NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD

Dominion, Volume 28, Issue 87, 7 January 1935, Page 12

NATIONAL EISTEDDFOD

Selection of Items Instrumental, elocution and vocal items for the New Zealand national eisteddfod to be held at Wellington during the first school vacation, May 11 to 25, have been selected as follow: — Instrumental. Pianoforte solo (6 and under 8). “Swinging,” Dreisbach (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (8 and under 10), “Minuet in F,” Maynard (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (10 and under 12), “The Woodpecker,” Kern (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (12 and under 14), “Poetische Touibilder,” Op. 3, No. 5, Grieg (Joseph Williams). New Zealand pianoforte juvenile championship (under 16), “Lieder Ola Worte,” Op. 19, No. 3, Mendelssohn (Joseph Williams). New Zealand .pianoforte championship (under 18), "Troika,” Op. 37, No. 11, Tschaikowsky (Joseph Williams). New Zealand pianoforte championship (under 21), “Prelude in G Minor," Op. 23, No. 5, Rachmaninoff (Breitkopt Hartel). New Zealand open pianoforte championship, (1) “Polonaise," Op. 33, A Flat Major, Chopin, any edition: (2) own selection. Pianoforte solo (8 and under 10), restricted, “The Circus Band,” Op. 20, No. 1, Wright (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (10 and under 12), restricted, “The Dancers,” D. Gaynor Blake (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (12 and under 14) restricted, “Intermezzo,” from “Songs and Dances,” Op. 33, Jensen (Joseph Williams). Pianoforte solo (14 and under 16), restricted, “Waltz,” Carreno' (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo (16 and under 18), restricted, “luba,” R. N. Dett (Allan and Co.). Pianoforte solo, New Zealand National Eisteddfod Scholarship (13 and under 15) “Humoresken,” Op. 6, No. 1, Grieg. ■ Elocution. Champion of champions (lady or gentleman), “Song of the Pacifist" (Robt. W. Service). New Zealand National Eisteddfod Scholarship (lady or gentleman. 16 and under 21), (a) own selection; (b) “The Dream” (Lord Byron). New Zealand National Eisteddfod Scholarship (girls, 12 and under 16), (a) own selection; (l>) “Tarantella" (Hilaire Belloc). New Zealand National Eisteddfod Scholarship (boys, 12 and under 16), (a) own selection: (b) “An Old Song Resting” (John Masefield). Championship class (girls, 12 and under 16) “Music” (Walter de la Mare); girls 8 and under 12), “The Seasons”; boys (12 and under 16), “The Brooklet in the Glen” (Thomas Bracken); boys (8 and under 12), “The Wanderer’s Song” (Rasbach). Recitation, ladies, open class. "England” (Walter de la Mare). Recitation, gentlemen, open’class, “Pacific Coast” (C. Fox Smith). Recitation, ladles, Shakespearean, open class, "King Richard III,” Act 1, Scene 3; “Queen Margaret to the Duke of Gloucester,” from “What were you snarling” down to “cut off.” Recitation, gentlemen, Shakespearean, open class, "King Henry VI,” Act 3, Scene 2; “Gloucester’s Soliloquy,” from “Ay, Edward will use” down to “looks.” Recitation, ladies, 16 and under 21, “Chorus from Medea” (Euripides). Recitation, gentlemen, 16 and under 21, “A Consecration” (John Masefield). Recitation, girls, 14 and under 16, “Sands of Dee" (Charles Kingsley). Recitation, girls, 12 and under 14 (restricted), “The- Daffodils” (Wordsworth). Recita- ■ tion, girls, 10 and under 12, “The Tui,” (Eileen Duggan). Recitation, girls, 8 and under 10, “The Farewell” (Charles Kingsley). Recitation, girls, 6 and under 8, “The Laughing Brook.” Recitation, girls under 12 (restricted), “The Fairy’s Day” (Gloria Rawlinson). Recitation’ boys, 14 and under 16, “The Splendour Falls” (Tennyson). Recitation, boys, 12 and under 14 (restricted), “Blow, Blow, Thou Winter Wind” (Shakespeare). Recitation, boys, 10 and under 12 (restricted), “My Native Land” (Sir Walter Scott). Recitation, boys, 8 and under 10 (restricted), “The Arrow and the Song” (Longfellow). Recitation, boys. 6 and under 8, “Dr. Brown” (Alex. Scott). Vocal. Soprano solo (open), “Laburnum” (Phillips). Mezzo-soprano solo (open), “Rise Up and Reach the Stars” (Coates). Contralto solo (open), “Allah” (C. Willeby). Tenor solo (open). “Can I Forget” (Montague Phillips). Bass solo (open), “At Tankerton Inn” (Howard Fisher). Baritone solo (open), “For Every Leaf” (Louis LavaterL Soprano solo (restricted), “The Enchanted Forest” (Phillips). Mezzo-soprano solo (restricted), “Love's Awakening’ ’(Geo. Nicholls), Contralto solo (restricted), “Homing” (T. del Relgo). Tenor solo (restricted), “Calette” (E. Harrliv). Baritone solo (restricted), “Youth” (Alllsti'n). Bass solo (restricted). “Bells of'the Sea” (A. Solman). New Zealand National Eisteddfod. Scholarships, ladies over 21: Soprano, “Mifawny” (D. Forster); mezzo-soprano, “Fairy Cradles” (Carew): contralto, “Ships of Arcady” ,(M. Head). New Zealand National Eisteddfod Scholarships, gentlemen, over 21: Bass. “Beware, She is Foollug Thee” (Clare Martin); 'baritone, “The Great Adventure” (iP. Fletcher); tenor. “Stars and a Crescent Moon” (Coates). Vocal solo, girls (12 anil under 14), “Advice” (Molly Carew) or “Boat Song "(Harriet Ware). Vocal solo, boys (12 and under 14), “A Brown Bird Singing” (Wood). Vocal solo, girls (under 12), .“Among the Willows’ (Phillips). Vocal solo, bovs (under 12). "Sing Merrily To-day” (Montague Phillips).