MUSICAL AND LITERARY CARNIVAL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLI, Issue 101, 29 April 1910, Page 6

MUSICAL AND LITERARY CARNIVAL.

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The compilation of a svHabus for the hrst annual fesiaval _ideT the -auspices of the Auckland Musical and Literary Oo_petjtions Society has been completed by the Executive Gommittee, and a comprehensive range of competition* has been provided for. The camivaf win he held at His Majesty, Theatre from November Ist to _b__ The list of competitions is as under:—

Instrumental.—Piano solo: under 10, •^_2? e W„°«- ¥ 9 J*«*«l>: under U n™i»? ,i .?,-.„°' Bea Meces) (MacDowell); ?T?nh -\ 4, V nans<ra TrtSte," Op. 40. No. 2 rw_li____£_?* ! nnaer 1(i - "The Rivulet" Mendelssohn); under IS. "Waltz in A * °T ,J cba Pbi); over IS, "Moonlight So?^i a /S (Bee , t ? ovei, >- Pian ° s °to, sight readtW' SX 6 —- 3 * adjudicator's selection; under 16, adjudicator's selection. Piano dueTrader 13, "Peer Gynt," Peters' Edition- ?!« J?. "Italy," ' Foreign Parts (Mozfcowski). piano concerto: Open to all <2 performers), orchestral aeconrp-nlment to oe played on second piano; extra marks it memorised, Op. 23, E Flat Minor (Tsehal-Ko-wsKyJL Soio pianist recital contest: Open _ "r, ,^? rst pr!ze ' Presented by London and BerUn Piano Co.. upright grand planu, value j_ jo; 2nd, £3—Test pieces :(1) -Fugue So 2 in C Minor" (Bach); (2) "Sonata Appas-sio-ata flat movement, allegro omitted) (Beethoven); (3) "Romance in *F* Sharp" (Seh_n—_n): (4) "Ballade in "A* F—t" (Chopm); (5) "Berceuse" (Chopin); (6) "In Mid Ocean" (from "Sea Pieces") (itacDowell); to be played from memory. Violin solo: Under 12, "Polonaise Modem Masters, No. 3" (Hoffman); rmder 10. "Un Soir a Portici. Op. 86. Modern Masters" (Paptni); over 16 "Mazurka. -Obertas/ " _m>. 1 (Wefnlawski). 'Ce!o Solo. "Le Reve" (Goltermann). Trio (.open), violin, 'cello and piano, "In C, Op. 15, So. 3," no repeats (Mozart). Flute solo, "Cavattna, No. 10" (Clinton). B Flat comet solo, "Fantasle Nach Laage aus dem —ellethal" (Theo. Hock). R Flat slide trombone snlo. "Gipsy's Warning" (Hartmann).

I Vocal.—Soprano solo, "Rose Softly Blooming" (Boosey's edition) (Spohr). —;ezzo- : soprano solo, "Cradle Song" (Mozkwoskl). j Contralto solo, "Oh T_it We Two Were | Maying" in F (Sobott's edition) (Nerin). iTenor solo, "Evening Song" (Blumen—al). |'Baritone solo. "Till Death" (Mascheroni). Bass solo. -The Oladiator" (Adams). ■Sacred solo: Soprano. "Oh, Divine RedeeTner" (Gounod); contralto. "Abide with i Mc" (Llddle). Sacred solo: Teuor, -Then i Shall the Righteous" (Novello's edition) (Mendelssohn): bass, " Lord God of Abraham" (Novello's edition) (Mendelssohn). Vocal solo, sight-reading test (any age), I adjudicator's selection. Song: Girl under 14 years, "Sweet Spring Flowers" (Wheeler); boy under 16 years, 'TMinstrel Boy" (Moore). Duet: Ladies, "Sonfl of the Birds," D fiat. Op. 67 (Rubinstein); gents, 'The Moon Hath .Raised Her Lamp" (Benedict); lady and gent, "When the Wind •Blows in from the Sea" (Smart). National .song, lady or gentle—ian (own selection). —mnorous sons, not in character (own selection). Quartet (open): Gents, "Oh, Peacejfitl Night" (German); roiled voices, "Sleep, iG-en-tle Lady" (Bishop); sacred (cpea), "God is a Spirit." Grand church choir contest, open to all church choirs of from 20 to 30 voices, exclusive of conductor (——accompanied): (a) "0 Gladsome Light" ("Golden -Legend") 11,743 cNovello's octavo edition) (Sullivah); (b) hymn. "Lead, Kindly Light" (Dykes); first prize £25 and silver—tounted challenge shield; second £10; third certificate.

—locution.—Recitations for scholars of primary schools (standards V. and VI. only); test piece, ■ i-lanting Trees" (Bunner). Scholars of prlmai-y schools (standards IV. and imder): test piece, "Going On An Erratrd." Scholarti of secondary schools and colleges: test piece. "A Sea P.oat" (Ituskin). Si&lit readluK, scholars of primary eehoois (standards V. and VI. only); scholars of secondary schools and colleges. Shaksperian recital, gentlemen (open to all): test piece, "Othello's Defence"; ladles (open to all): test piece, (a) Bpilogue to •'._ i'ou Like It," (b) "Dukes Speech, Act 11., Scene II." Shakesperlftn dialogue, lady and gentleman (open to all): test piece, "Rosalind and Orlando." Dramatic recital, gentleman; test piece. "Herve Kiel" (Browning); la-lies, test piece, "Paul Revere _ Ride" (Longfellow). Sight reading, ladies or gen-» tleinen. Character sketch, in costume and with make-up: character may bo chosen from S—alrspere. Dickens, or other s—indnrd author. Humorous recital, gentlemen (own selection): ladles (own selection). .Musical Monologue, dramatic or pathetic (not humorous), lady or gentleman (own Feiection). Debate, open to all bona nde literary societies (three epe—kers on each side). B>?ve— rednotes each speaker); subject. "National Prohibition hi New Zealand—Would it Be a National P.et)»Htr'

Li-tenr ture.Essay: Open to scholars of ■primary schools; choice of three subjects— •The New Zealand Bush," "Kindness to Animals," and "Bird L—c in New Zoalaixl"; ito be written in school, wittoont assistance, certified by teacher; time limit, two hours; not less than 500 and not more than 750 words. Scholars of seeo—laty school- and colleges: Choice of three •subjects—"The Conquest of the Air," "Boy Scouts Movement," "A Walk in -the Country"; not lesa than 750 and not more than 1000 words. •Amateurs Only: Choice of three subjects—

•_dv__—ges of Travel," *_-rckla—d: Ms Natural Advantages and How Best to Conserve and Enhance Them," "Heroic Deeds or Pakeha and Maori"; not —Ore than 1500 nor less than 1000 words. Original story (any subject), open to amateurs oDiy; in—ximnm number of words, 2500. Essay, char- ■ •acter sketch, open to amateurs, 21 years ■ and under: Subject, "Sir George Grey"; hu—iber of words, not more than 1000 nor less than 750. D_promptu speech, —ivy or gentleman. Prepared speech lady or gentleman: Choice of three subjects—"Future of New _eai_n_," •'Compulsory Mill—ry Training," "Woman's Place hi i}_tio__l ,____"

Lrawin g.—-rawing competition, ror school children under 1_ years of age—a cdhvefrtiohal design in one, two, or three colours, to nil a square, a circle, or a hexagon having a diameter of 8 inches. Drawing cohrpeti— oh for school children in the third standard; subject, drawings of plant forms from nature. Drawing competition for school children tr—ler the age of 15 years, each school to submit the best ten tinted drawings of plant form from nature, done in ordhi_ry s—iool time, by ten Individual children. Drawing compeli_o_ for school children over 12 and under sign to consist of a "wall frieze," executed in any style and colours, to measure IS inches long x 8 ine__i wide. Drawing competition for bona fide art stud—i ts; the design to consist of a scene from any well known fairy tare; to be draw— in black ink on white ear-board, size of card 10 inches x 8 —i—i—?. _o_elling in plas—icine, for school children —— er 11) years of age; snbject opt—>n__ Mode—ing in pi—stlcine, for art students of any age: subject and size optionaL Drawing competition (open to all),----subject, an original design for a cer——ca—o of merit, for the Auckland H—si—al and _ilt—rary ———petitions Soclety. • Drill.—Physical drill (with rifles), j_nio» cadets; squads not less than 16, or more than 20, in uniform- Senior cadets; squads not less than 16 or more than 20, in uniform. Boy ficouts' first aid competition, squads of four from each troop. Bridge building competition for boy scouts, squads of -ele-lit. from each troop. Lunations.; —— ———kras of trophies and cash prizes have heen received by the Society as follows: London and _er_n Piano Co., upright grand piano (Spencer), £55; Messrs. _harland and Co— silver-mounted challenge shield; A. Eady and Co., silver--lbunted Clml—nge shield; J. -. Trevethick, carved challenge shield; C. B. Pta— liner, _rusic stand; W. _I. Hazard, trophy; J. W. —fc—l, gold medal; George Read, gold medal; Messrs. Kirkm_n and Dennison. gold medal; W. H. Webbe, cash prizes, £6; Auckland Society of Music_ins, cash prizes, £3; .the i Webbe School of Music, cash prizes, £4; the English and 'Foreign Piano Co- music ! cabinet: AuckJtaiifl LJedertafel, silveri mounted challenge shield-; _.uckland Savage Club, cash prizes, £6.

The following trophies ate to be awarded, in addition to cash prizes:—Choir contest, silver-mounted challenge shield; male quirte't, silvei'-monnted challenge shield; drawing competition, car-red challenge shield; Boy Scon—' first aid, silver-mounted challenge shield; premier lady vocalist, gold medal; .premier genUeman vocalist, gold medal; premier lady eloc—_oi__t, gold med-1; premier gentleman elocution!_t, gold me-al; literary societies' _eb——, s_v_cj_oumted ——_lieage si——id.

Mrs. T_T_stan, a Tessient of Mangere, has achieved some reputation as a waterdiviner. She discovered the gift quite accidentally, and vi_ited the Rev. Mr. Mason, the w_l-k_own water-finder, who •tested her powers. She was ———essf-1 in locating supplies of water at _—_urewa for Mi. .—-ward E_saell, and at Whsnga•rei for <__ Kaipara S__ C_mj«iny. The "Lone, £_£__*' -&__ been reduced, to Gd per «>nj;»