RADIO MUSIC.

Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 113, 14 May 1937, Page 8

RADIO MUSIC.

STRONG CRITICISM VOICED. EFFECT OX INDIVIDUAL EFFORT. (By Telegraph.—Own Correspondent.) CHKISTCHURCH, Thursday. The influence of broadcasting on music generally, and particularly on individual effort and on music in the home, war; deprecated by Dr. J. (_'. Hradshaw, until recently organist at (Jhrirstchurch Cathedral, when speaking of the precseiiit state of music at a reception held in his honour.

; 'I had thought of saying something about the state of music in New Zealand in last :{;"> years." said Dr. Hradshaw, '"but it irs no u*e bewailing the bad effects that I am positive the cinemas and broadcasting have on music, on individual effort in iminic. and on music in the home. We must accept the situation and make the best of it. Xew Zealand has not felt the full effect of broadcasting on musical societies. The director of the Grenadier Guards' Band eaid when he was here that 2500 musical societies had had to close down because of luck of support caused by the radio. Dr. Harvey Grace said recently that-sooner or later choral music would become solely the affair of the bisr fe^tivals.

"It is for each of us to remember what English music liar* been, and to do our best to carry on the work. I hope the public will do its share and not give up concert-going because of the radio.

Music in broadcasting was also referred to by Archbishop Julius, who was speaking of the expression of the soul of niueie. Before he left home his wirelees sej had been turned on, but he could not listen to what was being played.

"Oh, God forgive us, it was playing such awful stuff." said the Archbishop. ''I had to turn it off. Somebody was crooning: 'I love you and you love me.' You might put that singer in a school and he would never learn the eoul of music."

I The Archbishop added that if Dr. Bradrdiaw's influence in music in (hri.<tchur«-h continued as it should. music-lovers would not have to revile the broadcasting authorities for the ' standard of mueic in the community.