchester College song, "Dulce oe. " and in Harwood’s "Running in." The Christchurch Orchestral Society (conductor, Professor Oddone Savini) and the Christchurch String Quartet (Miss Gladys Vincent, Mr. Arthur Gordon, Professor Oddone Savini and Mr. Francis Bate) will contribute to the instrumental side of the musical programme, Mr. Gordon will play as a viokin solo Sarasate’s "Spanish Dance," and-organ solos will be played by Mr. Arthur Lilly. Silent Day at 4YA.