Ashburton Competitions Festival Opens

Press, Volume CVI, Issue 31151, 30 August 1966, Page 18

Ashburton Competitions Festival Opens

The Ashburton Competitions Society’s annual festival opened yesterday with nearly 400 individual competitors and groups giving performances at the three sessions during the day. Forty-eight classes in the dancing, speech, and vocal and instrumental sections were decided yesterday. The festival will continue all this week, ending with demonstration concerts on Saturday. Keen public interest was shown in the competitions yesterday, and audiences were rewarded with many excellent items.

Among a number of outstanding performances was that of two young Christchurch competitors, Leighton Brown and John Caygill who gained 82 points in the piano duet, open. They .chose as their piece the “Slavonic Dance No. 2,” and the judge Mr D. F. Sell (Christchurch) remarked on their very assured and convincing performance. He said they played particularly well together. Miss J. Archer, of Ashburton, gave an excellent performance to win the women’s section vocal solo against strong competition. She gained 81 points for her rendering of “Spring.” Her voice was of excellent quality and very even over the whole range. Only one point separated each of the major placegetters. There was strong competition in the tap dance class for Ashburton County competitors under 12 years. This was notable for the high standard of performances of competitors and excellent costuming. The event was won by Janice Smart with 81 points. In the following results, competitors are from the Ashburton County unless otherwise stated: Vocal and Instrumental Plano sight reading, under 12: Paul Goodson (Christchurch) 1, Kay Reiche (Christchurch) 2, Donna Reiche (Christchurch) 3. Solo, under 14, non first prizewinners: Brenda Price (Christchurch) 1, Paul Manson (Christchurch) 2, Barbara Bohn 3.

Piano solo, under 12, non first prize-winners: Margaret Aitken 1, Diane Hastie 2, Helen Atkinson 3.

Solo, under 12, any folk song (not traditional): Burnette Anaru (Oamaru) 1, Barbara Bohn 2, Paul Goodson (Christchuch) 3.

Piano solo, under 18: Dledre Whitelaw 1, Margaretha Wielsma (Leeston) 2, Robyn Pearce 3. Vocal solo, 12 and under 16 (non first prize-winners): Rhonda Campbell 1. Piano duet, any age: Leighton Brown and John Caygill (both Christchurch) 1.

Vocal solo, women, any voice: Miss Joan Archer 1, Miss Beatrice Jackson (Christchurch) 2, Mrs Anthea Moller 3. Piano solo, 14 and under 16: Helen Cameron (Christchurch) 1, John Caygill (Christchurch) 2, Margaret Free (Leeston) 3.

Solo, under 16 (Ashburton County competitors): Christopher Lackner 1.

Piano sight reading, 12 and under 16: Helen Cameron (Christchurch) 1.

Solo, under 20, Mother Chap man Scholarship (Ashburton County competitors): Christopher Lackner 1, Virginia Lucas

Solo Lieder: Miss Joan Archer 1, Miss Virginia Lucas 2, Miss Beatrice Jackson (Christchurch) 3. Plano solo, under 18 (any of Mendelssohn’s Songs Without Words): Margot Edwards (Christchurch) 1, Brenda Wilson 2, Margaret Free (Leeston) 3. Solo, under 14, boys: Paul Manson (Christchurch) 1, Peter Murray (Christchurch) 2, Paul Goodson (Christchurch) 3. Carol, under 12 (Ashburton County competitors): Barbara Bohm 1, Patrice Dwyer 2. Annette Morriss 3.

Song In character, 12 and under 16: Felicity Walker (Christchurch) 1, Julie Anaru (Oamaru) 2, Paul Manson and Peter Murray (both Christchurch) (equal) 3. Verse speaking choir 8 to 16 voices—Final: St. Joseph's School Form I, 1. Solo from musical comedy. 16 years and over (Ashburton county competitors): Miss Joan Archer L Miss Virginia Lucas 2, Mr Geoffrey Stephens 3. Art Of Speech Recitation, 12 and under 16, non first prize-winners: Catherine Gourdte 1, Janice Scott (Invercargill) 2. Recitation test, 12 and under 14 ("Pan with us"): Cherie McCleary (Timaru) 1, Marion Smythe 2, Ashley Tucker (Christchurch) 3.

Recitation. 14 and over (New Zealand author): Brenda Sar-

gent 1, Douglas Scott (Invercargill) 2, Sharyn McCrea 3. Recitation, under 8, own selection: Claire McGuigan 1, Susan Cole (Timaru) 2, Jane Read 3. Memorial prose passage: Ashley Tucker (Christchurch) 1, Cherie McCleery (Timaru) 2, Lois Dalton (Ashburton) 3. Recitation, 14 and under 16, own selection: Margaret Harding (Christchurch) 1, Brenda Sargent 2, Lyndel Witheford 3. Reading at sight, 14 and under 16: Douglas Scott (Invercargill). Recitation, 10 and under 12, light verse: Marie Kenny 1, Joanne Protheroe 2. Jennifer Ford (Christchurch) 3. Character recital, humorous, 14 and over: Lyndel Witheford 1. Dancing Tap dance, under 12 (Ashburton County competitors): Janice Smart 1, Jennifer Brake 2, Marilyn Nelson 3. Classical ballet, under 12, Ashburton County competitors: Marie Kenny 1, Glenda Hampton 2, Kathleen Twaddle 3. Song and tap dance, eight years: Lynda Tucker (Christchurch) 1, Jocelyn Cooke (Christchurch) 2, Anne Paterson (Christchurch) 3. Barefoot dance, 10 and under 12: Rosslyn Lawson (Christchurch) 1, Anwyn McArthur (Invercargill) 2, Marie Kenny 3. Classical ballet, 12 and over (Ashburton County competitors): Judith Cornwall 1. Tap dance, under eight, novice: Gillian Tait 1, Amanda McNickel 2. Tony McKibbin 3. Classical ballet, under 10. novice: Nanette Mcllwraith (Christchurch) 1, Pamela Sheppard (Christchurch) 2, Lloma Beaumont (Christchurch) 3. Song and tap dance, under 7: Judith Sunbeam (Christchurch) 1, Sandra Edmond 2, Tony McKibbin 3.

National dance, under 12: Rosslyn Lawson (Christchurch) 1, Marie Kenny 2, Christine Smith (Christchurch) 3. National dance, 14 years and over Final: Vivien Daley (Christchurch) 1, Anne Harding (Christchurch) 2.