RADIO IN THE HOME

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXII, Issue 22206, 5 September 1935, Page 17

RADIO IN THE HOME

FEATURES FROM IYA TO-NIGHT'S CONCERT RELAY SHORT-WAVE RECEPTION BT ALL-WAVE To-night IYA will relay from the Strand Theatre the celebrity concert arranged by the Broadcasting Board. The artists will include Miss Gladys Moncrietf (soprano), Mr. Gil Decli (pianist), Mr. Raymond Beatty (bassbaritone), Miss Heather Kinnaird (contralto), Mr. Paul Vinogradoff (Russian pianist), Mr. Fred Bluett (comedy entertainer), Mr. John Robertson (cornetist) and Mr. Hal McLennan (flautist). The augmented studio orchestra will be conducted by Mr. Harold Baxter. Miss Mpncrieff and Messrs. Bluett and Dech will also contribute to Saturday night's programme. Sunday evening's concert will feature the works of Saint-Saens with items by the Studio Orchestra and a presentation of the- ' Cello Concerto by Mr. Harold Taylor and the orchestra . The enterprise of IYA in arranging at short notice a relay of the second half of the first concert given here by Madame Muriel Brunskill, the wellknown English contralto, met with much commendation from listeners. The piano solos of the associate artist, Mr. Carl Bartiing, were also keenly enjoyed. Arrangements have been completed for a 25 minutes' studio recital from 2YA by Madame Brunskill next Monday, commencing at 8 p.m., while on the following Thursday half of her concert in Christchurch will be relayed by 3YA. In addition to 12 minutes of humour by the popular comedian, Mr. Fred Bluett, Monday night's transmission from IYA will include a full-length radio play, "Roundabouts." This promises to be unusually entertaining, and the producer, Mr. J. M. Clark, can be relied upon to make the most of the presentation. Wednesday's chamber music programme will include Grieg's Sonata in A Minor rendered by Miss Lalla Hem us ('cellist) and Mr. Owen Jensen (pianist). On the same programme Miss Mina Caldow (contralto) will sing a bracket of Grieg numbers, "Parting," "I Love Thee," "The Poet's Heart" and "The First Meeting." Short-wave reception is now exceedingly good. Daventry was at excellent strength last Sunday and no doubt listeners appreciated the laboured efforts of the commentator who was trying to make it that the "All Blacks" who were to arrive next day were not "all blacks" at all, being neither of negro nor aboriginal extraction but "pure whites." On Sunday morning GSA, Daventry, and RNE Russia, were at good strength, and GSB-D were also at fair strength a little later in the morning. The Italian station, 2RO, was at quite good volume in the early morning, but several others of the European stations were indifferent. WIXK on the 31 metre band was fair, but W2XAF was hardly so good as usual and the German stations were at moderate strength in the early afternoon. In the evening pride of place went to 2ME, with RNE on 25 metres a good second, and ZEK, Hongkong, at fair strength. Commencing at 9.30 to-night, the Australian national network will broadcast on relay from the Melbourne Town Hall a two and a-half hours' programme of choral numbers, anthems, motets, folk songs, waltzes and national dance songs provided by the Viennese Boys' Choir. On Saturday, at 9.30 p.m., the same chain of stations will present "Trent's Last Case," a radio play in five acts. This will be followed at 11 o'clock by chamber music by the Spivakovsky-Kurts: Trio. The Sunday after-church concert will include ''The London Road ; " a short play, a violin recital by Leopold Premyslav and opera gems played by the Australian Brondcasting Commission's Melbourne Orchestra. On Monday evening the chain will present for its first broadcast performance in Australia Gluck's "Orpheus," and on Tuesday, at the commencement of the concert session, "The Cassilis Engagement," a comedy in four acts. The Radio Record, the quasi-ofißcial mouthpiece of the Broadcasting Board, admits that the recently-introduced dance sessions are enjoying widespread popularity and says that it appears that even those listeners who have not the slightest desire to dance derive much enjoyment from modern melodies without ever moving from their fireside seats. The Record concludes its observations by stating:—"The day of the lighter and more varied programme is here, and while we do not want to see Bach and Brahms completely ousted we would like to see them confined to special sessions of the day's programme." It would thus appear that listeners are to be favoured with fewer severely classical items and more music of the lighter typo of popular appeal. The British Broadcasting Corporation advises that the various Empire transmissions are now:—Transmission No. 1, GSB (31.55 metres) and GSD (25.53), 5.45 p.m. to 7.45 p.m.; transmission No. 2, GSG (16.86) and GSF (19.82), 10.30 p.m. to 1.15 a.m.; transmission No. 3, GSG (16.86) and GSF (19.82), 1.30 a.m to 3.30 a.m.; transmission No. 4, GSB (31.55) and GSD (25.53), 4.45 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.; •■jxperimental only, GSI (19.66), 4.45 a.m. to 6.45 a.m.; experimental only, GSL (49.10), 7 a.m. to 8.30 a.m.; transmission No. 4 (part two), GSF (19.82) .and GSB (31.55), 8.45 a.m. to 10.15 a.m.; transmission No. 5, GSD (25.53) and GSC (31.32), 10.30 a.m. to 12.30 p.m.; transmission No. 6, GSD (25.53) and GSC (31.32), 2.30 p.m. to 3.30 p.m.

PROM IYA To-day: 8 p.m., celebrity concert. Tomorrow: 8. p.m., Studio Orchestra. "Le Lac deft Cygnes ; ft 16, Lotte Lehmann (soprano). ; 8.23; Gil Bech (pianist), with orchestra, Concertstucke"; 8.40, recordings J-Jiomas Denijs (baritone); 8.48, orchestra, Lea Preludes": 9.5, talk by Mr. II J. Gillmqre, 'The Gasutoß"; 9.20. Gil Dech (pianist), Three-Fours Waltz"; 9.39, orchestra., 'Russian Scenes," and, at 9.52, 'Somerset Rhapsody." Saturday: 11.30, commentary on the Auckland Trotting Club's Spring Mooting; 8 p.m.. rocording, "A Summer Evening"; 8.5, recordings. Swedish male chorus; 8.20, Isobel Langlands (violinist), Mazal-Tov," "Die Yiddische." "A Freilachs and "Berceuse .Taponaise": 8.35, Lrladys MoncripfT (soprano), with Gil Dech 'he prnno; 8.48. Fred. Bluett (comedian); 9.5, old-timo dnnce programme, with music interludes; 10, sports summary, followed by dunce session until 11.30. Sunday: 1i a.m., relay from Epsom Methodist Church : 7 p.m., ooA y ' rom Luke's Presbyterian Church; 8.30 concert programme, featuring works of Saint Saens; Studio Orchestra, "Heroique," and, at 8.43, "Ascanio" suite; 9.5, Harold laylor (cellist), with orchestra, Concerto op. 83: 9.35, recordings, Sydney Raynor (tenor); 9.45, orchestra, "Parysatis" ballet auite._ Monday ; 8 p.m., "The Child and His Pfj 10 !! 1 !? I i'° Fred. Bluett (comedian); 8.17, Roundabouts," a radio play presented by the J. M. Clark Playors; 9.5, wrestling relay from Town Hall; 10 to 11. ''Musio and Mirth. Tuesday: a p.m., Studio Orchestra. A Mediterranean Cruise"; 8.10, "Eb and Zeb ; 8.20, the Kingsman Quartet; 8.35. a 'Japanese Househoy" episode; 8.50, orchestra. "To-night's the Night"; 9.5, talk by Mr. Alan Mulfjan. "World Affairs"; 9.20 to 11, dance, music. Wednesday: 8 p.m., chamber music recital; Lalla Hemus ('cellist) and Owen .Tensen (pianist), Grieg's Sonata in A Minor; 8.28, Mina Caldow (contralto), "Four Grieg Songs"; 8.37. recordings: 9.5, ir * Mrs. B. F. C. Richards, "Trends in Modern Literature," followed by recordings; 10 to 11, "Music and Melody."