COMPETITIONS.

Press, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20550, 19 May 1932, Page 12

COMPETITIONS.

FESTIVAL CONTINUED. YESTERDAY'S RESULTS. ; The tw®nty-fi®cond annual festival of the Ohrigtchureh OompfeUtloo* Society was con; tinned yesterday, in. the Civic ?nd m the Caledonian Hall, therecalls and finals being heard In the Civic Theatre last eveninf. ' There was a fai* attendance last evening, when an announcement was made by the Society's treasurer (Mr 0. 82 Thompson) that with the restoration of » lull transport service an improved patronage from the public was confidently expected. - The programme included the sacred solo elaises tor bass and contralto voices, _ the Bristol scholarship piano sojo, the Dommioii test *eoital lor men, and the English sbng for rMulU* oi yesterday's competitions and the judges* comments, were as follow: VIOLIN BOW). Under 12. Own selection. Ethel Gibson (Timaru), "Humoftske," 79 points _ • \ . Claire Simpson (Papanui), Rigaudon, - Phillip Laurence (Cashmere), "Tempo de Minuetto," 77 points •• • 'infl»a The class was not very large, the judge sr'tas, 1 ;« X played so finely in the afternoon had a lapse of memory at night. BAGREE' SOLO. Bass. Open (not from Oratorio).. _ Mr H. J. Cadman (Christchurch), "Fear Ye Not," 80 points . • •• / Mr D. McOalloch (Avonside), „ Lord is My Light," 79 points t -■ - Mr'S. H. Provost (Christchurch), God . is Our 'Refuge" 77 points V J The winner made ft sI»P ln ".it the *his song, but covered it up very weir, judge remarked. SACRED SOLO. Contralto. Open dlass. Miss Myxa Sutton (Lyttelton), 'Ajjide With Me,"- 83 points • • „ • Miss Bertha Kawhnson (Dunedm), u Divine Redeemer," S2 points- *' Miss Anita Graham (Linwqd), Ave Maria," 78 points .. -- Mrs F. Quarrell (Opawa), Stealer My God to Thee," 78 points .. .-J The clasß had been ve*y strong, the I™! 8 said. The contralto voice seemed to lend itself to eacrsd work. All the competitors gave fine devotional interpretations. PIANO SOLO (Bristol Scholarship): 15. and unjier 18. Test, "In (Camilla Zeckmer). • Miss Merle Cunningham' (Sumner), "Prelude" (Dohnanyi), 161 points -• 1 The winniug competitor stood .out "the others, and had in Her■ mind, said the judge, a perfect picture of what the music intended. ENGLISH SONG. Mezzo. Open ClaBS., Miss Myrtle Wraight (Dunsandel), "On the Banks of Allan Water," 80 joints 1' M.iss Florence Sumner (Dunedin), "On the Banks of Allan Water," 79 points .. - Miss Linda Mills (Merivale), "On the . Banks of Allan Water," 78 points -• 3 "I do wish competitors would get away from these hackneyed songs/' was the judge's first comment. He stated that there were many beautiful folk songs available for such a section. . IRISH JIG. Under 12. Miss Hazel Neil (Biccarton), 86 points .. 1 JUss Billie Addis (Christchurch), 87 points 2 Miss Maisie Wilson (Ashburton), 83 points 3 The judge stated that most of the competitors sacrificed their beating for speed. The following were highly commended:— Misses Jean McLachlan (Biccarton), Orma I'ord (Timaru), Jean Skilling (Hillmorten), Lorraine Lagan (Spreydon)/ Greta Archer (Sydenham).

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