New Britain herald., 1925-02-24
Through The Static

There were some excellent chor- uses, glee clubs and quartets on the airs last night, The ether was filled with harmony and an abundance of really good music was presented for the approval of listeners in.
 The Union College gee club of 36 voices, singing through WIZ, New York, put on an excellent program. It sang several college songs and collection of difficult choruses num- bers, among them Come Again ] Sweet Love-" The broadcast came through In good shape and the full 1 tone of the united voices was worth | hearing,
 1 The Instrumental club of the same college presented several selections. | The club is composed of "A mem- bers. Among the numbers played was Woodland Sketches" by Mac Dowell.
 WSAf was last nights best bet. The station came through more clearly than any other we tuned in on. A unique contest was carried on from that station in the course of the evening. Several instruments were played and the radio audience was requested to guess what the in struments were. It was a difficult proposition, since the instruments were some which are seldom heard and were no doubt in the freak class.
 The Bbn-Ton dance orchestra of Boston presented long concert from WMAK. Lockport, last night. This station came in with great vol ume, but its proximity to so many other stations on low wave lengths marred to some extent the otherwise excellent broadcast. The orchestra was snappy and the numbers were well played.
 The Case school Founders Day program from WTAM was one of the . evenings bright spots. Aided by WTAM's well known perfect trans mission the program proved mecca for radio fans as was evidenced by the number of regenerative sets whistling in that vicinity Walter Logan, an accomplished musician, rendered a violin selection, Sou venir."
 A quartet from the school, the name being "Onyx," rendered sev- eral groups Of selections, among them Copper Moon" and Standing In The Need of Prayer" Both of these are negro selections and pro- vide ample opportunity for quartets to show what they can do.
 A trio composed of a piano, banjo and accordion jumped out of WOS, Jefferson City, with some "hot" music. It wouldn't seem possible. un- t lessthe group were heard, that these three instruments could get so much out of a dance number. "Copen- hagen" was played in such man : ncr that a full orchestra would have had to go some to beat 1t. The boys were snappy and they certainly in fected some mean breaks" into the number.
 Had there not been so many heavy crashes of static last night re- | ccption would have been perfect. There was no other interference and stations came through with great volume.
 :, WISE presented a program by old time fiddlers, which held our inter- 0 est for a while. But we were more 7. interested in hearing the announcer 1 talk.
 We heard the Zion chorus of 400 voices out of WCBD, Zion, Illinois, last evening. something unusual. The new superstition was working per e roctly and the broadcast was satis- factory. A group of religious songs, in keeping with the policy of the station, was put on the air. s Tho Philharmonic male quartet out of WBz was by no means out dstanced by other groups of singers on the air. This group provided en- tertanmcnt for some time, render s ing scmi-classcal numbers, inter- spcrsed with popular selections. "The Last Rose of Summer" and "Put Away q Little Ray of Sunshine were $ among them.
 Just 10 be different and escape the usual run of quartet numbers the Overseas quartet, out Of WAR
 Providence, sent out a Chinese sc r. lection.
 WCAD at Canton, N. Y, present