New Britain herald., 1927-04-30
Through he Static

: The Goldman band, superb organ ming in its weekly program from . .WEAF, through WTIC, the latter station handling the pickup ill its customary capable manner. The pro-
 gram was & delight 10 the ear. the full deep bass tones breaking through with as much color and power as the middle registers. while the upper ranges proved, contrary ! to the opinion Of so many radio , haters, that they are not left out when transmitted over the air. The , lamiliar overture from william Tell' was included and the entire selection, from the light. airy i Dawn to the pondcrous The Storm,' was eXpertly handled. The band is really more than band, if you understand what We mean. T. you don't, let us say that the usual conception of a band is heavy i brasses with very little else. which concentrate on popular marches. The Goldman band is a striking example of the fact that the modern band is composed Of real musicians who pro vide real selections. from grand | opera right down the list. \ variety ] Of selections, some Of them compara- | lively light, others of a heavier na- 1 ture, made last evenings program one of the best We have listened to, 1 Excerpts from ''Lohengrin," inClud- ! ing the famous wedding march. were i presented. Practically the only num- 1 Der of the real "homey' type, con-
 nonly associated with Lands, was From The Sunny South.' q group Of familiar melodies from below Ma
 son and Dixon's line. And We aren't scattering corn beef hash when We
 say that the band was ii! right. Speaking Of conditions-The static started shortly after breakfast and kept going, It was practically con | tinuous at : o'clock and, as q re- suit we could bring in cnly WBZ, WTIC and WDRC with any degree of satisfaction. Then. to add to the { fun, a tough buzz came on about 9 o'clock. We stuck it out for q few minutes and then shut off until 10 o'clock. We didn't hear it when We l went back, although we heard the static.
 The Suffolk symphony program
 from WBZ was excellent, although there was considerable diversion
 from the subject at hand. We ex-
 pected scintillating symphonies, sharp chords, the whirl Of the wood winds, or whatever they do, the flash of the brasses, the sharp, arresting while Of the violins, in fact We eX- pected symphony orchestra. But did we get it? No. We got Chinese Temple Garden" the score Of which is becoming frayed with Is. We got sam. The Old Accordion Man" We got My Isle Of Golden Dreams" played by uke, tipple, mandolin and guitar. As a popular program that symphony was good. We mean it. Rut-well. what's the 1se of argu- ing.
 WIZ offered Roger Wolfe Kahn and WTIc offered Emil Iieimberger
 Both were excellent m their own spheres. An elaborate orchestration
 Of "The Doll Dance vas featured by the former, while the latter kept up continuous run of popular
 tunes in very danccahln manner.
 WPG, WGY. WTAM md WABC
 came in loud, but the static rendered
 listening "a consumma'ioA dcVoutly
 to be wished
 The National Broadcaa'ing Com
 p&ny has completed arrangements
 Ter q huge tie-up of it's associated
 stations, including WTIC, Hartford,
 for the joint broadcastins of a l5-
 minute word picture of conditions in
 the Mississippi river .'tllcy flood
 region by Secretary Herbert Hoover
 speaking through | direct wire from
 Memphis. Tenn, to tn" National
 Broadcasting Company's distributing
 panel in New York. and a l l5-minute Hrograln Of songs by Al Jolson, sing
 from Chicago. tonight. from S:So