MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVIII, Issue 20635, 15 August 1941, Page 7

MUSIC EXAMINATIONS

GISBORNE SUCCESSES A large number of candidates recently sat in Gisborne practical examinations in music, the examiner being Dr. Arundel Orchard, examiner for the Trinity College of Music, London. Passes were secured by the following: Senior.—Piano: Victor John Clement (Miss E. Watson) and Rowan Kelly (Miss E. Watson). Violin: Sigrid Ferris (Miss H. Henrikson). Junior.—Piano: Audrey Wilkinson, honours (Miss I. M. Skillen). Preparatory.—Piano: Roslyn Carruthers (Mrs. M. Pinching). Violin: lan Gordon (Miss H. Henrikson). First Steps.—Piano: John Sellman (Mrs. L. Elliott). Violin: Norman Morris, merit (Miss H. Henrikson), Michael Vita, merit (Miss H. Henrikson) . Convent Pupils Results of the examinations conducted by Dr. Orchard at St. Joseph’s Convent, Gisborne, were:— Seniors. —Verse - Speaking Choir, merit; Marie Mcßreen, pianoforte, and Marie Mcßreen, elocution. Intermediate. Magdalen Parker and Margaret Allen, honours. Piano Duets: Patricia Moles, Margaret Allen, Mary Mohan, Magdalen Parker, honours. Pianoforte: Mary Mohan, merit. Junior. —Class-Singing Choir, VerseSpeaking Choir (merit). Pianoforte: Pamela Connop, Jack Fitzmaurice, Margaret Angland, Clare Sturrock, merit. Advanced Preparatory. —John Falkner. merit, and Rena Matiazzi. Preparatory. —Patricia Fitzmaurice, honours; Neni Tarr, merit; VerseSpeaking Choir •No'. 1, Verse-Spe'Skihg Choir No. 2, Class-Singing Choir, merit. First Steps—Joy Gedye, honours; Lois Neilson, Nellie Lynch, . and Graham Vette, merit; Graham Jeune, Margaret Ellis, and Rosa Nigro. Initial Steps.—Rhonda Wright and Gabrielle Nossiter, honours; Kathleen Boyd, merit; Frances Kerr (Miss T. Vita).