New Britain herald., 1925-03-21
RADIO NEWS NOTES.

A request program which was a remarkable indication of the public indication of the public taste in music as expressed by persons who made their wishes known in advance and was pianlstically veritable feat, was given at Station kSD Thursday night, March 5, by Yin James, pianist, of Bellcville, Ill. The radio public had been informed in advance of the decision to present this program and had been told that anyone wishing his favorite number played might have his desire grati- fled If he would send his request to KSD. Upwards Of 300 compositions were asked for, and in the three hours duration of the program, as given by James March 5, 76 com positions, representing S23 requests, were played.
 James played q varied program which extended from the Largo" of Handel to Red Hot Mamma" " and included piano transcriptions of songs, portions of operas, famous classics and popular numbers. AS a commentary on the jazz wave now sweeping over the land, it was inter- esting to note in the series of re- quests received that the "Peer Gynt" Suite of Grieg led all in point of numbers of votes. It was asked for by 45 persons.
 WNYC, the municipal broadcast ing station in New York city, will continue its service to broadcast ma terial direct from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. by going on the air tonight at s o'clock with sym phonic concert under the direction of David Names. It will open with the first movement of a symphony by Cesars Franck, followed by an arrangement by Percy Grainger of some old Irish ballads. Other eelec- ton to be broadcast will be "Marche Slav" by Tschaikowsky, "Baccha- nale" from Richard Wagner's "Tannhauser," "Danse Macabre" by Saint -Saens and two waltzos by Brahms.
 The Radio Mi1gets, Jack Little and Paul Small, will be in Louisville at WHAS during the coming week. They are scheduled to broadcast every evening in the course of the 8:50 p, m. program.
 The seventh Famous Artist con cert will be broadcast by WEAF and the chain next Thursday evening from o'clock until 10 o'clock The entertainment will be furnished by Reinald Werrenrath, world famous baritone; the Shannon Quartet and the Famous Artists concert orches- tra under the direction of Joseph Pasternack. Included in the list oi selections on Werrenrath's program will be "On The Road To Manda. lay" Danny Deever," Coin Home and Gypsy Love Song"
 
 The combined musical clubs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technol ogy and Dartmouth college will ore. sent a program from WBZ next Sat urday evening at S:15 o'clock Among the organizations that vii broadcast will be the Dartmoutl Mandolin club, the NJ: l. T. banj' club, the Dartmouth Glce club, tn Barbary Coast orchestra from Dart mouth, the NJ. I. T. dance orchestra and the M. ]. T. combined clubs. WIN. New York, will broadcast ; dinner which will be tendered Gov ernor Alfred Smith of New Yorl state by the Friars club at the Hote Astor tomorrow night from 9;30 un til 10:30 o'clock The Friars ar planning 10 make it the biggest even of its kind they have ever given George NJ Conan will be toastmas ter and the list of speakers will in clude William Collier, Governor Sil ger of New Jersey, Raymond Hitch cock, Will Rogers and many others