34. Extensive broadcasting of most of the major works of the serious music repertoire, both ancient and modern, was supplemented by the transmission of many internationally famous music festivals made available through national broadcasting services around the world. The Service is especially indebted to the BBC, Deutche Welle, Internationes and Radio Nederland as well as the British Forces Broadcasting Service which provided several excellent series.
Light Music
35. The local pop scene was less active than in previous years with few good pop shows being offered. The RHK Light Music Section broadcast a number of Jazz programmes. Dixieland was represented when RHK's roving microphones found their way to some of the best known local clubs. The outside broadcast team relayed music from the Foreign Correspondents' Club, the R.A.F. Sergeants' Mess at Kai Tak and the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club at Kellet Island. During the year the studios at Broadcasting House were heavily booked for modern jazz sessions.
36. Heading one group of prominant local jazz musicians was one of Hong Kong's top jazz guitarists, Tony CARPIO, who spent several painstaking months arranging and rehearsing a top grade specialized series. Another popular series recorded in the studios, was 'The Guitar Club of the Air', which featured the guitar in its many forms, classical, jazz, flamenco, pop and standard. The best known and most highly regarded local guitarists were invited to the studios for these sessions. There was also a series of programmes produced by one of the RHK staff jazz experts, Lennie TRACEY, and another by Italian musician Alex SERRA.
37. Piano music has always been popular with late night listeners and the thirteen half-hour programmes with Roy WEATHERLEY (piano and organ) supported by Vic SEPHTON (bass) and Flor LOQUINDANUM (drums) proved as popular as expected. The Light Music Section also arranged outside broadcasts for the South West German Radio Dance Orchestra, and a Radio Hong Kong production starring the English entertainer Frankie VAUGHAN.
38. Light music producer Johnny HERBERT flew to Europe for a four-week holiday and ended up by sitting in on recording sessions around some of the top recording studios in London. Radio Hong
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