COMPETITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXXVIII, Issue 44, 21 August 1939, Page 11

COMPETITIONS

CONTINUED TODAY

INTERESTING PROGRAMME

The Wellington Competitions Society's annual festival is being continued today and classes in all sections are being judged. Preliminary tests were heard in two senior vocal classes —the special Chappell voice section and the women's Irish folk song section. An interesting programme has been drawn up for the second evening concert programme tonight. Two recalls will be heard in the boys' song under 12, character story dance under 12, skipping dance under 8, tap dance 14 to 16, Wellington Competitions Society's Vocal Scholarship, women's English folk song, bass test solo, tap dance 16 and over, and special Chappell vocal solo sections. Selected competitors from the vocal, dancing, and elocution sections, including several humorous items, will also take part. An outstanding item of Saturday night's, concert programme was the singing of the children's choirs. The Lower Hutt choir, which won the section for the children's choir under 16, was outstanding. It was conducted by Mrs. C. F. Tunley, L.R.S.M. The Hastings Junior Choir, which was placed second, was conducted by Madame Mercer, and the St. Alban's School Choir, which gained the third place, .by Mr. George M. Martin, Mus. Bac. . TODAY'S RESULTS. Classes judged today resulted as follows: — JUNIOR VOCAL. ACTION SONG, 7 and under 9 years, boy or girl, in costume, own selection. (17 entries.) June Preston. (Wellington), 73pts •. 1 Dawn Sargent (Wellington), 72pts 2 Highly commended: Cae Cousins (Hataitai), Betty Woolhouse (BrookJyn)- , , „ "This was not a very good class, said the judge, Mr. Eric Moss. "We had some nice little voices, but actions were in several cases too monotonous. The winner gave quite an intelligent rendering and got the most out of her number." SENIOR VOCAL. SPECIAL CHAPPELL VOCAL SOLO, open to all voices, man or woman, own selection. (36 entries.) Recalls: Miss Jean McLeod (Cambridge), Mr. Ernest Gardner (Wadestown). Highly commended: Miss Eileen Miller (Miramar), Miss Joan Bovis (Shannon), Miss Isabel Dunlpp (Wanganui). INSTRUMENTAL. PIANO SOLO, 12 and under 14, "Canzonetta," Iris de Cairos-Rigo (Chappell). (15 entries.) Recalls: Susanne Holford (Karori) and Vivienne Bognuda (Wellington). Highly commended: Pamela Searell (Kelburn). Commended: Elizabeth Jones (Karori), Joy Whitaker (Lower Hutt). FANCY DANCING. GIRLS' TAP DANCE, 14 and under 16. (22 entries.) Recalls: Valda Rouse (Christchurch), Jocelyn M. McEwen, (Wellington) * Very highly commended: Coml Fraser (Kawakawa). Highly commended: Elaine Montgomery (Kelburn), Margaret Wright (Lower Hutt), Joy Johnson (Wellington).. . SKIPPING DANCE, 10 and under 12. (24 entries.) ... Recalls:.. Jean Alexander (Lower Hutt), Audrey Young- (Wellington). Very highly commended: Beverley Gruar (Hataitai), Pauline Robinson (Wellington), June \ Rhodes (Wellington). . ..■■■•.. Highly commended: Doreen Swaffield (Lower Hutt), Elaine Goodman (Berhampore). Commended: Lloma Larsen (Lower Hutt), Laurel Black (Palmerston North). ELOCUTION. GIRLS' JUNIOR TEST RECITAL. 14 and under 16, own selection. (16 entries.) Mary Martin (Wellington) 1 Violet Compton (Kilbirnie) 2 Colleen Walling (Wellington) and Shirley Austin Turtle (Wellington) equal 3 Very highly commended: Valeric McCombe (Hastings), Laurel Luff (Wellington), Ngaire McNeely (Wellington). GIRLS' RECITATION, 14 and .under 16. (20 entries.) Valeric McCombe (Hastings), 84pts! 1 Shirley Austin Turtle (Wellington), 83pts. ....... 2 Violet Compton (Kilbirnie) 80pts. 3 Very highly commended: Colleen Walling (Wellington). . - Highly commended: Peggy McKinnon (Wellington), Ngaire McNeely (Wellington). BOYS' RECITATION, 7 and under 9. "The Grouse" (Rose Fyleman). (8 entries.) Craig Moore (Hastings), 78pts 1 Bruce Porter (Wellington) and Richard Marsden (Island Bay), 76pts., equal 2 Very highly commended: Graham Townsley (Trentham).. ■ .