Petone

New Zealand Tablet, 2 June 1921, Page 28

Petone

The Thomas Moore competitions were held last Satur- J day, and Potone Convent children were successful in win- "1 ning the three shields, which is a record (writes a correspondent). The judge (Mr. Watkins) complimented the < winning choirs on their exceptionally clear enunciation Af and the sweetness of their freah young voices. The standard this year eclipsed previous years, and the children, ' I also their conductor (Mr. Foote) and accompanist (Miss . Bolton), are to be complimented on the success achieved. A-A The results were as follow: —School choir contest (for Begg ' Shield)—(l) “Oft in the Stilly Night” (2) “Love’s Young Dream,” Petone Convent, 134 points, 1. School choir con- < test (for Bristol Shield) —(1) “Rich and Rare” (2) “When : Thro Life,” Petone Convent, 1. r . School choir contest (for } Hibernian Shield) — (1) “I Saw from the Beach” (2) “The Meeting of the Waters,” Petone Convent, 154 .points, 1. , Soprano solo—“ Dear Harp of My Country,” Maggie Keat- ‘ mg, Petone, 63 points, 1. Alto solo—“Shule Agra,” Mar- -A jorie Parsons, Petone, 61 points, 1 ; Kathleen Kearns, Pe- ' A tone, 60 points, 2.