TAIERI COMPETITIONS

Otago Daily Times, Issue 22373, 21 September 1934, Page 11

TAIERI COMPETITIONS

CONCLUDING CONCERT There was not a vacant seat in the Coronation Hall, Mosgiel, on the occasion of the final' concert of the Taieri competitions. The Mayor (Mr A. F. Quolch) presided. The winners of the various classes contributed items, and the piping contests were held. The programme was as follows: — School choir, St. Mary’s Choir; piano solo, Miss Joy Wyllie; elocution, Miss Juno Donaldson; song, Miss Iris Cheyne; character sketch, Miss Agnes Holland; Highland fling, Miss Morna Greaves; song for boys, Master Ronald Thomson; elocution, Miss Elizabeth Stewart; piano duet, Mieses Joy Wyllie and Lorna Oliver; violin solo, Master Bill Borrow; elocution (humorous), Master Eric Brown; piano solo, Miss Noela Borrow; seann triubhaus, Miss Margaret Keith; song for girls. Miss Molly Mitchell; elocution, Miss Edna Brown; piano duet, Mies N, Borrow and Master John Blackie; elocution, Master Vincent Kirby; piano eolo, Master Oswald Pringle; elocution (humorous), Miss Frances Anthony; brass instrument solo, Mr A. Deer; piano duet, Miss L. Yuill and Master G. Fielding; elocution, Miss M. Smellie; vocal eolo, Miss M. Owens;.brass instrumental item, Mr L. Graham; choir chorus, North Taieri Presbyterian Church Choir; elocution, Eric Brown; piano solo, Hilda Crozier; song, Tom Mutch; instrumental solo, Mr R. Harvey; piano solo, Miss Joyce Ford; piano eolo, Miss 1 Leonore Yuill; song, Miss Edna Brown; piano duet, Misses Hilda Crozier and Edna Brown,« v Mrs L. B. Borrow was the official accompanist, and she was assisted by Miss Quelch and Mr Borrow. The chairman congratulated the committee and the competitors on the success of the festival, and thanked all who had helped. He acknowledged the presence of the Bishop of Dunedin (Bishop Fitchett), who had visited the town for the occasion.

The president (the Rev, F. J. Ferry) acknowledged the kindness of the Mayor for presiding, and thanked the committee for their untiring efforts. He also thanked the judges, Miss Leonore Mackenzie and Miss Rona Beale, and Messrs C. Roy Spackman, D. Whelan and W. Budge. Miss Mackenzie, who judged the elocution, said that it had given her a good deal of pleasure to act as judge because the work was of a good standard, particularly that of the juveniles. The entries in the adult classes were disappointing in numbers. Miss Mackenzie suggested that the committee should arrange a class for a test recitation in future. The competitions had been well organised, and it must have been gratifying to the committee—-as it had been

for the judges—to observe the enthusiasm displayed by the public in the festival.

Mr D.' Whelan, judge of the instrumental music, also had a good word to say about the younger competitors. They had all given a reasonably good performance. From the seniors he expected better, and urged both sections to cultivate more tune and tone. The latter had been starved by some competitors. Mr Whelan gave some sound advice to players on the matter of proper breathing, and he complimented the committee on including brass instrumental music in the programme. The following are the results of the piping sections:—

Piping, Novice (seven entries). —Piper Gibson 1, Piper J. Gordon' 2. Piping, Open (four entries). —Piper A. Pearce 1, Piper Gibson 2. Mr W. Budge was the judge.