SCHOOL CHOIRS.

Auckland Star, Volume LVII, Issue 129, 2 June 1926, Page 8

SCHOOL CHOIRS.

■ I CONTESTS AT HAMILTON. COMMENT BY JUDGE. (By Telegraph—Own Correspondent) HAMILTON, this day. The school choirs' competitions were held in the show concert hall to-day, and the work was very creditable right through. There were three sections, for which nine choirs entered in all. Following are the results: — Class A.—Writiora, S5 points, 1; Hamilton East, S4, 2; Hamilton West, 83, 3; Frankton, 79, 4. Class B— Hamilton East, 87, 1; WhitiClass C—Whitiora. S9. 1; Fairfield, ora. 81, 2: Matangi, SO, 3. 86, 2. Commenting on the singing, the judge (Mr. G. Norman) stated that it was not quite up to the standard of two years ago. Mr. Norman added that the selection, "The Oars a' Flashing," for class A, was unsuitable for unaccompanied singing, as it was never intended that it should be sung so. The other two selections, "The Huntsmen's Chorus" and "See Now the Moon Shines," were very suitable, and the renderings were good. The chief feature of the whole competition was the excellent phrasing, showing that great care had been paid to this phase of the tuition, which was, indeed, a very important point. The worse feature was an inclination to probably due. however, to the conditions under which the competitions were held, which were not suitable owing to a conglomeration of foreign voices finding their way in from the amusement park and the surrounding stalls.