Mr. F. G. E. Broad Wins Again

Radio Record, Volume VII, Issue 15, 20 October 1933, Unnumbered Page

Mr. F. G. E. Broad Wins Again

Results of Seventh of Series of "Radio Record" ~ Model. Programme Competitions

With few exceptions the programmes submitted by competitors in the seventh of the "Radio Record’s"’ model programme competitions were very disappointing and showed a marked falling off both in quantity and quality as compared with the earlier competitions in the series. The competition on this occasion called for a recital programme by individual artists, not exceeding four in number. What the judges had in mind in this competition was a self-contained concert party of four’performers who would present 2 programme of approximately two hours in duration. Most of the entrants failed to grasp what was required by. the- judges and all sorts and conditions of miscellaneous programmes were submitted, most of which could by no stretch of the imagination be termed "recital" programmes.

There was no question at all as to the winner on this occasion, state the judges in their report. ‘Mr. F. G. BE. Broad, of North Auckland, submitted no less than 20 entries, and any one of these was far and away ahead of the next placed competitor. In a note covering his entries Mr, Broad says :- "In this section, Number Seven, I have taken it that the class calls for a recital by one, two, three, or no more than four artists, and this condition I have endeavoured to carry out to the letter, It will be seen that the accompaniste on my programmes serves a dual purpose, that of accompaniste and solo pianist. I have been very careful not to use records of vocal artists that Have an orchestral accompaniment, for it naturally would be out of all reason to hear a song with an orchestral accompaniment on a programme where only a pianoforte accompaniment is provided. Of course fn several instances I have taken advantage of items where there have been violin obligatos provided, for this will give my solo violinist scope to play the vocalisi’s obligato, as in the

case of John McCormack where you will see that I have used his collaborator Fritz Kreisler to great advantage, The job has been somewhat difficult, owing to the fact that so many of the singers heard on H.M.V. and Columbia records have orchestral accompaniments." From the above statement it will be seen that Mr. Broad sensed exactly what was required, and as his pro-grammes-were well arranged and well balanced the judges had no hesitation in awarding him the prize. A feature of the 20 programmes submitted by Mr. Broad was the originality’ shown in many of them. Yor example there was an excellent programme by an all-Australian concert party comprising Perey Grainger (pianist and accompanist), F. Mouat Carter (violinist), Alfred O'Shea (tenor) and Gladys Moncrieff (soprano). . ‘ Another of Mr. Broad’s programmes brought together as a concert party four well-known New Zealand broad-casters-Madame Margherita Zelanda, Madame Hyelyn de Mauny, Mr. Rex Harrison and Mr. Denis Sheard,

Still another New Zealand — programme presumed a eoneert party consisting of Miss Hilda Chudley, Miss Kathleen. Ferris, Mr. Walter. Brough and Mr. Frank Crowther. A suggested — Wellington concert party comprised Mr. Leon de Mauny,

Mr. Claude ‘Tanner,. Mr. Temple White (grand organ) and Madame Iivelyn de Mauny. One of the most ‘interesting. of Mr. Broad’s programmes was entitled "Schubertiana" and comprised a reeital from Schubert's works by the Short-Hllwood-Symons ‘Trio,. assisted by Mrs. Wilfred Andrews.