Aria Scholarship Awarded

Press, Volume CIX, Issue 31988, 15 May 1969, Page 14

Aria Scholarship Awarded

The Gilbert and Sullivan Society’s aria scholarship was won by Denis White at the Christchurch competitions yesterday.

The scholarship was awarded to the winner of a section, open to men and women, in which a piece from any standard opera could be sung. Mr White, a baritone, sang “St Morir elle de.” Second place was won by Gillian Stier, a mezzosoprano, who sang “Willow Song.” John Harker was third. The scholarship pays for fees or music, to the value of $6O for first place, $3O for second, $lO for third. Results of classes held yesterday were:—

Dancing Highland Fling.—Eight and under 10 (34): Heather Henderson 1, Rosemary Johnston 2. Karen Johnston 3.

Classical Ballet Dance.—lo and under 12 (39): Julie Hood 1. Anita Wong 2, Susan Gibson 3. Nine years (32): Tomascita Edgerton 1, Carolyn Whitaker 2. Dianne Honeybone 3. Eight years (23): Joanne Wright 1, Alison Mann and Lloma Beaumont 3.

Sailor’s Hornpipe.—Under 18 (11): Kim Whltta 1, Lynley Brown 2, Jillian Hobbs 3.

Sword Dance.—l2 and under 14 (11): Penelope Thomson 1, Cheryl Lethaby 2, Mark Armstrong 3. Highland Reel.—Under 12 (21): Maree Gerrell 1, Margaret Macleod 2, Susan Savage 3. Irish Jig.—Under IS (11): Kim Whltta 1, Lynley Brown 2, Helen Hamilton 3.

Character, Demi-character, or Character Story Dance.—Under eight (31): Gina-Lee Cox 1, Trudl Outram 2, Andrea Armstrong 3. 12 and under 14 (15): Marie Kenny 1, Paulette Reid 2, Flora Pamment 3.

Highland Reel.—l 4 and under 18 (16): Anitra Dawe 1. Pauline Sandri 2, Kim Whitta 3. Song and Tap Dance Solo.— 16 and over (6): Kim Thompson and Chirstine Noble 1. Cheryl Dyer 3. Irish Hornpipe.—l 4 and under 18 (16): Nola Loach 1, Jillian Hobbs 2, Kim Whitta 3. Song and Tap Team. —Open (2): Suzanne Day School ot

Dancing I, Shirley Thompson School of Dancing 2. Pas de Deux.—Under 12 (3): Lloma Beaumont and Murray Beaumont 1. Lynda Hurst and Jerrod Martin 2, Deborah Olley and Martin Kidd 3. 12 and over (1): Andrea Armstrong 1.

Reel O’Tulloch.—l2 and under 14 (6): Paulette Reid 1. Penelope Thompson 2, Cheryl Lethaby 3 10 Minutes’ Entertainment. — Santa Rosa Ladies' Club 1, Mur-

ray Wood and the Puppats 2. Rosemary Hewstone Studio 3. 10 Minutes’ Instrumental Group.—Murray Wood and the Puppets 1, The Melody Makers 2. Rosemary Hewstone Studio 2.

Vocal Music Irish Song.—Faye Eaglestone 1, Brenda Price 2, Ruth Silverwood 3. Sacred Song.—Twelve and under 16 (19): Brenda Price 1, Faye Eaglestone 2, Garyn France and Phillipa Sheehan (equal) 3. Vocal Solo Scholarship Final. —Adele Freeman 1, Margaret Beil 2, Helen Page and Sally Robertson 3.

Radio Vocal Solo Final.—Men (8): John Harker 1, Rodney Phillips 2. Women (30): Hope Parkinson 1, Yvonne Mackay 2, Virginia Luca and Lenore Little (equal) 3. Operatic Solo.—Own selection (16): Lenore Little 1, Lesley Betts 2. Helen Page and Sally Robertson (equal) 3. Gilbert and Sullivan Society Aria Scholarship Final.—Denis White 1, Gillian Stier 2, John Harker 3.

New Zealand Composer.—Open (10): John Harker 1, Adele Freeman 2.

Speech and Drama Recitation.—Ten and under 12 (13): - Suzanne White 1, Phil-

Ilpa Brown 2, Shelley Pannell 3.

Humorous.—Under 12 (14): Shelley Pannell 1, Donna-Marie Davies 2, Phillipa Brown 3. Sixteen and over (2): Mary Moran 1, Stephen Ballinger 2. Mime.—Twelve and under 16 (7): Gerard Shaw 1, Sabrina Fox 2, Leigh Henderson 3. Scholarship.—Under 10 (13): Wendy Frew 1. Elizabeth Owens and Susan Colbran (equal) 2. Light Verse.—Ten and under 12 (8): Peter Tait 1. Kathleen Gallagher 2, Margot Pool 3. Character Recital. Nonhumorous. 14 and under 16 (7): Philippa Direen 1, Anthony Forster 2, John Caldwell 3. Under 12 (6): Philips Brown 1, Deborah Kingston 2, Margot Pool and Shelley Pannell (equal) 3. Fourteen and under 16 (7): Gerard Shaw 1. John Caldwell 2. Philippa Direen .3.

Instrumental Music Plano Solo.—Own selection, 10 and under 12 (13): Susan Mohammed 1, Jennie-Lynne Hatherly 2. Juliet Monaghan 3. Scholarship. under 12 (11): Nicola McPhail 1, Alison Woodward 2, Fiona Steedman 3. Own selection, 12 and under 14 (17): Mark Seeker 1, Clare Newburgh 2, Janet Cameron 3.

Violin Solo.—Own selection, under 12 (1): Sarah Yffer 1.