RADIO LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, 4YA

Timaru Herald, Volume CL, Issue 22133, 29 November 1941, Page 10

RADIO LIGHT ORCHESTRAL MUSIC, 4YA

New Zealand Programmes For To-night FROM ALL YA STATIONS (Approximate Times)—7.3o a.m Breakfast session. 10.0 a.m.: Devotional service. 12 noon—2 p.m.: Lunch music. 5.0 p.m.: Children's session. 5.45 p.m.: Dinner music 1.0 p.m.: News. 9.0 p.m.: Newsreel 8.8. C. NEWS BROADCASTS— Rebroadeasts ol the 8.8. C. news are made by the New Zealand national stations at 6 a.m., 7 a.m. 8.45 a.m., 12.15 p.m.. 1.15 p.m., 6.15 p.m. and 11 p.m. IYA Auckland 7.30: London Palladium Orchestra, “Sylvan Scenes” Suite (Fletcher) .7.44: Studio recital by Myrtle Poole (mezzocontralto). 7.54: Studio recital by Aileen Warren (piano), Volga Boat Song, Prelude, Op. 63 (Arensky), Etude, Op. 2 (Scriabin), Prelude (Poulshnoff). 8.6: Auckland Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Choir. 8.13: Sigurd Rascher (saxophone), with symphony orchestra, “Saxo-Rhapsody” (Coates). 8.21: The Choir, Plantation Songs. 8.31: Lauri Kennedy (’cello), Arioso (Bach), Melodie (Rachmaninoff), Hungarian Dance No. 2 (Brahms). 8.42: The Choir, “Keys of Heaven,” “The Goslings,” (Bridge), “An Evening Lullaby" (Shaw). 8.52: The Hillingdon Orchestra, Schubert Fantaisie. 10.10.: Dance music. 2YA Wellington 7.45: The Master Singers in “Melodious Memories." 8.1: St. Andrew's Night Concert Wellington Association of Scots Societies. 9.25: Make-Believe Ballroom Time. 3YA Christchurch 7.30: The London Palladium Orchestra, “Operatic Gems" 7.39: “Adventure: The Quest for the Jewels of the Sacred Necklace.” 8.4: “Music and Song,” Bessie Pollard. Associate artist: Grace Torkington (soprano). 8.34: Debroy Somers Band, “1812 And All That.” 8.43: Studio recital by George Campbell (Scottish entertainer). 8.54: Debroy Somers Band, “Scottish Medley.” 9.25: Musical comedy memories: The London Palladium Orchestra, “The Lilac Domino" (Cuvillier). 9.33: Sidney Burchall (baritone), “The Desert Song" (Romberg). 9.36: Columbia Light Opera Company, "The Belle of New York,” (Morton). 9.45: Harry Horllck and his Orchestra, “Sweethearts” (Herbert). 9.48: Olive Groves and George Baker, “A Southern Maid," (Fraser-Simson). 9.55: London Palladium Orchestra, “These Foolish Things." 10.15: Dance music. 4YA Dunedin

7.30: Light orchestras and ballards The Bournemouth Municipal Orchestra, “Crown Diamonds” (Auber). 7.40: Sidney Mac Ewan (tenor). 7.46: The Parlophone Salon Orchestra. 7.54: Mathilde and Irene Harding, “Oh! Susanna,” “Old Black Joe” (Foster), “By the Waters of Minnetonka” (Lieurance). 8.0: Alfredo Campoll and his Orchestra. 8.9: The Westminster Singers. 8.15: London Palladium Orchestra, “In Holiday Mood” (Ketelbey). 8.27: Enid Cruickshank (contralto), “Over the Dark Still Silence" (Rizza), “Homing” (del Riego), “My Prayer” (Squire). 8.36: Boston Orchestra, Prelude in C Sharp Minor (Rachmaninoff), “Goyescas” Intermezzo (Granados) 8.44: Ernest Lough (baritone). 8.50: New Light Symphony Orchestra. 9.25: Dance Misuc.

Moscow Radio, whose news sessions in English and other broadcasts ceased a few weeks ago, is on the air again on the old schedule. It is suspected that the break was due to removal of the big transmitters to a location further East. In a broadcast from Sydney the other night, Ellis Price depicted George Washington and his wife surrounded by plantation darkees who were singing “Old Black Joe.” That is another of the miracles of radio, as George and his tomahawk had been laid to rest over a hundred years before Stephen Foster composed his mournful number. This is a common error of radio dramatists. They commandeer songs and modes of locomotion for historical plays, and it will be no surprise if one day Oliver Cromwell is heard swinging “Knees Up Mother Brown.”

Faulty timing often mars relays of interesting events. Frequently stations “pass over” to concert halls several minutes before a programme commences, and an announcer attempts to fill in with a commentary given against a babel of voices and the noise of feet. The same thing happened in connection with the State luncheon to Mr Duff Cooper. For nearly ten minutes ail that was heard was the hum of conversation, with a background of almost inaudible music. Listeners might be more receptive to the speeches if they were spared this kind of introduction. Some patriotic aims from the studio would have been an appropriate appetizer.

“Talks” bulk largely in radio programmes these days, but it cannot truthfully be claimed that they are a proof that they are bad—music that the proof that they are bad-music that the musically educated declare to be the best commands few listeners. Still, it must be conceded that there is plentyy of room for improvement. The N.B.S. is not responsibe for National Service talks, whether these are valuable or a waste of time and energy, any more than It is responsible for the London commentaries. Those are outside the scope of this discussion. It is one of the most difficlut things in the world to gain any reliable impression concerning the likes and dislikes of listeners, but there is seme backing for the opinion that the talks following the evening news, and some of those addressed during morning sessions to women have few or comparatively few listeners. A.C.E. talks also seem to meet with less appreciation than is believed in official quarters. It Is a common complaint that listeners are addressed as a hopelessly Ignorant lot in regard to all home activities and arts. Whether that is so. must be left to women to decide. In regard to evening talks, It is suggested that those responsible for their selection and organisation have lost the common touch, and it is alleged that most of those who listen are as well ecquainted with the subjects as the lecturers. The range of speakers in a small community must be limited, and It is unfair to compare Christchurch or Dunedin with Sydney or Melbourne, but there must be more people outside the universities and colleges with something interesting to say. A suggestion to this effect made to a station executive evoked the retort that if there are they do not come forward. That reply seemed to reveal a defect In the system too obvious to need stressing.

Announeerese: “This is the second of the 50 destroyers which America handed over to Britain to be sunk.” “We apologise for the break in our news commentary, which we are sorry to say was no fault of ours.” “Strain the juice from the fruit, then you roll In sugar and lay in the bottom of tire baking dish.” “At present I am sharing a dug-out with a chap from Wallsend, 12 feet long and full of flees.” “Then there is the removal of facial hair from the arms and legs." “He mixed himself a cocktail, took off his coat, and drank it slowly.” "The girl lived all alone in the big house with her mother and father.”