1YA Orchestra

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 5, 14 August 1931, Page 5

1YA Orchestra

Two New Members ee N accordance with the suggestion made by the 1YA Musical and Dramatic Committee, the present fine orchestral combination has heen increased by two members. The station has seeured the services of a cornetist and a trombonist, and the augmented orchestva will make its first appearance on August 30. The cornetist is Mr. W. Bright. Before the war Mr. Bright was mostly concerned with brass band work in Auckland, and for a few years studied. piano and theory work under an eminent German musician at that time in the city. During the war he was a member of the New Zealand band in France, and while convalescent in Eingland was deputy-conductor of the New Zealand Wngineers’ Band of forty playerg at Bournemouth, playing alternately with the Bournemouth Municipal

Band under Sir Dan Godfrey in the Winter Garden and on the pier for twelve months. He was considered by Mr. Pearce, the tutor of the brass band at Bournemouth Academy, and conductor of the Grenadier Guards’ touring band, to have as fine a tone as he had heard there. Mr. Bright has appeared as cornet soloist before their Majesties the King and Queen at the Queen’s Hall in London. He was recommended and had papers arranged for a six months’ term at Kneller Hall, the famous military music academy, London, but owing to the termination of the war he did not fulfill his contract. Mr. Sid. Sly, the trombone player, was at one time soloist in the Wanganui Garrison Band, and was also principal trombone player of the Auckland Bohemian Orchestra. Mr. Sly has just returned from Los Angeles, after some years spent with leading orchestras in that city. He brings to 1YA. the fruits of splendid experience in orchestral work. Thus, both Mr, Bright and Mr. Sly come to 1¥A with a wealth of experience, and should considerably augment the present high standard of efficiency which the 1YA orchestra has obtained under the direction of Mr. Harold Baxer.