PIANOFORTE RECITAL BY NAPIER PUPILS

Hawke's Bay Herald-Tribune, Volume 81, Issue 49, 20 November 1937, Page 13

PIANOFORTE RECITAL BY NAPIER PUPILS

The asseoibly hall of .thc Napier Gii-ls ' ; High Sehool Nas filled when p.upils froVn the studio of Miss Winifred MeCarthy presented their annual invitational . recital. The stage was tagtefully decorated by pupils with masse'a of white peonies; and red antirrhinunj arranged with maple foliage, bowls of roses and sweet peas. being placed' below stage. The classical programme presented was very well chosen, and the students interpreted each item with marked abili,ty and expression. Although oi varying ages and degfrees of proiiciency,' their work was of 'an unusuaily ... high standard throughout, and was enhanced by correet deportment. Th4 juniors proceeded with care, testifying to the -thoroughness of groundwork. Extreinely pleasing and quite professional was - the .worlt of. the . senior students.* Severn! piano duos' wero featured, and the timing was most excellent. The final item, a duo, waR brilliantly played. by the Misses MeCarthy and Thelma Eddy. , The Girls' High School-Glee Clpb and 2ZH Choir assisted. Both are trained by Miss MeCarthy. - ; , . The two eifiicult -numbers sung by the Q-lee Ciub'wore a delight to listen to, and the nudience hearttly . sliowtd their appreeiation. Very sweet indeed was the small 2ZH choir, both itenis being sung with great expression. Diiring the interyal Mr. H. L. Harston, honorary local repreesntativo of the Royal Schools of Music, who was preesnt on behalf of the associatud board to present certificates to the pupils, said that six .different grudes of music was a big nndertaking froci one studjo, and only a ver/ capable tjsacher could do it. There wero 17,000 teachers : connected with the buard throughout the 'world and entries -were considerable, and as far as Napier was concerned entries constituted a record. He remarked on the greater * interest talcen jn music, and congratulatel Miss MeCarthy on her good work, and* also on the number of young bojs who were studying. music, , ' Ceftificates were presented as follows;— -Practical, Grade VIII: Alice tfpton, ' Faith Stevens. AdVanc'e'l, Grade VII: Elsie Pitzwater^. ' ■ Joyco Eyre. Int^rmediatej Grade » VI: 'Ray Sherning (hon. men.), Joan Dawe. Higher, Grade V: Ida Stevens, Eugenie Melhuish. Lower, ' Grade IV: Beth To'cker, ' . Max Nichol. • Transitiqnal, Grade III: ' Jocelyn King, Alister .Nichol. Theory, Grade IV. /Rudiments) : Ida Stevens, Jean .Lowe. Theory, Grade II: Joyee Eyre. * Theory, Grade I: Evelym Gunnell (full marks). Trinity Gqllege of Music, \Prep. t Div.: Andfe Rieper. . '■ • • - • Miss McGjb'thy wore . a f rock bf "blhck* chiflou taffetas made with an attractive ,side • train "and relieved with • a shoulder spray of pink roses. At the couclusion of-. the recital she was the reqipient of several bouquets. Slie expressed . grateful thanks to Miss Arthur (principal) for- the loan of the hall, to . Mr. Harston" for his kind ,remarks and presentation of certificateu, to, the girls who kindly d.ecorafed , the hall, and to Mr. S. P. Spiller for valuable help 'so cheerfully given eac.'i year, and whicli she deeply appreciatod. The National Anthem closed what was a really enjoyable evening. Among those present were:- — Mr. and Mrs.'A. A. Sinclair,' Mr. and Mrs. G. S. Wilson, Mr., and Mrs. A. W. H. King, Mr and Mrs ti. W. Baird ' (Hastings), Mr. and Mrs.; tiawe (Taradale), Mr. aud Mrs.. Stevens -'(Puketapu), Mr. and Mrs; J. 'Ed'dy/ Mfs.,'and Miss/Palmer (Hastings)', Mrs. and Miss Nichol, Mr. nnd Mrs. 'tiendry (Hastings), Mr. and Mts. Janett, Mr., and ','Mrjf. C. Nicholson, Mesdames ' Eraser (Hastings)) K. Mc* Loay, M. Anderson/ B.' Austin, A. M. Mowlem, E. j. Phiilips, R. ,H. Sinclair, Dodds, V. L'angrey, H. To'cker, MacA.llister, A. Hdbson, E. J. Stevenson, I. Logan, K; Fairey, , Johausen, A. C. Davidsbn,. W; L. Prime,' Herepath (Wellington), Pe'dlow,' A. 'G. Sutton,' F; Schetningj D. >. J-. Grant, L. . Bisson, Madatue Mercer.' •" ■ .* ». . • , . Misses 'H.'Dykcs; D. Martin, Sexton, J. 'Sinlmonds, E.# Langley, '■ J. .-Muhro, A. M. Anderson, • G.' Pickering and boarders of Girls' High School. • Messrs. ' W.' S. Hanuah, ' J. Stainton, T. .Tamcs, R. Langley, Aislabie, S. P. Spiller, J. MeCarthy, lEf L.jHarston.. . Tho programme presented. was as follows; — Piano duo) Morceaux Melodies No.'o (Gurlitt), Piano I. Jun,e Joblin, Piano II. Kathleen Gunnell; piano sojo, '-'Minuet 'in G" '(Ba'ch), Zita .Hendry;. .piano.. solo, "Sunrise" ( Carxoll) , Marguerite, . . Janett ; piano sojo, Ecossaise in B Minor (Schubert), Andre Rieper; piano solo) Aliegro in .'F (Haydn), Betty Love; piario soib, Sir Ivnight (Findlay), Valerie Langley; piano solo, Russian Barcarolle (Varla: mow) (arr. .Charles Surrey), Rae Flerning; ]>iano solo, Pastoral Dance (Leon Aubi'y), Riehard Hanhali; piano solo, Waltz in E Flat Major (Tchaikowsky ), Itla Stevens; songs (a) ' Song o'f' ihe River God (2-part) (Dunhill), Ib) Tlie AVindmill' (2-part)- (Percy Btick), N.G'.H.S. Glee Club; piario solo, The Irish Filly (Markham -Lee), Jocelyn King; piano duo, Morceaux 'Melodios No. 6 (Gurlitt), Piano I. Barbara Oalcley, Piano II. Darrance MeCarthy; piano solo, Liftle BlossOms (Gurlitt), Alister Nichol; piano solo, Waltz -in A Flat Major (Brahms), Beth Toeker; piano solo, An April Song {Ilarris), Arnold Davidson; piano solo, Waltz op. 6-i. No. 3 (Chopin), Eugenie Melhuish; piano solo, "Jack Tar " . (Swinstead), 'Max Nichol ; piano solo, Elevation (Swinstead), Marjorie Smith; piano duo (Gurlitt), Piano I. Neroli Senior, Piano TI. E.velyn Gunnell; piano ,duo, Waltz from Suite for 2 Pianos (Arensky), Piano I. Joyce Eyre, Piano TI. Joan Dawe; piano solo, Waltz in B. Minor (Chopin), L'assie Baird; piano solo, Joy (York Bowen), Ra,v Sherning; j/iaad solo; On Wingo of Song (Men-

delssohn-Liszt), Betty Carn; piano solo,. Polonaise in C Sharp Minor (Chopin), Phyllis . Ling; piano solo, Lotus Land (Cyril Scott), Margaret Palmer; 3-part uria.ccompanied song (by request), The Goslings (2-part). (Bridge), 2ZH Choir; piano solo, Berceuse (Chopin), Nancy Pallot; piano solo, Polonaise (Macdowell), Nalda - Sinclair; piauo solo, Au'torime. (Chaminade), Faith Stevens'; ' piano solo, Humoureske (Rachmaninoff), Alice Upton, piano duo, Eondeau (Chopin)", Piano I. Winifred MeCarthy, Piano II. Thelma Eddy.