SATURDAY

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 5, 15 August 1930, Page 21

SATURDAY

Municipal Band Programme at Auckland. [Ny conjunction with Auckland Music Week festivities, the municipal authorities are arranging a special. programme for this evening, when a concert will be given by the Municipal Band, under the direction of Mr. Christopher Smith. It is unfortunate that greater appreciation of. the city council’s activities is not given by the Auckland public, for without doubt the Municipal Choir, under the direction of Mr. Maughan Barnett, and _ the Municipal Band, under the conductorship, of Mr. Christopher Smith, are as fine combinations as any in Australasia. , 2YA Notes. PROFESSOR D.,C. H. Florence, Professor of Physics, Victoria University College, lecture from 2YA at 7.40 on "Gold for the Making."-A‘ W.H.A. lecture. , The week-end programme will be varied. The Lyric Four will sing the gquartettes: "In Silent Mead," "Mollie Darling," and "Lucky Jim." The soloists will be: Mr. Roy Hill, Mr. Chas. Williams, Mr. Will Goudie and Mr. W, Binet Brown. Among their songs will be "Mifanwy," "The Gay Highway," "Stonecracker John," and "The Old Superb." Mr. Billy Hart will contribute songs at the piano. Mrs. Wileen Miller (soprano) will sing "Mighty Like a Rose" and "Bird Songs at Hventide." Sketches will be acted by Miss Lottie Rastall and Mr. W. G Kitchener. The Xylophone Duo, Reno and Arta, will also be contributing A bright instrumental programme wil! be presented by the 2YA Salon Orchestra. Merrie England. From Christchurch. [HH first half of the Music Week programme in Christchurch, to be

broadcast by 3YA, will consist of the presentation of the concert version of Sir Edward German’s "Merrie BEngland," by the Christchurch Harmonic Society. Madame Ottlee will be the’ conductress and the soloists will be: Miss Marjorie Nelson, Mr. Douglas Suckling, Mr, J. L. Tennent, Miss Nancy Bowden, Mrs. L. B. Salkeld, Mr. Cyril Jenkin, Mr. G, V. Greer, Mr. A. Couch, Mr. Ralph Drayton and Mr. ©, L. Richards. To the second half of the programme the following will contribute: Christchurch Municipal Band, Miss Millicent O’Grady (soprano), Miss Edna Donaldson (mezzo-soprano), Miss Marjorie Alexander (pianiste), Miss Hdna Firth (pianiste), Mr. Noel New-

son (pianist), Mr. Harold Prescott (tenor), Mr. W. Toomey (baritone) and the Beckenham Quartette (Mesrs. HK. R. Pitman, James Shaw, K. G. Are eher and F. 8S, Jackson). 8YA’s programme will be relayed to AYA.