Relayed from St. Martin's Parish Church,
Birmingham
Speaker : Dr. CARNEGIE SIMPSON

Relayed from the Winter Gardens, Bournemouth
(No. 21 of the Thirty-third Winter Series)
THE BOURNEMOUTH MUNICIPAL SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA (50 Performers)
Conducted by Sir Dan Godfrey
THE air on which these Variations are mode is a very simple Tune, ending in a little Wood-wind refrain, which is repeated after each of the Variations - seven in number.
First Symphony, in C Minor .......... Brahms
The Symphony in C Minor follows the usual 'classical' forms, and is in four Movements -
The First is very weighty and unusually serious, even for Brahms. The vein of seriousness affects also the Second Movement, a gently-flowing piece, partly song-like, partly rhapsodic. Then comes a more light-spirited Movement, of a more seizable rhythm, but one that is far from introducing the spirit of gaiety that we often find in one of the centrepieces of a Symphony.
The last Movement opens with a short, solemn introduction that keeps the violins in soaring flight for a few bars. Then, after a change from the prevailing minor to a major key and a short pause, the urgent Finale (still in the major) starts on its long, exulting course.
'Cello Solos:

From Birmingham
Relayed from LOZELL'S PICTURE HOUSE
THE ORCHESTRA, conducted by PAUL RIMMER

Story told by Gladys Colbourne. Songs by Marjorie Hoverd (Soprano); Lena Wood (Viola). ' The Fairy Godmother's Adventure '

THE LONDON RADIO DANCE BAND, directed by SIDNEY FIRMAN
THE COBURN SISTERS (Harmonized Duets)

From Birmingham
Relayed from the Town Hall, Birmingham
THE CITY OF BIRMINGHAM SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Conducted bv
ERNEST ANSERMET

From the Birmingham Studio Reading by MARY WILLETS
The Pied Piper of Hamelin (Browning)

by R. J. FORBES

The WIRELESS MILITARY BAND, conducted by B. WALTON O'DONNELL
STANLEY NEWMAN (Baritone)