Proportions Of Church Relays

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 15, 18 October 1935, Page 20

Proportions Of Church Relays

Larger Denominations Occasionally Unrepresented on Sundays-Sports Relays and Attendances — License Round-up — Death of Prominent Musician — Percy Grainger Awaited.

HE "Church News" for October, in commenting on the broadcasting of ehureh services, remarked that the. two strongest communions, the Anglican and the Presbyterian, have occasionally been completely. off the air throughout the whole .Dominion on some Sundays, and expressed the hope that arrangements Will be so co-ordinated that there will be always available for listeners an Anglitan and, presumably, a Presbyterian service somewhere within reasonable range.of a five-or seven-valve receiver every Sunday. According to the "Church News" the Broadcasting Board has asked the local advisory committees to discuss. the matter with a view to a rearrangement by: mutual agreement. The advisory. committees: at present are not selected on the basis of the numerical standing of the religious bodies represented, and the

smaller religious bodies are able, if they will,.to out-vote the representatives of the-larger bodies. The Christchurch advisory committee, however, has arrived at an amicable arrangement whereby a larger number of Anglican Sunday services: may be broadcast. No schedule has-been published so far and the matter is in the hands of the Broadeasting Board,‘ but no alterations are’ to be made in the Aucktand and Wellington schedules, T the annual meeting of the Laneaster Park Board of Control. held in Christchurch |ast: week, it was stated that there was no doubt that the broadcasting.of matches has affected attendances. The retiring chairman, Mr. H. H. Wauchop stressed the fact that it is time the board laid down a ‘definite policy in this connection, and unless ‘this is enunciated there is liable to be ¢confusion and nothing can be done.to put the question on a proper footing. Users of unlicensed ‘radios were subject to a round-up during the month, and many cases were heard before the magistrate ‘in Christchurch last week. One of the cases Was a man who went so far as to say that a radio licelise was unnecessary, and used to "twit" his friends for obtaining theirs. Needless: to say- his fine was: fairly substantial. Another was a woman who had successfully evaded the inspector and got away with 20 months without payment of the fee, in the meantime returning the set to the vendor without any. explanation. The imposed fines and costs in the. latter case amounted to £4/2/6. ° BY the death of Mr. Sidney Williamson, D.R.G.M. (Leipzig), Christ-. church has lost one of its most prominent musicians. Mr. Williamson.-de~-voted the whole of his life to his profession and spent-six years in Leipzig, where, after qualifying for the diploma of the world-famous Conservatorium. he engaged in private teaching and also gave a number of recitals in that city, Returning to Ohbristchurch, he helped to educate the public in the works of the great composers, and. as the pionéer of vocal recitals his sense. of interpretation brought to many. a. new tnnderstandins of the works he

présented. Some years later, Mr. Williamson again went abroad studying most of his fitne in London, and the different musical societies in. Christchurch owé their high stundard of production to thé world-wide training of their capable conductor. Mr, Williamson was prominent in New Zealand | as a judge at competitions, arid for | :11-years was instructor in musie at the Teachers’ Training College, and on his overseas visits took a leading part in class teaching in Bugland. [AST year Mr. Williamson was ten"4° deved a eoimplimentary recital by the musicians of Christchurch, to matk | the’ twenty-fifth ‘anniversary "4- his in«

auguration of vocal recitals, and his services, which were worthy ‘of permanent, record to Many music societies. Mr, Williamson was for 17-years secretary of the Canterbury branch of the Music Teachers’ Association of New Yealand, and his keen interest in raising the status of: his’ profession" was largely responsible for the passage of legislation providing for the -registration of music: teachers. ree ALTHOUGH the N.Z. Broadcasting "". Board’s charity concert in Christchurch on October 81 will feature the greatest celebrity who has performed at a charity concert, the prices charged. for admission: will be within the reach ot all. Perey Grainger will be assisted by the Christchurch . Harmonic Society of 180 voices, and a specially selected orchestra, and the concert itself will be a most outstanding one. The fact that it will be an all-Grainger programme denotes. this, AWTHR Mr. Percy Grainger’s all "" Greig piano recital on Friday, October 25, from: 3YA, a programme from the B.B.0, will follow. This is a new one efititled "West Bnd Cabaret," and will be the second: new B.B.0. production during October, for many appreciative comments have beeti made on the excellent B.B.C, programme preserited on the 8th, entitled "Old Words to New Music." : PNCLUDED in the list of new releases to. be presented from 3YA shortly is Richard’ Tauber in "Chanson de T’Adieu" and "When I was a Child," Marta Wggert (soprano) in "Impatience," "Tell Mé Again and Again," Schubert’s "Ave Maria" and "Sere nade," and Hatry Roy and-his: Mayfair Orchestra playing "A Mayfair Suite." PROFESSOR JAMDS SHELLEY and hig company of. players need. no introduction, for the excellence of their presentations from 8YA,.and on Thuts(lay, October 24, listeners. are advised to tune in to this station,. For on that evening this talented conipany wiil present "The Tantastic Battle’ with full effects, arid, as every player is an artist, the play will be’given full justice and a good interpretation. ©