Singer wins award
PA . ‘ Auckland Sharon O’Neill found a pot of'gold at the end of her rainbow in Auckland last evening. The Australasian Performing . Rights Association awarded her song, “Face in a Rainbow,” the Silver Scroll for the ' best New Zealand Composition of 1979. She also received a cash prize'of $lOOO.
In November the Wellington singer-songwriter was Yarned top female vocalist for 1979 by the Recording industry Association. Two additional awards were made last evening by the chairman of the Austra-' lasian Performing Rights Association music committee in? New Zealand (Mr A. Heenan) to recognise “serious” composers and others
■ who had played a significant ! role in music in this country. The first went to Lyell ; Cresswell, a New Zealand composer based in Britain, i for his work, “Salm,” played by the New Zealand Sym'phony Orchestra last year. Dorothy Freed was recognised for her work as.-a composer, archivist, and music librarian.
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