played by Sidney Davey and his Players
Sidney Davey , who made his radio debut in 1931 when he was pianist and arranger with Alfred Van Dam 's orchestra, formed his players essentially for broadcasting. They were first heard on the air three months before war broke out. Led by Norbert Wethmar , they were an ensemble of nine: two violins, viola, cello, bass, flute, clarinet, oboe, and piano-the latter played by Davey. His idea in forming the combination was to present music of every type in contrast-a typical programme of his being, for instance, ' Song and Dance ' which presented every form of dance music-ballet, gavotte, the waltz, the modern foxtrot-interspersed by ballads.