MUSIC BY RADIO

Evening Post, Volume CXXIII, Issue 112, 13 May 1937, Page 4

MUSIC BY RADIO

DR. BRADSHAW'S CRITICISM

The influence of broadcasting on music generally, and particularly on individual effort and on music in ths home, was deprecated by Dr. J. C. Bradshaw when speaking of the present state of music at a reception held in his honour in Christchurch on;Tue9day (reports the: "Press"). "I had thought of saying something about the state of music in New Zealand in these last 35 years," said Dr. Bradshaw. "But it is no use bewailing the bad effects that I am positive the cinemas and broadcasting have on music, on individual effort in music, and on music in:.the home.' 'We must accept the situation and make the best of it. New Zealand has not felt the full effect of broadcasting on musical societies. The director of the Grenadier Guards' Band said when he was here that 2500 musical societies had had to close down because of laclc of support caused by the radio.' Dr. Harvey Grace said recently that .sooner or later choral music would; become solely the affair of the big festivals, "It is for each of- us to remember what English music has 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 referred to by Archbishop Julius, when speaking of the expression of the soul of music. Before he left home, he said, his wireless set had been turned on, but he could not listen to what waa being played. .'■ . "Oh, God forgive us, it was. playingsuch awful stuff," said the Archbishop. "I had to turn it off.. Somebody was crooning: T love you and you love me.' You might, put that singer in a school and he would never learn the soul of music." ' .' The Archbishop added that if Dr. Bradshaw's influence in music in Christchurch continued as it should, | music-lovers would not have to revile the broadcasting authorities 'for the standard of music in the community.-