COMPETITIONS

Press, Volume LXIX, Issue 20946, 29 August 1933, Page 3

COMPETITIONS

ASHBURTON SOCIETY FESTIVAL CONTINUED j The attendances were well maintained at the sessions of the Ashburton Competitions Society's ninth annual festival yesterday, great interest being taken in the Tucker Trophy piano championship, sight-reading, and own selection classes. The recalls for the final this evening were announced. The programme was augmented by two items by Mr C. Gordon Kirk (elocution judge), who gave John Masefield's "Ballad of Cape St, Vincent," and Rudyard Kipling's "The Smuggler's Song." The competitions will be concluded this evening, and will be j followed by demonstration concerts tomorrow evening and Thursday evening. Yesterday's results were as follows: — Song, girls, 11 and under 13 years; own selection (4) —Margaret Dixon (Christchurch), 90 points, 1; Norma Sturrock (Christchurch), 86 points, 2; June Tong (Southbridge), 85 points, he. Song, national, women; own selection (13) —Miss Barbara Mclnnes (Timaru), 94 points, 1; Miss Nancy Martin (Wellington). 91 points, 2; Miss Kathleen Sewell (Tinwald), 90 points, v h c; Dorothy, Shah (Christchurch), h/C. Recitation, non-humorous (7) —Miss Barbara Me I mies, 90 points, 1; Miss Molly Fowler (Christchurch), 88 points, 2. Song, sacred, men; own selection (8) — Colin Campbell (Timaru), 89 points, 1; W. M. Bradshaw (Christchurch), 87 points, 2; K. Hendy (Christchurch), 86, he. Song in Character, girls or boys, II and under 14 years (7) —Margaret Dixon (Christchurch), 93 points, 1; Billio Addis. 87 points, 2; Dorothy Shah (Christchurch), 88 points, h c. Piano Championship, open (Tucker trophy) ; (a) test piece, Prelude, Choral and Fugue, by Cesar Franck, (b) own selection, (c) sight reading test (7) —Recalls: Miss Marjorie McDowell (Dunedin) and Stanley Morgan (Christchurch) (equal) 1; Miss Louise Tonkin (Oamaru), 3; Miss Audrey Ruddock (Ashburton), h c. Also competed: Misses Jean McLeod (Christchurch), Noeline Marshall (Dunedin). The test pieces selected by the judge (Mr Ernest Jenner) were:— Portion of Sonata for horn and piano (Richard Strauss), and "Dance" (Jenner). Tup or Step Dance; under 14 years (14) BiJlic Addis (Christchurch), 90 points. 1; Valerie Timms (Ashburton), 84 points, 2; Jean Skilling (Spreydon), 82 points, v h c. Highland Bettic Carnochan (Christchurch), 80 points, 1; Rita Brooker (Christchurch), 80 points, "' Solo bass or baritone (3) —Edward Hendy (Christchurch), 84 points, 1; Colin Campbell (Timaru), 79 points, 2. Banjo Solo (2) —Allan Long (Christchurch), 78 points, 2. Recitation humorous, girls, 14 and under 3 6 years (2) —Valerie Cater (Christchurch), 86 points, 1. Solo, tenor (4 —W. Bradshaw (Christchurch), 85 points, 1; R. Alister Oakleigh (Overdale), 82 points, 2. Song, girls, 16 and under 20 years; county only (6) —Nancy Bishop (Ashburton), 91 points, 1; Kathleen Sewell (Tinwsld), 90 points, 2. Song in Character, girls or boys, 14 and under 16 venrs (4) —Valerie Cater (Christchurch), 93 points, 1; Ngairo Healey (Ashburton) 91 points, 2. Folk Dance —Competed: Miss G. Bushell s pupils. One-act Play—Competed: The Study Circle (Ashburton).