Notes and News from the North

Radio Record, Volume V, Issue 13, 9 October 1931, Page 2

Notes and News from the North

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B* the time this appears in print the community singing season in Auckland will have concluded, the last midday sing from the Town Hall being held on October 7. While the sings have been just as popular as ever this year, the season has not been such a success from a financial point of view as it was last year, because, no doubt, of the present depression. Although the midday sings are over, there will be another. evening community sing from the 1¥YA studio by the station choir on October 21. 5 ; "THOSE who heard and enjoyed the broadcasts of the band from tiie Jubilee Institute for the Blind last year will be pleased to hear that this excellent combination of players has been booked to play from the Auckland station on October 23 and November 20. These blind players are deservedly popular for, in spite of their handicap, they have attained a very high standard of playing. ‘THE speakers from 1YA for the next two international programmes will be Mr. J. W. Shaw, M.A., of the Auckland Training College, who will talk on "Humour Among the Nations," and Dr. BE. B. Gunson, president of the Society of Arts, whose talk will be entitled "The International Outlook on »- Art." ‘PE prevalence of influenza in Auckland at present has caused a considerable amount of trouble to those arranging programmes at 1YA, as many artists have been unable to attend at their appointed times, and substitutes have had to be found at short notice. One evening a studio programme had to be put on in place of a municipal concert owing to so many performers for the latter being ill. At the last rehearsal by the 1YA Choir there were out of forty members fifteen absentees.

WHEN in November clever young people are sitting for matriculation and degree examinations, father and mother will also have their chance of demonstrating that they have not yet forgotten all they learnt at school, for 1YA is to hold a spelling bee for adults on November 18. L&st year these spelling bees proved pojpular both with 1YA and 2YA, and itis to be hoped that plenty of aspirants for spelling honours will come forth on this occasion. Conditions of the contest will be announced later. Mr. A. B. Chappell, M.A., will be the adjudicator. WO outstanding artists who are to appear from 1YA at the end of this month are Eva Stern and Rex Harrison. Miss Stern has recently.come to New Zealand from New York, where she played for the National Broadcasting Company. She will give two shor piano recitals from 1YA on October 28. Mr. Harrison needs no introduction to Auckland listeners, the great success he achieved here when touring the New Zealand stations last year being still well remembered. The Australian singer will be heard from 1YA on October 30.