' MIT FRIED’ UND FREUD’ ICH FARR' DAHIN ’
('In Peace and Joy shall I depart')
Relayed from The GUILDHALL SCHOOL OF MUSIC
DORIS OWENS (Contralto)
TOM PURVIS (Tenor)
STANLEY RILEY (Bass)
THE WIRELESS CHORUS
FRANK ALMGILL (Flute)
JOHN FIELD (Oboe d'Amore) LESLIE WOODGATE (Organ)
THE WIRELESS ORCHESTRA
(Flute, Oboe d'Amore, Trumpet and Strings)
Conducted by STANFORD ROBINSON
This is one of a cycle of Cantatas for the Feasts of the Virgin Mary, nil of which have come down to us. It is based on a simple old chorale whose melody is given, as so often, to the soprano voices in the opening chorus, while the others and the orchestra illustrate the image which the text suggested to Bach. The motive he uses is one of hesitation, almost of stumbling, depicting the weary steps of the pilgrim who makes his way heavenward. Along with that there is woven a triplet figure eloquent of the joy with which the spirit loaves the world, a motive whose gladness is unmistakable. The end of the chorus, to the words ' My death is nought but sleeping,' is a specially beautiful and tender moment.
In the long and fine alto aria, Mine eyes, altho' by sorrow darkened,' there is still a suggestion of stepping forward, although now more joyously ; the music recalls that of the duet from Cantata No. 111, which was sung on November 17.
The bass recitative which comes next is one of the most splendid in all the Cantatas, and in it Bach combines the chorale with the recitative in a very splendid way. It comes to an end with a finely melodious passage. After that, tenor and bass have a duet in more animated style, Bach's music describing the idea of the wondrous light in a most expressive way, and the concluding chorale is simply, but nobly, harmonized.
I.—Chorus.
In peace and joy shall I depart, For God hath will'd it;
No doubting fears assail my heart, Peace hath fill'd it :
He my God vouchsafed hath.
My death is nought but sleeping.
II.—Aria (Allo).
Mine eyes, altho' by sorrow darken’d, To Thee, beloved Saviour, look ;
Yea, though my frame asunder break, Yet hope my heart shall not forsake. He looketh down uno my passing. Who ne'er in death His own forsook.
III.—Ricitative (Bass) :
O wondrous loving heart that cv'nthc grave? of man abhorr'd—
Death's cruel sting and smart—hath not affrighted I
Thou Lord Jesus. God's only Son.
Thou art our Saviour, who all mankind to Thee hast won:
With heav'nly bliss our dark'ning eyes bast lighted.
Be near me, Lord, in that last hour,
And with the eyes of Faith let me behold Thy coniins, long a waited :
Bo intercede for me before my God Who all things hath created,
That I may be giv'n in His grace a blest abiding place,
Thou conqueror of 5iu and death o'er the grave victorious.
IV.—Duel (Tenor, Bass) :
An everlasting light the Lord unto the world hath given.
And. heark'ning, mankind all hath heard On earth below His blessed Word' Ye faithful shall see Heaven.'
V.—Recitative (AUo) :
A boundless store of grace receiveth That man who trusteth Him alone;
His way shall be, where cruel thorns of spite abounded,
By love surrounded, and crown'd with peaceful victory ;
Yea, ev'ry sinner that believeth,
Into His grace the Lord receiveth.
VI.—Chorale.
O'er all mankind He sheds His light, None may see Him ;
Ev'n those that walk'd in darkest night, They shall see Him. He is Lord of Israel,
And all the earth shall praise Him.
(English Text by D. Millar Craig. Copyright B.B.C., 1829.)
The Cantata for next Sunday is :—
No. I-Wie sehcin leuchtet der Morgensters
(How brightly shines the morning star).
(For 3.45 to 5.15 Programme see opposite page)

Olive Kavann (Contralto)
Hubert Eisdell (Tenor)
The Wireless Military Band
Conducted by B. Walton O'Donnell

Dunhill, a distinguished former pupil of the Royal College of Music in London, where he held a Composition Scholarship, earned tho gratitude of many of his fellow countrymen by a series of chamber music concerts which he ran for several years. Their special object was to bring forward music of young native composers which, although already performed, was in danger of being forgotten. His own most important works, apart from some distinguished chamber music and many beautiful songs, are a set of variations on an original theme, dedicated to the memory of Sir Hubert Parry, and a Symphony. The former was played in 1922 at the Gloucester Festival, and the latter a year later at Bournemouth. It has also been heard abroad. Dunhill gained a Carnegie Award in 1925 for his one-act Opera, The Enchanted Garden, although the opera has not so far been adequately presented.
He has done notable work in teaching at Eton and elsewhere; he has been an examiner at the Royal College of Music and is enthusiastic in the Music Competition Festival movement. Many of his Cantatas, operettas, and smaller pieces for young people are valuable from the educational point of view, and he is the author of an important book on chamber music.
This Fairy Suite is not the kind of music which needs any explanation for its enjoyment; the names of the several movements are all the guidance which listeners need.

Festival March, ' Tannhauser' - Wagner
OLIVE KAVANN Morning Hymn - Henschel
The Star - Rogers
I hear a Thrush at Eve - Cadman
BAND Fairy Suite, The Pixies ' The Procession ; Moonbeam Fairy ; Gnomes' Dance ; In the Heart of the Forest; Galopade - Dunhill
HUBERT EISDELL Ces airs joyeux (These joyous airs) ('L'Enfant Prodigue,') (' The Prodigal Son ') - Debussy
Nell - Faure
BAND Scherzo (Symphony, ' From the New World') - Dvorak
OLIVE KAVANN Big Lady Moon - Coleridge-Taylor
Ships of Arcady - Head
When Love is kind - arr. A. L.
BAND Suite from the Ballet, ' Les Erinnyes' (' The Furies Danse Grecque (Greek Dance); La Troyenno regrettant sa Patrie (The Trojan Woman mourning for her Country); Finals - Massenet
HUBERT EISDELL Cradle Song - Bax
Go, lovely Rose - Quilter
Fill a glass with golden wine - Quilter
BAND Barcarolle, ' A Night in Lisbon' - Saint-Saens
Czardas (Hungarian Dance) from ' Ritter Pasman' (For 5.15 to 8.45 Programmes see opposite page) - Johann Strauss

Conducted by The
Rev. Canon C. S. WOODWARD
Relayed from St. John's, Smith Square, Westminster
Hymn, ' Hark, the glad sound'
(Ancient and Modern, 63; Eng. lish Hymnal, C)
Prayers
The Magnificat
Lesson-Isaiah xl, 1-5, 9-11
Tho Creed
Prayers
Hymn, ' Blest are the pure in heart' (Ancient and Modem, 261 ; English Hymnal, 370)
Address by Canon WOODWARD Hymn , ' Once in Royal David's
City ' (Ancient and Modem, 329 ; English Hymnal, 604)
The Blessing

PAUL'S LETTERS
' Paul's Letters '-I. Romans i 1-25 and 28-32 and Romans ii,
1-16

(From the Studio)
Invocation and Preparation
Psalm 150 (from the Douai Version) Gospel., Mathew vi, 5-13
Hymn, ' Soul of my Saviour' (Westminster Hymnal, 74)
Address by the Reverend Father
JOHN BAPTIST REEVES , O.P., of St. Dominic's Priory, Haverstock Hill : ‘ When thou prayest '
Hymn, 'My God, how wonderful thou art' (Westminster Hymnal, 212. Ancient and Modern, 169)
Prayers
Blessing
Hymn, 'Sweet Saviour, bless us ere we go ' (Westminster Hymnal, 215; Ancient and Modern, 21)
(For 8.45 to 10.30 Programmes see opposite page)

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By the Hastings Municipal Orchestra
Conducted by Basil Cameron
Relayed from White Rock Pavilion, Hastings
Orchestral music in quite a number of the English holiday resorts is steadily assuming a greater importance. Not only are the performances improving out of all recognition, but the programmes show a rapidly rising standard of quality, and big works are constantly given, as well as new music which has not yet had a chance of becoming popular, with a regularity which augurs well for English music as a whole. This state of matters is very largely due to the enthusiasm and ability of the conductors, among whom Basil Cameron is one of the most enterprising. And whenever opportunity offers, he makes it clear to the much wider audience which broadcasting affords, that he has a real command of his job, and is one of those under whoso guidance an orchestra gives of its very best. With every appearance in London ho adds to his already enviable reputation.
Coleridge-Taylor's trilogy The Song of Hiawatha comes to an end on a note of sadness which has yet something of bright hope mingled with it. The third part is called 'Hiawatha's Departure,' and before he goes, he tells his people that one day the Paleface will take their country from them. The prophecy is first made by Eigoo. Listeners will remember that he is the great boaster; at the Wedding Feast, the first part of the story, he entertains the guests by 'his immeasurable falsehoods.' Now, when he tells his people that in his wanderings he has seen a great canoe with a hundred warriors, all with white faces, they listen an though it were only one more of his wild imaginings, and laugh at his story. But Hiawatha warns them not to scoff. He knows that all Eigoo tells them is true; he himself has seen it in a vision.
Massenet, more than one of whose operas have already been broadcast, was particularly successful in catching and embodying in his music something of the character of the scenes which inspired it. He was one of the illustrious French musicians who won the Prix de Rome, the highest award which the Paris Conservatoire gives its students, and one which entails a period of study in Italy. It was no doubt some recollection of his stay there which gave him the idea for this bright and sparkling Suite. The names of its four movements can very well speak for themselves, but as listeners can hear, the music does indeed bring with it something of the gay and sunny South.
Enthusiast though he is for the folk music of the Mother Country, Percy Grainger is anything but narrow-minded in his choice of subjects. He has often shown how wide his interests are and how readily he can adapt his methods to the idiom and tradition of other lands. This orchestral piece, based on Danish folk tunes, should have as much chance of becoming popular as his settings of English folk music have already proved themselves to be.
Denmark is a country of whose native music we know but little in Britain, rich though it is in folk tunes of a simple and melodious order.

'LORD, WHAT IS MAN'
‘ CHIVALRY ’