The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1928-03-09
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Fair reception from al sections
u,sIa fI1nis1~ the continent an
easy ana productive task for radio
llstencrs last evening. There was
4 BE ~ noise. some fading, much
interference and code disturbance
but with it ell brOadcasfs came
to receivers with good volume
and reasonable clarity.
Three individuals-twC Of whom
neither sang or played q note be-
fore the microph6ne stood out
boldly as the loud speaker stars
last evening-sO far out that lden-
tificatiOn Of the remainder Of >
very fine sequence Of entertain
ment - almost lost to memory.
These were Captain Taylor Bran
son, leader OF the United states
Marine Band, from WRC; Nat Snil-
kret, director OF the singers ana
Orchestras in the Victor hour from
the WIZ group, and Audrey Moore,
soprano, from WMAL.
One thing radio listeners are
learning rather rapidly which casual
listeners to music seldom consider
is that the director Of an orches-
ira or producer of q program OF
music Is q most vital part OF the
result obtained. II Is the director
who gives character to the per-
Torrance. In, many instances the
orchestral director is a good q per
cent Of the result, and, with all
due respect to the very Tine mu-
A.. De- nj q
unusual collection Of instrumental
lists and yocalists who performed
during the remarkable Victor Her
bert concert during the Victor hour,
that was exactly the case with the
two programs last evening"
MUST SELECT
AND ARRANGE
The director selects the program
in the first place, arranges the music
for the program, and rehearses It
with the musicians. In accordance
with his own ideas Of how each com.
position should be played and each
tone emphasized. Loud speakers
have delivered the two Rachmaninoff
preludes played by the Marine Band
last night, many times In many
have either OF them been played with
the effect produced by Captain
BransOn's direction last evening
and never have they been produced.
for radio at least, by . brass band
with such effect.
The sinister, overwhelming crashes
Of harmony In the "Prelude in G
Sharp Minor" were given with all
the awe.inspiring thunder Of tone the
composer intended should be given
them, and the brilliant. quick NOV.
ing prelude In g Minor" came as q
tonic to spirits engulfed In the tragic
emotional upheayal Of the first mum.
Der. The effects this obtained are
due to direction--to Captain BransOn
In the case OF the Marine Band-as
were the effects obtained in all of
the other gorgeous compositions OF
the Russians played by the band.
even the very fine cornet solos Of
Second Leader Arthur Whitcomb be-
ing aided materially by the accom-.
paniments of the band devised and
directed by the able leader.
VIOLIN REPLACES
NOISE IN SONG
III AAG N1ELUk- AAVUE. J00S OAAU VI -
number OF instances Of super-direc-
ton might be noted--all Of them the
result Of the thought ana care and
musical genius Of Nat Shilkret.
Listeners VIII remember a remark.
able effect obtained in the presenta.
ton OF kiss Me Again" when the
melody was suddenly switched from
the very fine soprano voice to the
super.fine violinist Of the orchestra.
This was bit Of directive finesse
that enhanced the effect OF the music
q ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1t on the
listener az nothing else could have
done. That is real arrangement and
direction.
Audrey Moore's pure, limpid
soprano, fresh as a spring blossom
and with a charm and appeal one
seldom hears, was the big vocal
feature OF the evening an 1t came
from WRC. We almost missed Nat
Ehilkret and his Victor stars in our
determination to hear every note
Miss Moore sang in her joint recital