MUSIC AND LITERATURE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLVII, Issue 14374, 19 May 1910, Page 6

MUSIC AND LITERATURE.

—.... i a* HAMILTON.. COMPETITIONS. [BY TELEGRAPH. — CORRESPONDENT.] '■■'.'.'■'.■■ ■' •■■■•■ •..'/••..'• ' ■■;■ ':'■■ "--.- :.'.".".'-■''■■..■''-' .";.;.,,;, Hamilton', Wednesday. ! s The musical and elocutionary competitions - were continued this afternoon and evening. -On -both-occasions .there wero large attendances. A special, feature of the- ■ evening programme was the test anthem.' "Send Out Thy Light," or which fourentries were received. The results are : Violin Solo, open : Gordon, Thames, 83.' 1;' Miss G. M. Bosworth, Auckland, 79, 2; Mies Elsie Vesper, Cambridge, 71, 3. '■*• "■ - " Contralto Solos: Miss Gwenyth Evans. ; , . Auckland,!: 77, 1; Miss AiTeen .Lanigan," ' Auckland, 74,. 2: Miss N. Gibson, Thames, ' 71, 3. '. .■ ; Vocal Quartette, mixed voices: Grafton ! Road party, 73, 1; Mesdames Edmonds arid *' McCardle, v Messrs. Boyce • and Fisher,' I Cambridge, 69, 2; Mrs. W. Clark, Miss N.'; ; ;; Gibson, Messrs. L. Griffin and E. Watson/ 67 3. * , „•--■.*• : Piano Duet, 16 years and over : Miss p. ■ Henderson and Mrs. H. Rose, Hamilton^ 83, 1; Miss V. Mitchell, and Miss D.-Hen-':;;.-darson, Hamilton, 76, 2." • ';' 'm Vocal Quartette : Mr. AsbinalTs party/Auckland, 88, ■ 1; Mr. '. Griffin's party,' • Thames, 76, 2; Mr. Bell's party, HannV-"' ton, 74, 3. " 1 ''"'";' '.' Piano Solo :/Miss Dorothy Henderson,"- , Hamilton, 68, 1; Miss Brook, Auckland, 66, 2; Mr. Dimerv, Auckland, 65, 3. - f Test Anthem Send Out Thy Light")-*; Wesley Church. Hamilton (Mr. S. Riley,;'.' conductor), 82; 1; Grafton Road MethodisT Church, Auckland (Mr. F. J. Garland, - conductor), 81, ; St. James's Presbyterian" Church, Thrones (Mr. W. Smith, €»'.--'■" ductor), 80, 3. At the conclusion *- of the contest "the massed choirs, under the conductorship of . , Mr. Riley, repeated the anthem. '-'\ h Prepared Speech : Mr. J. Luxfordj' -.' f| Hamilton, 135, 1. , - -- ,w -t'i--H Tenor Solo : Mr. R. Bell, Hamilton, 79," 1 1; Mr. W. Aspinall, Auckland, 73, 2; Mr.- | A. C. Rees, Hamilton, 71, 3. - K CHRISTCHURCH COMPETITIONS. 1 [BY TELEGRAPH.— ASSOCIATION.] 'V ft Christchurch, Wednesday. ° -,|j The Christchuroh competitions were com , ' & tinued to-day. The results are as I*4*- ff low:— - . b Men's Shakesperian recitation . (20 ear, ~, g tries): Devereux, Hansard, and Aitkei _-\ jj (Christ-church), and Shorney (Wellington),, g were named to appear in the final. ~ B Piano solo, open (nine entries), Misses i g Moore (2) (Dunedin) and Curlett (Christ- - I church) were recalled for the final. , //,»**§ . ' v ■' - ' h