Great Enthusiasm At Stars' Parade

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 13, 4 October 1935, Page 21

Great Enthusiasm At Stars' Parade

Dunedin’ ’s Latest Charity Concert Went With a Swing — Percy Grainger’ s Debut From 4YA on. October 13-Sporting Relays Ahead — Installing New Transmitter.

"THE big event in broadcasting in Dunedin recently was the gigantic charity concert held in the Town Hall last week, All the big stars of the New Zealand radio world at present vere there, and all the listeners who could: find room ‘in the big hall were there, too, The coricert, which was in aid. of » the: :Mayoress’s Children’s Christmas Cheer Fund, was a huge success, and resulted "in: a ° considerable sum being netted.to benefit-the kiddies at the festive season. There was no doubt at any time that the. audience fully approved of the fare offered, as each. item was generously applauded and encores'‘had to be frequently given. The pefformers-Gladys Moncrieff, Heather Kinnaird, Ethel Wallace, Raymond Beatty, John Robertson, Fred Bluett, Gil Dech and the Mons de Rose Orchestra-were, without exception, in top form, and soit was no wonder the entertainment went with sucha swing from start to finish,

WELCOME news.. for the listening. public!. The eminent Wnglish pianist, Percy Grainger, will be in Dunedin under .contract to the New Zealand Broadcasting Board in a little more than a week, Mr. Grainger isa well-known recording artist and composer and has done a_ considerable amount of very successful concert work in London. For several months now he has been fulfilling engagements at the yarious Australian national stations and has been prominent in many rublic concerts in the Commonwealth. He chooses his programmes carefully, taking care to mix the right amount of lighter music with the works of the masters, and in that way his entertainments are not allowed to become heavy. and dreary to the average listener, He has tremendous admiration for modern composers, and goes to great lengths to popularise their writings, ‘Three studio. performances are to be given by this famous pianist, who Will appear before the microphone on the eyenings of October 13, 16 and 17. His visit to the city also presents the oportunity to feature him at a public concert in the Town Hall, this being arranged for October 28, when he wilil be supported: by Dr. Galway (city organist), Mr. Max Scherek and Mrs. H. ©, Campbell (pianists), the members of the Dunedin Orchestral Society ang the. Choral Society’s Madrigal Glee Club. Now that the..football season has ~*~" closed listeners are looking to their radio stations to provide them with cther forms of broadcast sport. On October 10 and 12 the Dunedin Jockey, Club’s opening summer meeting at Wingatui is to be broadcast, while trom October 11 and continuing for the next week or so a description of

each: day’s play in the golf championships, which will:be: held at Christchurch, will be given out from the Dunedin station, S a grand finale to the football season, a civie reception to the Otago Iingby representative team, winners of the coveted Ranfurly Shield, was given when the. members .returned to Dunedin last week. There.was a large attendance of the. public.in the Concert "Chamber to do honour to the victors, ‘but, for the benefit of those who were nnable to attend at an awkward hour5.15 p.m.-and especially for’ country listeners, station 4YO made the reception available to all thosé with a receiving set. The relay was a pleasant break in the-usual hour of gramophone music’ presented by this station as an aiternative programme to the main station’s children’s session. . ae wg tee Oe eee

HE installation engineer of Anialgamated Wireless (Australasia) Lta., Mr. J. G. Cookson, came to Dunedin last week to supervise the erection of the transmitting gear for the new 4YA at Highcliffe. The panels and yarious transmitting equipment have now been shifted into the new buildings, and are ready for wiring, This task should take several weeks to complete, so that it will not be until next month that the station will commenc:? the usual period of test. Of late, the work at Highcliffe has gone very smoothly, and unless anything unforeseen occurs, the new station will be on ‘the air at the promised time