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(Under the direction of Johan Hock)
Relayed from Queen's College,
Birmingham
THE BIRMINGHAM
PHILHARMONIC STRING
ORCHESTRA
Leader, Norris Stanley
Conductor, JOHAN HOCK
Charles Avison (1710-70) was born at Newcastle-on-Tyne, and studied music in Italy. On his return to England he became a pupil of Geminiani. In addition to being the organist at St. Nicholas, Newcastle, Avison made a considerable reputation as a scholar and litterateur. His compositions included fifty concertos for string orchestra, a number of string quartets and trios, and three volumes of sonatas for two violins and harpsichord.

Contributors

Conductor:
Johan Hock
Unknown:
Charles Avison

'Life and Work'-
' Coal Mining in Western Pennsylvania '
COAL MINING IN PENNSYLVANIA
In the Travel Talk this afternoon at 2.5 C. D. Forde will describe the Me and work of the coal miners of Western Pennsylvania. This picture shows miners working a jackhammer drill in a Pennsylvania anthracite mine
C. D. FORDE , Ph.D. (Professor of Geography and Anthropology in The
University of Wales)

Contributors

Unknown:
D. Forde
Unknown:
C. D. Forde

C. H. MIDDLETON
It is not sufficient for the gardener to think of today and leave tomorrow to take care of itself; if he did, there would be no flowers in his garden. The wallflowers of spring, the sweet Williams of summer, were all grown from seeds sown a year ago. And if there is to be colour in your garden from the delightful and irreplaceable flowers next spring and summer, you must get on with the sowing now.
R. Hay , whom C. H. Middleton is to bring to the microphone to give this talk on biennials, is the son of T... Hay, Superintendent of the Royal Parks. The son is connected with a famous firm of seed-growers and gave a talk on annuals in February last.

Contributors

Unknown:
C. H. Middleton
Unknown:
R. Hay
Unknown:
C. H. Middleton

Bach Celebration under the direction of C. SANFORD TERRY , Litt.D., Mus.D., LL.D. (Hon. Fellow of Clare College,
Cambridge)
SECULAR CANTATAS
MARGARET GODLEY (soprano)
THE WIRELESS SINGERS
PETER BEAVAN (violoncello)
ERNEST LusH (harpsichord)
Soprano Aria, Patron, Patron (Phobus and Pan)
Quodlibet, Was sind das fur grosse
Schlosser (What d'you make of these great vessels)

Contributors

Unknown:
Sanford Terry

(Section D)
Led by LAURANCE TURNER
Conducted by MALCOLM SARGENT
THE WIRELESS CHORUS
(Section A)
Chorus Master, LESLIE WOODGATE
GLADYS RIPLEY (contralto)
This is a setting for contralto solo, chorus and orchestra, of a poem by Arthur O'Shaughnessy. It sets forth how the makers of music and the dreamers of dreams are a real force in the world, conquering crowns and even trampling kingdoms down. A striking feature of the music is that the composer has introduced Into it at various points quotations from some of his own earlier works. Traces of his two symphonies, of the ' Enigma' Variations, The Dream of Gerontius, and many others can be heard by the attentive listener who knows them.

Contributors

Unknown:
Laurance Turner
Conducted By:
Malcolm Sargent
Chorus Master:
Leslie Woodgate
Contralto:
Gladys Ripley
Unknown:
Arthur O'Shaughnessy.

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National Programme is a radio channel that started transmitting on the 9th March 1930 and ended on the 9th September 1939. It was replaced by BBC Home Service.

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