WANGANUI BANDS TO MAKE RECORDS AT BROADCASTING UNIT

Wanganui Chronicle, 5 October 1946, Page 4

WANGANUI BANDS TO MAKE RECORDS AT BROADCASTING UNIT

A recording unit of the National Broadcasting Service will visit Wanganul early in November for the purI pose of making records of music playi ed by the Wanganui Garrison Band ; and tlie Band of tile 2nd New Zealand Armoured Regiment (Q.A.0.). The I Wanganui Male Choir and other musi- ' al bodies in the city will also contribute programmes. | One suggestion is that the National Broadcasting Service is exploring the ■ musical talent available in the city In ; view of Wanganui's inclusion in the | centres which are to have their own | b cadcasting stations, as announced i by lhe Minister (Mr. Jones) lecently. J The Band of the 2nd N.Z. Armoured I Regiment has decided to hold an honoraiy members’ concert in lhe Opera i House on the night of Sunday, No- ; vember 10, when every Hem wili be. | recorded by the N.B.S. ; The Gairison Band will most likely i make its recordings in the bandroom, when several selected items will be played. I No details arc available as to when , lhe recordings made in Wanganui j will be broascast by the N. 8.5., but in I any case they will be added to the extensive library which the service hast compiled in Wellington. !is believed Io be heavy. The licensee, I Mr. Knight, has also lost heavily, as his insurance upon lhe contents of the building has been described as inadequate. Mr. Knight had only occupied lhe hotel for a short, period, but han become popularly known throughout