MIDDLE-BROW PROGRAMMES

Nelson Evening Mail, Volume LXXI, 11 September 1937, Page 4

MIDDLE-BROW PROGRAMMES

AIM OF THE A.B.C. Like the great army forming the socalled “white collar” class, a section of the community, called “middle brows,” has grown up—in the mind of the Australian Broadcasting Commission estates the Melbourne ‘Age.’) It is for those people, who are considered to be neither “high brow” nor “low brow,” that the commission intends to make more provision in the preparation of its broadcast programmes. At the conclusion of a conference of the Programme Committee the general manager of the commission (Mr Moses) said it was felt that there had been too many programmes that could be classified either as definitely “low brow’ ’or definitely “low brow,” and ii was possible that some people did not appreciate either. Selections of chamber music, symphony concerts, and vaudeville would still bo broadcast. but in future there would be more light music and songs which were popular as well as good. In other countries the greatest artists had been most successful with “middle brow” music. In the next few months audition eom-j mittees will visit the State capitals toj hear new talent. Artists will be classi- j tied according to their merit, and those in the higher grades will receive more engagements, and probably higher fees, than the others. They will be able to apply at any time for reclassification. Recent experience has convinced the commission that it will discover new talent.