ORGAN MUSIC

Evening Post, Volume CXIII, Issue 30, 5 February 1927, Page 8

ORGAN MUSIC

DIFFICULT BROADCASTING

(By Telegraph.)

(Special to "The Evening A«t.")

AUCKLAND, This Day. The Auckland City Council has received a report from the city organist on the failure of the broadcasting of organ recitals from the Town Hall It was stated that the broadcasting from the churches has been satisfactory.

\tl?a the city organist stated that organs were difficult instruments for broadcasting purposes, and the difficulties were increased when dealing with a spacious hall and an organ of a wide range of tone-quality and power. It was evident that the recitals had not been broadcasted to the satisfaction of listeners-in, but as far as he could ascertain the trouble was that the softer effects of the organ could not be. heard. This suggested doubt as to whether it was possible to do justice to both an audience in the Town Hall and the listeners-in. He would not express a definite opinion without having satisfied himself that there was no way of overcoming the present difficulty, and he recommended that the Broadcasting Company should be asked to co-operate in experiments, particularly in regard to deciding | which would be the best place to place ' a microphone. The organist's report was adopted.