Promising instrumentalist

Press, 13 May 1987, Page 9

Promising instrumentalist

Fiona Pears was judged the Christchurch branch registered music teachers’ most promising instrumentalist, other than piano, when the Christchurch Competition Society’s festival continued yesterday. Audrey Tan, of Christchurch, was the most promising girl pianist. Also in the instrumental section, the winner of the George Russell Memorial Scholarship was Lal Baker (Christchurch). The results of yesterday’s highland dancing competitions were.— (AH competitors are from the Christchurch region unless specified.) Highland reel, open: Jan McKerrow 1, Susan Ferguson 2, Christine Galbraith 3; Irish hornpipe South Island champion, under 16 years: Jan Wilson (Invercargill) 1, Angelique McHuffie 2, Joanna Moore 3; Highland reel, under 16 years: Angelique McHuffie 1, Joanna Moore 2, Joanna Carroll 3.

Irish hornpipe, under 14 years: Megan Moody 1, Kim Wilson 2, Nichola Saville 3; Reel O’Tulloch, under 16 years: Angelique McHuffie 1, Joanna Moore 2, Jan Wilson 3; Seann Triubhais provincial champion, under 14 years: Nichola Saville 1, Kimberley Rae (Oamaru) 2, Julianne Simeonidis 3; Highland reel, under 14 years; S Julianne Simeonidis 1, Nicholas Saville 2, Megan Moody 3. Seann Triubhais, under 12 years: Kimberley Rae 1, Jeanie Hobbs 2, Joanna Saville 3; Highland reel, under 12 years: Kimberley Rae 1, Joanna Saville 2,

Jeanie Hobbs 3; Irish Jig, under eight years: Lisette Good 1, Andrea Caln (Waimate) 2, Phillipa Ireland 3; Irish Jig, provincial champion under 10 years: Nadine Barron 1, Janine Thompson 2, Gaylene Cummerfield 3. Sailors hornpipe, under 10 years: Jeanie Thompson I, Tracey Brown 2, Nadine Barron 3; Novice highland fling: Sasha King 1, Jasmine Lie 2, Natalie Stack 3; Sword dance six and seven years: Sommer Steel 1, Andrea Cain 2, Emma Strachan 3; Irish jig, six years and under: Andrea Cain 1, Paul Thomas 2, Emma Strachan 3.