ANNUAL FESTIVAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22543, 7 October 1936, Page 16

ANNUAL FESTIVAL

CAMBBIDGE CONTESTS HIGH STANDARD SHOWN —J FURTHER CLASSES JUDGED [by telegraph —OWN correspondent] CAMBRIDGE, Tuesday A high standard of musical, elocutionary and dancing ability was reached at the 11th annual festival of the Cambridge Competitions Society, which was continued to-day. There were fair attendances at the various sessions. The adjudicators, Mr. H. N. Claughton, musical, Mr. N. Jjcstcr, elocution, and Miss B. Edwards, dancing, gave useful hints to the competitors in connection with their performances. They said they were pleased with the general standard of performers. In the children's elocutionary sections, atmosphere had been obtained, but diction in most cases was disappointing. In the children's dancing section the judgo found the personality, time and rhythm good. Commenting on the boy soprano solos, Mr. Claughton said that tho necessity for the training of voices was evident. He praised the standard of the sacred solo for ladies, any voice. Additional awards are as follows: Vocal Section Song, boys under 16, unbroken voices, own selection. —V. Church (Hamilton), "Harebells," 78 marks, 1; T. Hawke (Hamilton), "Hark, Hark the Lark," 77 marks, 2; S. Reilly (Cambridge), "Mother Machree," 74 marks, 3. Soprano Solo, " Serenade in P Sharp."—Mrs. V. C. Hollis (Cambridge), 88 marks, 1; Miss D. Liddy (Hamilton), 85 marks, 2. Contralto Solo, "Chanson Indoue." —Miss A. Keys (Hamilton), 82 markß, 1; Miss J. McD. Shaw (Kihikihi), 80 marks, 2. Tenor Solo, "A Spirit Flower."—Mr. W. Corboy (Te Awamutu), SO marks, 1; Mr. M. Marslulale (Hamilton), 75 marks, 2. Sacred Solo, not oratorio, ladies, any voice, own selection. —Miss J. Peach (Gordonton), "Tho Lord is My Light," 90 marks, 1; Miss D. Liddy (Hamilton), "Little Prayer I Love," 88 marks, 2. Instrumental Section Piano Solo, under 10, "Queen Mab," from "Forest Fantasies."- —Josephine Hawke (Hamilton), 85 marks, 1; Dorecn Lineen (Frankton), 84 marks, 2_ Piano Solo, under 12, "Tho Lark," Opus 39. T. Hawke (Hamilton). 76 marks, 1; Elaine Hulse (Hamilton), 75 marks, 2. Piano Solo, under 14, "Song of the East." —Gwen Ken.von (Cambridge), 81 marks, 1; Betty Calvert (Cambridge), Violet Pleshcr (Cambridge) and T. Hawke (Hamilton)', 80 marks, equal, 2. Piano Solo, under 17, sight reading and ear test. —Sheila Hawke (Hamilton), 83 marks, 1; Mary Dromgool (Hamilton), 73 marks, 2. Piano Solo, 17 and over, own selection. —Mr. E. Huston (Matamata), "Etude," by Chopin, 77 marks, 1; Miss Lucy Tripp (Cambridge), Chopin waltz, 76 marks, 2. Elocution Section Recitation, under 12, "A Little Bit of England."—Margaret Thomas (Hamilton), and Trevor Waite (Hamilton), 80 marks, equal, 1; Nina Waite (Hamilton), 78 marks, 3. Recitation, under eight, own selection, untrained children. —Section Two: Joyce Garrard (Cambridge), 1. ."Recitation, eight and under 12, own selection, untrained children.—Section two: B. Anderson (Cambridge) and Cushla Maisey (Cambridge), equal, 1. Character Sketch, under 16, own selection. —Joan Prendergast (Hamilton), "Barretts of Wimpolo Street," 77 marks, 1; Valerie Nicholas (Hamilton), "Madam Butterfly," 75 marks, 2; Roy Marsh (Hamilton), 73 marks, 3. Recital, with musical accompaniment. —Pathetic or dramatic, ladies or gentlemen, own selection: Mr. G. Goodwin, "Yukon Trail," 75 marks, 1; Mr. A. J. Swayne (Cambridge), "Bredon Hill," 73 marks, 2; Miss M. Seed (Morrinsville), 3. Dancing Section Tap Dance, under 12. —Maretti Moneitli (Hamilton), 72 marks, 1; Margaret Scrimshaw (Hamilton), 67 marks, 2j E. Smith (Hamilton), 3. Operatic Dance, 16 and under. — Betty Spiro (Auckland), 82 marks, 1. Skipping Dance, solo, 13 and under. — Betty Spiro (Auckland), 81 marks, 1; Margaret Scrimshaw (Hamilton), 74 marks, 2; Maretti Moneitli (Hamilton), 3. Character 16 and not hornpipe, jig or Scottish. —Betty Spiro, "Sequedillas," 84 marks, 1; Margaret Scrimshaw, "Zulu," 77 marks, 2.

CONTEST TOR COMPOSERS SOUTHERN STUDENT WINS t [BY TELEGRAPH —PRESS ASSOCIATION] CHRISTCIIURCH. Tuesday Tho Percy Grainger competition for a typical Now Zealand musical composition has been won by Mr. Douglas Lilburn, of Christchurcn. Mr. Lilburn, who is 20 years of age, is at Canterbury Collego studying ior the degree of bachelor of music. The winning composition is a tone poem for orchestra, entitled "Forest." The competition was conducted by the New Zealand Broadcasting Board at thp suggestion of Mr. Grainger, who gave the first prize of £25. The board provided tho second and third prizes of £lO and £5 respectively. The other prize-winners are not yot known.