MUSICAL

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXV, Issue 10518, 14 December 1901, Page 1

MUSICAL

Tha Presentation of Ytoya Academy Certificates.

Mrs Price's large music hall was well filled last (Friday) evening on the occasion of the presentation of Royal Academy certificates, over a hundred friends having responded to the invitations to be present. ■ The studio was tastefully decorated for the occasion. Mr Cecil Wray, local secretary for the Academy, presided, and presented the certificates, but before doing so the following musical programme was rendered, the various items being enthusiastically received:— Pianoforte 1 quartette, "L'lnvitation a la Valse" (Weber), Misses Evelyn,' Claudia, and Violet Price and Mibs .Lulu Ball; violin solo, "Rondo," from one of -Beethoven's sonatas, Miss Lulu Burnet; song, "Dawn Gentle Flower 1 ' (Bennet), Miss Claudia Price; violin duet, "Berceuse" (Poussard), Misses Violet Price and Una'Garlick; song, "The Doctor" (Piccolomini); Mr Basil Taylor (encored); pianoforte solo, "Valse" (Hoffman), Miss' Lulu Ball; violin scolo,»"Canzona" (Souret), Miss Claudia Price (encored); pianoforte solo, "Nocturne" (Chopin), Miss Violet Price; vocal duet, "Nocturne" (Denza), Misses Claudia and Violet Price; song, "Song for Twilight" (Cowen), Miss Violet, Price. An enjoyable concert , concluded with the National Anthem. Miss 'Evelyn Price tastefully and. expressively, played the various accompaniments.--' * - The following' is the list of those receiving certificates :~— ~ . ' Theoretical, - 1899.— Efcheline Claudia Price, Violet Beatrice Price, , Elsie S. Beaven, Roberta Nellie Cummins.

Practical, Junior Grade. — Violin playing, j honours, Etheline , Claudia Price (gained second highest marks in New Zealand, and received silver medal); violin playing, pass, .Violet Beatrice Price; pianoforte playing, -"pass, Elsie S. Beaven.

Practical, Junior Grade. — Violin playing, honours, Violet Beatrice Price (gained second highest marks in New Zealand and received silver medal). Practical, 1901.— Senior DivisionViolin playing, honours, Etheline Claudia Price ; pianoforte playing, pass. Violet Beatrice Price. Junior Division — Violin playing, pass, Louisa Burnet; pianoforte playing, pass, Hilda Kate Whitlock.

LOCAL SCHOOL EXAMINATIONS. Theoretical, 1900.— Etheline Claudia Price, Violet Beatrice Price, Adeline Mildred Hunter, Ann. Amelia Humphreys, Bessie Balmain Taylor, » Matilda Helena Humphreys, Herbert Charles Carrel.

Theoretical, 1900.— Lower Division — Pianoforte playing, distinction, Louisa -Ball. Elementary Division — Violin playing, distinction, Charles Gasquoine McCarthy; violin playing, distinction, Beatrice Foster.

Theoretical, ' 1901.— Louisa Bnrnet,, Hilda K. Whitlock. Lower Division— Pianoforte playing, pass, Agnes O'Neil. ' Elementary Division — Singing, distinction, Violet Beatrice Price; pianoforte playing, pass, Florence Notman; pianoforte playing, Allan C. Christie; pianoforto playing, Lizzie Darling; pianoforte playing, Barbara Sybil Greig. i- .. /Prize (gold opal brooch) for highest marks in Wanganui,' lower division school examination, 1900. — Louisa Ball.

On the motion of Mr J. G. Woon, a hearty, vote of thanks was accorded Mrs and tW.Misses Price.