MUSIC FESTIVAL

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXXIV, Issue 22853, 7 October 1937, Page 15

MUSIC FESTIVAL

CAMBRIDGE COMPETITIONS SUSTAINED INTEREST [from our own* correspondent] CAMBRIDGE, Wednesday The loth annual festival of the Cambridge Competitions Society continues to attract large audiences. A particularly large number of entries was attracted in the rocal section yesterday and to-day, the solo with accompaniment having 18, the vocal solo under 16 years 25, and mezzo-soprano solo 21, making the adjudicators' task of selecting the winner a very difficult one.

Further awards made were as follows: Humorous Recital, Ladies or Gentlemen. —Miss Daphne Violich (Auckland), "It Rhymes with Spot," 84, 1; Miss Dorothy Loehead (Cambridge), 82, 2. First award to gentlemen: Mr. George Goodwin. Vocal Solo, with Accompaniment, Adults. —Misses Cora Taylor and Una Mateer (Hamilton), "The Willow," 100 points, 1] Miss Evelyn Busbridge and Mrs. V. Busbridge (Wellsford), 99. 2. Ladies' Solo, Restricted Class.—Miss Aileen Ferguson (Motumaoho), "Blackbird's Song," 83 points, 1; Miss Evelyn Busbridge (Wellsford), 82, 2; Mrs. Norah Wilson (Hamilton), 81, 3.

Mixed Quartette, "Diaphenia."— Mrs. A. R. Batchelor, Miss Nona Easter, Messrs. M. Calvert and G. A. James (Cambridge), 82, 1; Misses Barbara Moore and Anne Tripp, and Messrs. W. Weatherell and Ron Easter (Cambridge), 78, 2. Character Dance, under 14.—Margaret Scrimshaw (Hamilton), "Zulu Warrior," 1; Nita Williams (Hamilton). 2; Peggy Sager (Hamilton), 3. Operatic Dance—Miss Betty Spiro (Auckland), 78 points, 1. Operatic Dance. —Margaret Scrimshaw (Hamilton) and Peggy Sager (Hamilton), 80 points,'equal, 1; Nita Williams (Hamilton), 74, 3. School Choirs. —St. Peter's School (Cambridge), 162. points, 1; Cambridge Primary, 154, 2; Cambridge Convent, 152. 3.

Piano Solo, Sight Reading and Ear Test.—Miss Joan Prendergast (Hamilton), 92 points, 1. Piano Duet, under 12. —Margaret Andrew and Patricia Stokes (.Hamilton), 79 points, 1; Pamela Oaten and Ina. Holmes (Cambridge), 77, 2. Violin Solo, under 16, " Cradle Song" (Schubert). —Alfred Goodwright (Waiuku), 8(3 points, 1; Jimmy Wilkinson (Cambridge), 78, 2. Piano Solo, under 12—Pamela Oaten (Cambridge), 81 points, 1; Diana Wall (Te Awamutu), 80, 2. Mezzo-soprano Solo. "Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal."—Miss Nona Easter (Cambridge). 80 points, 1; Miss Evelyn Busbridge (Wellsford), 79, 2; Miss Eunice Hawkins (Auckland), 78, 3. Recitation, 8 and under 12, restricted class, section three. —Juno Loth bridge, 1; Dawn Lethbridge, 2. Final: Laurel Easter.

Recitation, under 14. —Nine Wriite (Hamilton), "The King's Breakfast," 81 points, 1; Eddie Smith (Hamilton), 80, 2; Marie Prendergast (Hamilton), 79, 3. Character Sketch, Ladies or Gentlemen. —Mr. George Goodwin (Cambridge), "Sydnev Carton's Farewell," 98 points, 1: Miss Betty Welch (Ngaruawahia), 97. 2; Miss Daphne Violich (Auckland), 95, 3.