OVER THE AIR

Press, Volume LXXI, Issue 21436, 30 March 1935, Page 19

OVER THE AIR

[By ARIEL] An extremely satisfying concert was broadcast, last Sunday evening from 2YA, and according to the published programme it was very amiably arranged by the Broadcasting Board at the request of "I" Squadron, Legion of Frontiersmen. The Broadcasting Board was apparency taking no chances. "Best materials only used ' was apparently their motto for this particular evening. Lionello Cecil, the tenor, was billed as "Principal Tenor, La Scala, Milan."' Vincent Aspey appeared as "New Zealand's Premier Violinist." Paul Vinogradov was superlatively "The Eminent Russian Maestro, Late Conductor. Moscow Conservalorium." And the orchestra was "The New Radio Orchestra, of 50 instrumentalists." Well, any concert that boasted of a Premier Violin ist. a Principal Tenor from La Scala. and an Eminent Russian Maestro should be good. The only tiling that to me appeared to be missing was the statement that they had "Recently Performed Before All the Crowned Heads of Europe." But perhaps that would be asking just a little too much. Nevertheless, it was all excellent. The new orchestra is an immense improvement on anything I have heard in New Zealand. Numerically it is quite adequate. For the sake of comparison, the British Broadcasting Corporation Symphony Orchestra consists oi lift placets, the British Broadcasting Corporation Wireless Military Band of 37 players. *' lr British Broadcast ing Corporation "Midland Orchestra numbers 35 instrumentalists, Hie Belfast Wireless Orchestra has 32 players. But :"><l is a nice round number. It. must be a quite difficult matter to obtain and rehearse an orchestra ol this size. For many of the players cannot be l'ull-linie musicians, music js often a precarious means of livelihood in New Zealand. The concert commenced with Beethoven's Symphony No. 5 in C minor. And here I received a pleasant surprise. First I expected to hear the announcer spin the usual yarn about "Fate knocking at the portals." Everybody knows how the symphony starts dum-dum-dum-clummmm, with its knock-like rhythm. Well, the announcer said never a word about Beethoven's life or love affairs. He just let the orchestra go ahead. Vinogradoff put the orchestra through the hoops of the Fifth in fine style. In the first movement there was perhaps a tendency to take the corners on two wheels instead of four, with foot pressed firmly on the accelerator. By the second movement -.the pace had steadied down to steady cruising speed, and in the third movement the scherzo rhythm was masterly. From here on pace seemed to become a little ragged, climaxes were not so climatic as one would have wished, there seemed to be a slight loss of interest. But, why grumble! If that orchestra gets to work on rehearsals under the baton of Vinogradoff, and keeps hard at it, it will be yet a splendid orchestra, a credit to New Zealand. I have on many occasions had the pleasure of hearing Vinogradoff as a pianist over the radio (never in the flesh), and from a radio viewpoint have always regarded him as a strikingly good performer. I now put on record the pious wish that "I" Squadron of the Legion of Frontiersmen may on many occasions persuade the Broadcasting Board to persuade Vinogradoff to persuade the radio orchestra to play as well as they played on Sunday night. Then after the Fifth came Lionello Cecil. And here—to digress a little—isn't it a strange convention that tenors should Italianise their names. Mr Cecil is, I imagine, a good Australian, born honest Lionel. I suppose in the old days, when all good opera v/as supposed to come from Italy, it was necessary to bedizen one's name. But we Southern Kemisphericals insist on doing it even how. Margharita Zealandia, Madame Stralia, Florence Austral, and now Lionello Cecil. I wonder if Enrico Caruso had Anglicised his name to Henry Carroway, whether we would have thought him to have a better voice? Or even : we didn't, would we have liked his name? The only person who seems to have got away with a change of name is Lionel Stokes, formerly of London, now the worldfamous conductor, Leopold Stokow«ky.

However, Lionello Cecil was gloriously Italianesque last Sunday evening. He sang some of the more popular operatic "gems," and was in splendid voice, better than ■when he was heard from 3YA recently. Heart-rending sobs broke from his manly throat when he sang the famous clown's song from "Pagliacci." And many a strong, silent man in the audience at Wellington must have wept in sympathy. There was tumultuous applause for Lionello Cecil from the auditorium; there's nothing like an Italian sob for touching the heartstrings. Then came Vincent Aspey, New Zealand's "Premier Violinist," formerly leader of the Sydney Conservatorium Orchestra. Am I wrong in considering "conservatorium" to be a very ugly word? The word always conveys to me the impression °f a pathetic place where jam is laid aside to convalesce, a 'little Mouldy and ur healthy. But perhaps this is undue sensitivity on my Part. Now "conservatoire" sounds much more dashing. For instance, to go to a coversazione in the Sydney conservatoire would appear to me to be quite a pleasant way of spending an evening. But wild horses would not drag me to spend ffor pleasure) a time at an aquara sanitarium, or a conservatorium. However, Sydney Aspey did not Dame the "Conservatorium." To commence with, his presentation of 'the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto in E ttfinor (with the orchestra under Vinogradov) was a little nervous wandering. Shortly, however, got into his stride; the total result was admirable, c. Those were the principal items on the programme. I considered the Mole affair to be well balanced, I; chosen, and well executed. I || ftuist, however, state that last even'j 'hg one of my radio valves ceased ! to function and I rang up my radio ? , man. "Did you listen to the concert 'loin We/ington last Sunday?" he asked. ■ ■ "I did," I replied.

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"Pretty terrible, wasn't it?" he said.

"I thought it pretty good,"' I replied. "Weil," said he, "it's like this ; I have two children, and when they've gone to bed at night my wife and I like something soothing and quiet. Nobody w r ho has two children could possibly stand a concert like the one they gave us last Sunday. I turned to other stations, but there was nothing soothing at all." "I thought it pretty good," I repeated, stubbornly. "Well," he said, "I've spoken to three ether people besides yourself, and they all thought it terrible. One was a milkman at Heathcote, too." I rather hate to drag in the opinion of the Heathcote milkman, because he, too. may have children, and for that very reason may prefer to be soothed after they have gone to bed following a noisy and boisterously puerile Sunday. This little conversation shows, I think, the difficulties with which the radio authorities have to contend. Later in the evening somebody mentioned a man who as soon as he arrives home in the evening, switches on the radio. He doesn't care which station, what type of music he hears. So long as it is noise, and a loud noise, he is satisfied. He insists on an accompaniment of loud noise until he goes to bed at night.

So between the man who wishes to be soothed, the man who wants a loud noise, and the man who wants good music, the BroadcastBoard, unless if pursues a steady policy of education, must be dragged to bits. I hope it pursues a steady policy.

Some of my readers may remem-b-.T a radio play which was performed in Christ church just over a vear ago, a plaj' by Uu Garde Peach. "The Marie Celeste." This is perhaps the best radio thriller ever written. It has always struck mc as strange that the Broadcasting Board has not put on this play. It was given from the Australian national stations last Tuesday night., and was extraordinary in one way only, that it had been "adapted."

I have before mentioned that it should be regarded as a heinous crime for an incompetent person to "adapt" the writings of a competent playwright or author. Here is another case in point. The play, as written, is excellently constructed. There was no earthly reason why it should not be presented in Australia precisely as it was presented in England by the British Broadcasting Corporation. But no, the "adaptor" had to alter the prologue entirely, bringing in bits of pseudo-comedy and a number of extraneous sea-shan-ties. There is, as yet, no Australian radio playwriter worthy of the name; most of the native Australian radio play efforts are merely childishly incompetent. Ultimately, of course. Australia will produce it? famous playwright, but until that time it should be a point of honour not to play improving tricks with the works of others.

: TO-DAY'S PROGRAMMES 3YA, CHRISTCHURGH (720 Kilocycles) 7.0 to 8.30 a.m: Breakfast session. 10.0: Devotional service. 10.15: Selected recordings. 11.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 11.2: Selected recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Progress reports of tennis at Wilding Park throughout day. 3.30: Sports results. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 4.30: Special weather forecast for farmers and special frost forecast for South Island fruit growers. 5.0: Children's hour, by Riddleman. 6.0: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.20: Review of day's play of tennis at Wilding Park by B. A. Barrer. 7.30: Time signal from Dominion Observatory. 8.0: Chimes. Recordings. Edith Lorand and her Viennese Orchestra (a) "Gipsy Love" Overture (Leharj; <b) "Vivat Huugaria" (Kalman). 8.8: Jack Doyje (tenor) (a) "Little Irish Girl" (Lohr); (b) "The Garden Where the Praties Grow" (arr. Liddle). 8.14: Eileen Joyce (pianoforte solos) (a) Rhapsodic No. 4. Op. 119; (b) Intermezzo No. 0. Op. 76 (Brahms). 8.22: William Turner's Ladies' Choir. "The Blue Danube" Waltz (Strauss). 8.26: Max Ladsche'ck (violin) (a> "Czardas' (Monti); (b) "Love's Greeting" (Elgar). 8.32: Norman All in (bass) and chorus, "Great Bass Ballads." 8.40: The Bohemian Novelty Quintet (instrumental). "Rio Rita" Selection (Tierney). 8.31: Recording, The Minstrel Singers, with Banjo Band, "Minstrel Memories" (Seott-Gatty). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.3: The Bohemian Novelty Quintet, "Rag Doll" Novelty Caprice (Brown). 9.6: Miss Lottie Colville (soprano) (a) "Love in Bloom" (Rainger); (b) "Don't Say Good-Night" (Warren). 9.12: Recording, the Alfredo Campoli Grand Orchestra, "Evergreen" Selection (Woods). 9.18: "On the Rocks." A further episode in the lives of a Japanese houseboy and his employer. 9.33: The Bohemian Novelty Quintet, "Fashionette" Novelette (King). 9.36: Recording, Anne Welch (soprano). Norton Collyer (tenor) and Victor Conway (baritone), "A Country Gill" Vocal Selection (Monckton). 9.42: The Bohemian Novelty Quintet, "I Hear You Calling Me" (Ballad Study) (Marshall). 9.47: Miss Lottie Colville (soprano) (a) "Straight from the Shoulder" (Revel); (b) "It's the Talk of the Town" (Levinson). 9.53: The ' Bohemian Novelty Quintet, "Savoy England Medley" (arr. Debroy Somers). 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10 to 11.15: Old time dance programme. Alternative programme, 3YL, 1200 kilocycles. 5 p.m.: Light musical programme. 7.0: After-dinner music. 8.0: Symohonic programme, featuring at 8.0, Schubert's "Symphony No. 7 in C Major," played by the London Symphony Orchestra. At 8.43. Alfred Cortot, pianist, and the London Symphony Orchestra, playing: "Sympphonie Variations" (Cesar-Franck). At 9.0. Haydn's "Concerto in D Major for Violoncello and Orchestra." played by Guilhermina Suggia. At 9.37, Liszt's "Mazeppa Symphony," played by the Berlin Grand Symphony Orchestra.

7.0 to 8.30 a.m.: Breakfast session. 10.0: Devotional service, conducted by the Rev. George Frost. 10.15: Selected recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Selected recordings. 3.15: Sports results. 4.30: Special weather report for farmers and sports results. 5.0: Children's hour, conducted by Cinderella. C.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Talk, the Gardening Expert, "The Development of the Garden." 8.0: Concert programme. Recording, J. H. Squire Celeste Octet, "Toreador et Andalouse" (Rubinstein). 3.5: Conchita Supervia (mezzo-so-prano). in a recital of Spanish songs, (a) "El Pano Moruno": (b) "Seguidilla

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Murciana"; (c) "Asturiana ; (d) Jota , (e) "Nana-Cancion"; <f) Po . lo /® e Falla). 8.25: Vincent Aspey (violinist), "Romance" (Wieniawski); Scherzo (Dittersdorf): "Melody" fDavies). 8.43. Keith Falkner (baritone), .'' Th £. "Fate's Discourtesy (Elgai), oneplierd See Thy Horse's Foaming Mane -Had a Horse" (Korbay); "Droop Not, Young Lover" (Handel). 9.0. Weather report and station notices. SU. Recording: Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band, 'The Shirt I Left Behind Me. 95- "The Country Storekeepers: Eb and Zeb." (In the seventh of_a series of humorous episodes). 9.15. xyto phone Victor Sterling, Colonel Bogey (Alford). MR WM Opera Company, "Gems from Rio Rita (Tiernay): "Gems from Pimcesb Flavia'" (Romberg). 9-26: The Penmwhistle Operatic Society (humorous). "Faust: Gone Barmy" < a musical builesque>. 9.32: Flanagan brothers (accordion and banjo, "Haley s Double Header" (jig); "Out on the Ocean (medley). 9.38: Richard Tauber (tenoi), "Fairest of All" <Karlick). 9-41:Quen-tin Mac Lean (organ). Tl?e Old Man of the Mountains" (Young); Underneath the Arches" (Flanagan). 9.47. Humour, Agnes Bartholomew, _ A Cockney on the Merchant of \ en ice. 9 50: Piano duet, Phil Ghman and Victor Ardc-n. "Love in Bloom' (Ramger). 9.53: Essie Ackland (contralto), This House" (Brahe). 9.56: Dan Sullivan's Shamrock Band, "Fare Yeu Well, Sweet Irish Town." 10.0: Sports summary. Old-time dance by the Studio Dance Band. 30.10: Lrinceis, Arrnj and Navy" (Allan'. 10.26: Eecordmg: l,conru'd Henry (huniouv). Wnnt .Diet the Village Blacksmith Say" 'Henry). 10.30: Schottische. "Four Lutle Sugar Plums" (O'Connor). Waltz, "Over the Waves" (Rosas). 10.40: Recording: Reg. Grant (character singers), "Knock 'Em in the Old Kent Road" (Chevalier). 10.43: Irish Quadrilles. "Royal Hibernian" (Balfour). Valeta, "Desiree" (Benyon). 11.0: Recording. Leonard Henry (humour). "Sh 'Shiverin'" (Doodv). 11.3: Polka, "Lelette" (DrefusV Medley. "Old Favourites" <arr. Baxlort. Mr Les. Beresford. M.C. Alternative programme. JYX. BSO Light musical progrrmnio. 7.0:_ Afterdinner music. <t.o: "Character Sludges A recital of monologues. with occosioiia! ir.: Mlal interludes. 9.0; "Musical Personalities." featuring Kred Elizaldo (pi:itl ist-eumposet'). and Paul Robeson (bass*.

2VA, VV T,LLiN<; lON (570 Kilocycles' 7.0 In Fj.3o n.m.: Bronkfrist session. 10.0: Chimes. Selected recordings. 10.30: Devotional sen ice. 11.0: Time signals from Dominion Observatory. 11.15: Talk, prepared by the Home Science Extension Service of Otago University. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Light musical programme. 3.0: Sports results. 3.30: Special weather forecast for farmers. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. Sports results. 4.:>0: Special weather forecast for farmers. 5.0: Children's hour, conducted by Uncle Jasper, O'.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 7.30: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 8.0: Chimes. Popular programme, featuring Frank Crowther's Novelty Orchestra, and Will Bishop. Frank Crowther's Novelty Orchestra, Selection, "The Arcadians" (Monckton). 8.9: Florence Desmond (soprano), "Bv Yourself"; "Kiss Me, Dear" (Ellis). 8.15: Miss Ava Svmons (.violin solo, with orchestral accompaniment), "Salut D'Amour'' (Elgar). 8.13: Will Bishop (entertainer at the piano). "A Piano and Will Bishop" (arr. Bishop). 8.30: Frank Crowther's Novelty Orchestra (descriptive fantasie), "A Vision of Salome" (Lampe). 8 37: Les Allen 'baritone). "1 Saw Stars" (Sigler Hoffman); "Ole Faithful" (Kennedy). 8.43: Sol Hoopii and his Hawaiian Quartet < Hawaiian instrumentalists). "Midnight's Near" i Hoopii). 8.46: Reilly and Comfort ('vocal duet), "Over My Shoulder" (Woods); "When You've Had a Little Springtime in Your Heart" (Woods). 8.52: Frank Crowther's Novelty Orchestra. Tango Foxtrot, "The Isle of Capri" (tiros/): "Dnn.se des Apaches" (Clarke);; 0/8 Foxtrot, "Sing As We Go" (Parr Davie;"). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 53.4: Modern dance programme. 10.3: Sports summary. 10.10. Continuation of modern dance pi ogramme.. Alternative programme, 2YC. 840 kilocycles. 5.0 p.m.. Light musical programme. 7.0, After-dinner music 8.0: Classical gems. Five short recitals. featuring. Erica Morini (violinist), Tito Schipa (tenor). Alois Melichar (viola d'amour, soloist), Conchiat Supervia (soprano) and Cedric Snarpe ('cellist). 9.0: Special presentation of 8.8.C. recorded programme, "Seven Days' Sunshine." A musical cruise by Ilenrik Ege and Norman Hackforth

7.0 to ".30 a.m.: Breakfast session. 10.0: Selected recordings. 12 noon: Lunch music. 2 p.m.: Selected recordings. 3.30: Sports results. 4.30: Special weather forecast for farmers. 4.45: SportS results. 5.0: Children's hour, conducted by Aunt Anita and Cousin Molly. C.O: Dinner music. 7.0: News and reports. 8.0: Chimes. Light Orchestral and Ballad Concert. The Orchestra (conducted by Monsieur B. L. H. de Rose), March, "The Serenade" (Herbert): Waltz, "Thousand and One Nights" (Strauss). 8.14: Mr E. Bond (baritone), "The Merry Monk" (Bevan); "Because 1 were Shy" (Johnston); "The Sailor's Paradise" • Richards); "The Toast" (Squire). 8.24: The Orchestra. "Chanson Bohemienne" (Boldi): "Caprice" (Hawkins). 8.33: Miss Dorothy Sitentii'crd 'contralto), "Serenade" (Raff>: "Sleepy Hollow Tune" (Kountv); "Unmindful of the Roses" (Lohr): "Summer Rain" (Willeby). 8.43: Ticinese Choral Union. Bern, "Mamma, Peppino Mi Vuole"; "Feruccio" (Trad.). 8.49: The Orchestra, "Three Elfin Dances" (Warner*. 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Dance music. 10.0: Sports summary. 10.10 to 11.0: Dance music. Alternative programme, 4YO, 1140 kilocycles. 5 p.m.: Selected recordings. 7.0: Afterdinner music. 8.0: Varietj' and vaudeville programme. 9.0: Programme by the Massed Military Bands, with spoken interludes; featuring at 9.0: Edgar Wallace, in "The Man in the Ditch": and at 9.30: a recorded radio play, "The Masterpiece," performed by the Aircast Players.

SUNDAY ?^ 31* A, CHRISTCHURCH 9 a.m.: Selected recordings. 11.0: Morning meeting; relayed from the Salvation Army Citadel. Speaker, Major Tong. 1 p.m.: Dinner music. 2.0: Selected recordings. 3.0: Recording, the choir of Dijon Cathedral (unaccompanied polyphonic singing, conducted by Monsieur J. Samson), "Ave Verum" (J. des Pres); "Ave Coelorum Domina" (J. des Pres); "Ityrie Orbis Factor" (Vittoria); "En Son Temple Sacre" (J. Maduit); "Crux Fideiis" (Jean IV., Roi Portugal); "Übi Est Abel" (Aichinger); "Missa Assumpta Est" (Palestrina): "Kyrie I Et Christe de la"; "Suite du Kyrie et Agnus"; "Sanctus"; "Benedictus et Hosanna." 3.40: Recordings. 4.0: Time signals from the Dominion Observatory. 5.30: Song service, by children of the Tennyson street Congregational Sunday School. 6.15: Selected recordings. 7.0: Evening service, relayed from the Trinity Congregational Church. Preacher, Rev. D. Gardner Miller. Organist, Mr Len Boot. Choirmaster, Mr F. H. Christian. 8.15: Selected recordings. C.30: 3YA Orchestra, conductor, Mr Harold Beck: (a) "Village Dance" (Burleigh); (b) "Amour D'Anton' 1 fChausson). 8.38: Recording: Recording: Robert Radford (bass), (a) "Hear Me! Ye Winds and Waves" (Handel); (b) "I'm a Roamer" (Mendelssohn). 8.46: 3YA Orchestra, "Mozartiana" Suite (Tschaikowsky). 9.0: Weather forecast and station notices. 9.3: Lionello Cecil (tenor), with 3YA Orchestra, (a) "Hark, Hark, the Lark" (Schubert); (b) "Who Is Sylvia" (Schubert); (c) "E Lucevan le Stelle" (Puccini); Id) "The Lord Is My Light" (Allit-

sen). 9.19: Recording: Irene Scharrer (piano), 'a) "ICt.udo in A Flat," Op. 25, No. 1 (Chopin); <b) "Etude in G Flat." Op. 25, No. 9 (Chopin); <c) "Etude in G Sharp Minor," Op. 26, No. Ci (Chopin); (d) ".Tesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Bach). 9.29: Recording: Dora Labette (soprano), (a) "Evening Voices" (Twilight Fancies) (Delias): fb) •'Cradle Song"; <c> "The Nightingale" (Delius). 9.38: 3YA Orchestra, Waltz, Op. 11. No. 1 (Widor). 9.44: Recordings: Harold Williams (baritone), '.'The Trumpet Shall Sound," from "The Messiah" 'Handel). 9.52: The State Opera Orchestra, Berlin, "Reminiscences of Grieg" (Urbach). Alternative programme, 3 YL, 1200 kilocycles. 6.0 p.m.: Musical programme. 8.30: Gems from famous light operas and operattas, by French and German composers.

IYA, AUCKLAND 9 a.m.: Selected recordings. 11.0: Relay morning service from Church of Christ, Ponsonby road. Preacher: Pastor Ralph Gebbie; organist: Miss Olive Laing. 1 p.m.: Dinner music. 2.0: Classical music. 3.30: Arthur Schnabel, presents. "Sonata in E Major" Op. 109 (Beethoven). 3.54: Selected recordings. (3.0: Children's song service. 7.0: Relay evening service from the Salvation Army Newton Hall. Preacher: Captain Thompson; band conductor, Mr Reg. Davies. 8.30: Concert programme, featuring Dennis Dowling, young Dunedin baritone. Recording: London Philharmonic Orchestra, "Ballet Suite" from "The Swan Lake" Op. 20 (Tschaikowsky). (1) Scene. (2) Dance of the Little Swans. (3) Waltz. (4) Scene. (5) Hungarian Dance—Czardas. 8.46; Dennis Dowling, (a) "O, That It Were So" (Bridge); <b) "Life and Death" (Coleridge Taylor); (c) "The Erl King" (Schubert); (d) "Ave Maria" (Cooper). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.2: Recording: The Philadelphia Orchestra, conducted by Leopold Stokowski, "Choral Prelude," "Out of the Deep I Call to

Thee" (Bach). 9.12: Miss Eva Stern (pianist), "Pastorale Variee". (Mozart); "Impromptu in A Flat" (Chopin) "Nocturne in E Minor" (Chopin); "Perpetuum Mobile" (von Weber). 9.30: Mme. Germaine Martinelli (soprano), "Mater Dolorosa" from the Bth Beatitude (Cesar Franck); "Nocturne" from "O Cool Night" (Cesar Franck). 9.39: Guilhermina Suggia (violoncello), "Allegro Appassionato" (Saint Saens); "Sicilienne" (Faure). 9.47: Choir of the Temple Church, .London, "Hallelujah" from "The Mount of Olives" (Beethoven). 9.51: Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra, "Toccata and Fugue in D Minor" (Bach). Alternative programme, IYX, 880 kilocycles. G.O p.m.: Light musical programme. 8.30: "All My Own Work," a programme featuring composers and authors and performers.

2YA. WELLINGTON 9 a.m.: Chimes. Selected recordings. 11.0: Relay of morning service from St. Mary's Church, Boulcott street. Preacher, Rev. Father D. Hurley, S.M. 1 p.m.: Dinner music. 2.0: "Phantasia Op. 17" (Schumann) Walter Rehberg (pianist). 3.0; Selected recordings. 4.0: Time signals from Dominion Observatory. 6.0; Children's song service, conducted by Uncle William. assisted by the children's choir from the Thorndon Methodist Church. 7.0: - Relay of evening service from Kent Terrace Presbyterian Church. Preacher: Rev. Dr. Chas. Gordon (Ralph Connor). Organist and choirmaster, Mr Alex. Mill. 8.15 (approx.): Selected recordings. 8.30; Port Nicholson Silver Band (Conductor, Mr J. Drew), Overture "Ruy Bias" (Mendelssohn). Hymn, "Deep Harmony" (arr. A. Owen). 8.40: Frank Titterton (tenor), "Ah, Moon of My Delight" (Lehmann); (a) "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal," (b) "Fill a Glass of Golden Wine" (Quilter). 8.46: Dora Labette and Hubert Eisdell, with J. H. Squire Celeste Octet (duet with inst.

accpt.) "Moon Enchanted" (Dowdon and Besly). 8.50: The Band, "And the Glory of the Lord" (.Handel). Intermezzo. "Bells Across the Meadows" (Myddleton). 9.0: Weather report and station notices. 9.4: "The French Foreign Legion," a military cameo. 9.39: Continuation of programme by Port Nicholson Band. Bandsman Clarrie Bell (xylophone solo with band accpt.), "Nola" (Arndt). The Band, waltz, "The Gay Nineties" (an-. McKenzie). 9.48: Kate Winter (soprano), "Oh, tj'ell Me, Nightingale" (Lehmann): "The Pipes of Pan are Calling" (Monckton). 9.54: The Band: Novelty, "The Whistling Farmer Boy" (Fillmore). March, "The Scindian" (Rimmer). Alternative programme, 2YC, 840 kilocycles. 0.0 p.m.: Selected recordings. 8.30: "Gems from the Operas and Music-Dramas of Richard Wagner"—"Tannhauser,"' "Lohengrin." "Tristan and Isolde," and "The Ring."

4YA, DUNEDIN 9.0 a.m.: Selected recordings. 11.0: Relay of morning service from Trinity Methodist Church. Preacher: Rev. C. H. Olds. Choirmaster, Mr H. R. Wilson. Organist, Miss E. Hartley. 1 p.m.: Lunch music. 2.15: Recorded talk by Professor J. J. Findlay, "Our Mother Tongue and Other Tongues." 2.30: Recording: Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, "Symphony No. 6" (Atterberg). 5.30: Children's song service, conducted by Big Brother Bill. 6.15: Selected' recordings. 6.30: Relay of evening service from Church of Christ. Preacher, Pastor, W. D. More. Choirmaster, Mr G. Hickey. Organist, Miss E. White. 7.45: Selected recordings. "Half an Hour with Handel." 8.30: Recordings: London Symphony Orchestra, "Overture in D Minor" (Handel). 8.35: Malcolm McEachern (bass), "Arm, Arm, Ye Brave—Judas" (Handel). 8.39: London Philhax'monic Orchestra, "Water Music Suite" (Handel). 8.56: Royal . Choral Society, "Hallelujah Chorus —Messiah" , (Handel). 9.0:

Weather report and station notices. 9.2: "Homage to Bach/' to commemorate the 250 th anniversary of his birth. 9.10: Dr. V. E. Gahvay (piano), "Choral Preludes," "Mortify Us by Thy Grace" (Bach); "Sleepers, Awake'' • Bach). 9.16: String Orchestra (Mr Max Scherek, solo pianist), "Concerto iu D Minor for Piano and String Orchestra" (Bach). 9.31: Recording, Bach Cantata Club Choir. London, with Leon Goossens (oboe soloist), "Jesu, Joy of Man's Desiring" (Bach). 9.35: Dr. V. E. Gal way (piano). Piano Illustrations from "The Little Clavier Book," by Anna Magdalena Bach (Bach). 9.40: Recording: Choir of St. Thomas' Church. Leipzig, "Sing Unto The Lord" (Bach). 9.44: Recording: Elisabeth Schumann (soprano), "It Is Finished" (Bach). 9.48: Dr. V. E. Galway (piano), "Prelude and Fugue in F Minor" (Bach). 9.53: Recording: Choir of St. William's, Strasbourg, "Sanctus." from "Mass in B Minor" (Bach). Alternative programme, 4YO, 1140 kilocycles. 6.0 p.m.: Selected musical programme. 8.30: "A Programme of Favourites of Favourites."