An Unfortunate Evening

Radio Record, Volume IV, Issue 25, 2 January 1931, Page 5

An Unfortunate Evening

_ Recent Band Broadcast ee 'THH officials of a broadcasting station generally have to contend with difficulties that the . listeners know nothing of, An instance occurred recently at 2YA. The band of the First Wellington Regiment had been engaged for the evening, but a combination of circumstances tended to mar its performance, Owing to the operations of the new Defence Act, the band had been disbanded, but it made every effort to fulfil its engagement at 2YA. Two of pie players, however, could not turn Pp, and two others who were leaders in their section met with a motor-cycle accident, so that instead of arriving at the studio they were taken to the hospital, The conductor of the band was indisposed that evening and had to arrange for the conductor of another band to take his place. This gentleman was himself unwell and collapsed during the first item, However, he was able to carry on till the end of the programme, The mémbers.of the band were great: ly grieved that their last publie performance should have been marred, but listeners did not know the difticulties they had to contend with, nor how assiduously the band rehearsed between items and in every way endeavoured to present a programme up to standard. '