THE COMPETITIONS

Evening Post, Volume CXII, Issue 58, 6 September 1926, Page 5

THE COMPETITIONS

GOOD CHORAL WORK

DANCING SECTION CONCLUDED.

One of the features of Saturday's programme at tho musical and elocutionary competitions was the fine choral work. The juvenile choir and the children's chorus sections were taken during the day, and the female voice choir test was heard in the evening. The last of the dancing sections were judged, and at the close of the evening concert Miss Vyner gave her opinion on the merit of dancing in Wellington as far as she had seen it in her capacity as judge. Miss Vyner said she had noticed a decided improvement from the dancing she saw two years ago. The standard of technique was very high, and the best work of all had been in the 12 to 16 classes.

DAY SESSION,

The following awards were made:— Irish Song (Folk or Traditional), Gen- I tlemen, any voice. Own selection.—Recalls: Mr. R. Francis (Wanganui); Mr. Arthur Lungley (Dunedin); Mr. R. Madigan (Wadestown). Juvenile Choir (open to any Children's Choir, 20 to 30 voices), (a) Two-part song, accompanied, "Oh! the Summer"; (b) Two-part song, accompanied, "The China Mandarin." —Guildford Terrace Convent A, 93, 90, total 183 points, 1. Song in Character (Boy or Girl under 9). Own selection.—Roma Topp (Wellington), " "Brownie," 86 points, 1; Eunice Scott (Newtown), "Quaker Girl," 82 points, 2; James Humphreys (Christchurch), "Silhouettes," 80 points, 3. Children's Chorus (open to any Children's Choir under 12, 15 to 25 voices). Unison songs, accompanied, (a) "Babyland"; (b) "I Have a Clock."—Guildford Terrace Convent School A, 90, 89, total 179 points, 1. Toe Dance (over 16).—Recalls: Miss Phyllis Colwell (Wellington), Miss Nellie Doull (Wellington), Miss Ruby Bushby (Wellington). Highly commended: Miss Ruby Fisher (Lower Hutt). Dance Duo (12 and under 16) .—Recalls: Miss Miriama Heketa and Miss Leonie Holes (Wellington); Miss Phyllis Linklater and Miss Zita Hare (Wellington); Miss Mavis Boon (Seatoun) and Miss Gladys Smyth (Wellington). Recitation (Gentlemen). "The Knight s Leap."—Mr. J. Davidson (Wellington), 80 points, 1; Mr. Erie North (Seatoun), 76 points, 2; Mr. R. Harrobin (Wellington), 75 points, 3. Recitation in Character (not humorous). Boys under 12. Own selection. —Weldon Whelan. (Palmerston North), 72 points, 1; James Humphreys (Christchurch), 69 points, 2; Ken Hill (Seatoun), 68 points, 3. Recitation in Character (not humorous). Girls 12 and under 16. Own selection.—Recalls: Miss Gracie Kerr (Wellington), Miss Mavis Windsor (Wellington), Miss Marjorie Dillon (Sydney). Highly commended: Miss Dulcie Orrne (Wellington), Miss Joan Maunder (Wellington), Mas Ruby Shephard (Kilbirnie). Dialogue (Boys and (or) Girls, under 12); in costume.—Joyce Dinmson and Evelyn Adams (Wellington), 84 points, 1; Paricia Kerr and Jean Cpker (Wellington), 80 points, 2; Peggy Whelan and Weldon Whelan (Palmerston North), 7o points, 3. , Dialogue (Boys and (or) Girls, 12 and under 16); in costume—Gracie Kerr and Joan Maunder (Wellington), "Two Gentlemen of Venice," 85 points, 1.

EVENING SESSION.

Piano Solo (16 to 18), "Barcarolle. — Miss Vera Tolan (Hataitai), 84 points, 1; Miss Joyce Downing (Wellington), 83 points, 2; Mr. L. H. Muir (Lyall Bay), 70 points, 3. Girls' Song, "None So Pretty."—Miss Eileen Grennell (Christchurch), 88 points, 1; Miss Jessie Dunnett (Wellington), 86 points, 2; Miss Molly Madden (Wellington), 83 points, 3. Mr. Bennett North said the winner had an attractive voice\ and gave a good interpretation of the song. She was the only competitor to give the phrase its parenthesis each time it occurred. ;>. . „ . „ Irish Song -'(Gentlemen).—Mr. Arthur Lungley (Dunedin), "Farewell, But Whenever," -SO points, 1; Mr. B. Madigan (Wadestown), "Believe Me," 87 points, 2; Mr. R. Francis (Wanganui), "She is Far From the Land," 81 points, 3. The winner in this case, said the judge, had a rich voice, and employed nice tonal variety. Ho phrased intelligent^, and his enunciation was excellent. Girls' Recitation in Character (12 and under 16).—Gracie Kerr (Wellington), "Nydia," 86 points, 1; Miss Marjorie Dillon (Sydney), "As You Like It," 81 points, 2; Miss Mavis Windsor (Wellington), "Lady Macbeth," 79 points, 3. Mr. Hopkins said the winner had made a good selection, and her dressing was appropriate. Blindness was well indicated by her facial expression, and the whole character was presented very effectively. Recitation in Character (Boys 12, and under 16).—Lester Moller (Dunedin), "Joey," 1; Errol Muir (Lyall Bay), "Duke of Exeter," and Hedley Aitken (Wellington), "Lorenzo's Eulogy on Music," 76 points (equal), 2. Dance Duo (12 and under 16).—Miss Miriama Heketa and Miss Leonie Holes (Wellington), and Miss Mavis Boon (Seatoun) and Miss Gladys Smyth (Wellington), 84 points (equal), 1; Miss Phyllis Linklater and Miss Zita Hare (Wellington), 79 points, 3. Toe Dance (over 16).—Miss Phyllis Colwell (Wellinfc m), 82 points, 1; Miss Nellie Doull (Wellington), 81 points, 2; Miss Ruby Bushby (Wellington), 76 points, 3. Female Voice Choir. Open only .to Y.W:C.A. Choirs, 12 to 20 voices, 20 years and over; (a) "Swing Low, Sweet Chariot" (accompanied); (b) "To a Wild Rose" (unaccompanied).—"Lakomai" Club (Mr. E. Robbins, conductor), 87, 84, total 171 points, 1; "Haeremai" Club (Madame Muller, conductor), 79, 79, total 158 points, 2; "Whakao" Club (Mr. Gamble, conductor), 74, 80, total 154 points, and "Timuaki" Club (Mr. Hill, conductor), 76, 78, total 154 points equal, 3. The "Lakomai" Choir, said the judge, made a neat, sweet, start. Its chording was beautiful and enunciation clear. It had wonderful cohesion and balance, and blend were good. In the second piece its opening had been suave and flowing, and it had sustained a nice musical tone.